Equations

Last updated: January 8, 2026

Equation is construct in form of: f(x)=Cf(x) = C , where xx is some unknown variable, ff is function of this variable and CC is some constant value. Solving an equation means finding inverse function FF such as F(f(x))=F(C)F(f(x)) = F(C) and F(f(x))=xF(f(x)) = x which is the same as x=F(C)x = F(C), where F(C)F(C) is also a constant. For example:

x24=45x^2 - 4 = 45

We need to find such a function FF that will be applied to constant to give us value of xx. We can apply inverse operation for number 4-4 is on the left side together with xx to leave xx alone with its power:

x24+4=45+4x2=49\begin{matrix} x^2 - 4 + 4 = 45 + 4 \\ x^2 = 49 \\ \end{matrix}

Then we can inverse power of xx applying \sqrt{} to both sides:

x2=49x=7\begin{matrix} \sqrt{x^2}=\sqrt{49} \\ |x| = 7 \end{matrix}

And now we can unwrap xx to get both solutions to the equation: x1=7x_1 = -7 and x2=7x_2 = 7. Solution inverse function FF looks like this:

F(x)=x+4F(x) = \sqrt{x + 4}