document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=186434>Question 186434</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the inverse of each function. Is the inverse a function? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x)=3x+2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x)=x^2-5 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x)=3x+2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Interchange x and y to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3y + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (1/3)x-(2/3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Yes, it is a function<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Graph of the function and its inverse:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x)=x^2-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Interchange:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = y^2 -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for y:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y^2 = x+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = +sqrt(x+5) ; y = -sqrt(x+5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "No, it is not a function<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Graph of the function and its inverse:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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