document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=329667>Question 329667</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The table shows some values for the function f.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x     -2    0    2   4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f (x) 7    4    1   -2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the value of f -1 (-2) ? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x -2 0 2 4 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "f (x) 7 4 1 -2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the value of f -1 (-2) ?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let f^-1(-2) = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then f[f^-1(-2)] = f(x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And -2 = f(x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So x = 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f^-1(-2) = 4<BR>\n" );
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