document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=30992>Question 30992</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0134190114/algebrahomeworkh>Advanced Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you find the inverse of each function?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x)=(x+3)2 -2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #17715 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=17715\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i assume you mean <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+f%28x%29=%28x%2B3%29%5E2+-2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+f%28x%29=%28x%2B3%29%5E2+-2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If so, then we have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+y=%28x%2B3%29%5E2+-2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+y=%28x%2B3%29%5E2+-2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, f(y) = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+sqrt%28y%2B2%29-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+sqrt%28y%2B2%29-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "or, since this is the inverse function, we can write it as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%5E%28-1%29%28x%29+=+sqrt%28x%2B2%29-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%5E%28-1%29%28x%29+=+sqrt%28x%2B2%29-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, in terms of x --> we always tend to quote equations in terms of x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jon.<BR>\n" );
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