SOLUTION: If f(x) = 5x - 7, what is f^-1(x)?

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Question 56066: If f(x) = 5x - 7, what is f^-1(x)?
Answer by jenrobrody(19)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If f(x) = 5x - 7, what is f^-1(x)?
f(x)=5x-7 can also be written as:
y=5x-7, now interchange x and y, and solve for y:
x=5y-7
+7 +7
x+7=5y
y=x/5+7/5
so f^-1(x)=x/5+7/5

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