If you mean this formula
then by multiplying both sides by
1 + Ne^2, we get
n(1 + Ne^2) = N (A)
which can be simplified by distributing
n and we will have
n + nNe^2 = N . . . (B)
Since we are looking for
N, by means of transposition,
the equation will become
nNe^2 - N = - n . . . (C)
By factoring for N, we get
N(ne^2 - 1) = - n . . . (D)
And finally by dividing both sides by
ne^2 - 1,
N = - n / (ne^2 - 1) . . .
Question: what if ne^2 = a positive number larger than one, it would make N resulting to a negative answer?