What are the steps to manipulate this equation and solve for r2?

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Finally, apply the cube root to both sides to solve for r2. In summary, to solve for r2 in the given equation, you need to eliminate y4, combine the fractions in r1 and r2, replace r1 with f, expand and isolate terms with r2, and finally apply the cube root to both sides to solve for r2, resulting in r2 = ((4n-4)/(4n-5))^(1/3)) * f.
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(n-1)((1/r1^3)-(1/r2^3))(y^4/8) = (y^4/32f^3)

r1 and r2 have the 1 and 2 and subscript and are not numbers.

Question states r1 = f

Supposed to end up with

r2 = ((4n-4)/(4n-5))^(1/3)) * f

Can anyone show me the steps?!
 
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razmataz said:
I need help gettin from

(n-1)((1/r1^3)-(1/r2^3))(y^4/8) = (y^4/32f^3)

r1 and r2 have the 1 and 2 and subscript and are not numbers.

Question states r1 = f

Supposed to end up with

r2 = ((4n-4)/(4n-5))^(1/3)) * f

Can anyone show me the steps?!

Since y4 appears on both sides, you can eliminate it by dividing both sides by y4 (and assuming that y [itex]\neq[/itex] 0).

Then, combine the two fractions in r1 and r2 on the left side.
Then, replace r1 by f.

Then expand everything on the left side. After that, isolate all terms that involve r2 and divide both sides by the coefficient of r2.
 

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