document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=22532>Question 22532</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have spent about 4 or 5 hours trying to figure this out.  I'm trying to identify the inverse function, \"f^-1(x)\", for the following question, \"If f(x)=x^2/(x-1) what is f^-1(x).\"  I have gotten to x^2=xy-y but have taken many paths from there and seem to be going in circles. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #11004 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=11004\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> That's fine so far.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now interchange x and y to form the inverse.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y^2=yx-x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It's not very pretty but that is the inverse.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You would like to write that as y= something<BR>\n" );
document.write( "but you can't.  So leave it as it is.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You could have done that interchance on the original<BR>\n" );
document.write( "form of the equation and just left it that way.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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