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Popular Problems Algebra Find the Inverse Function f(x)=8x-2
f
(
x
)
=
8
x
−
2
Replace
f
(
x
)
with
y
.
y
=
8
x
−
2
Interchange the variables.
x
=
8
y
−
2
Solve for
y
.
y
=
x
8
+
1
4
Solve for
y
and replace with
f
−
1
(
x
)
.
f
−
1
(
x
)
=
x
8
+
1
4
Answer:
The inverse of f(x)=x2−2x−8 is
XXX¯f(x)=1±√x+9
which is not a function since it generates multiple solution values.
Explanation:
If ¯f(x) is the inverse of f(x)
then f(¯f(x))=x (by definition of inverse)
Therefore
(¯f(x))2−2⋅(¯f(x))−8=x
¯f(x)2−2¯f(x)+1=x+8+1
(¯f(x)−1)2=x+9
¯f(x)−1=±√x+9
¯f(x)=1±√x+9