SOLUTION: .If 'f' what is the largest possible domain of 'f(x)=(x+2)^(2)-1,' so that its inverse is also a function? Explain each step.

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Question 1167086: .If 'f' what is the largest possible domain of 'f(x)=(x+2)^(2)-1,' so that its inverse is also a function? Explain each step.
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This function is quadratic, so the graph is a parabola. The axis of symmetry divides the -axis into two parts. The half-open interval on either side of that point is a sufficiently restrictive domain for the function such that the inverse function exists.

John

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