document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=279162>Question 279162</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find f^-1(x)       f(x)= -8x + 48 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #203030 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=203030\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I think you want the inverse function of f(x) = -8x + 48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "add 8x to both sides of this equation and subtract f(x) from both sides of this equation to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8x = -f(x) + 48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide both sides of this equation by 8 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -f(x)/8 + 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "replace x with f^-1(x) and f(x) with x to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f^-1(x) = -x/8 + 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's your inverse equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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