document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=366589>Question 366589</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> f is a one-to-one function.  The graph of f(x) contains the points (-16,-3).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore the graph of f^-1(x) must contain the point<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #261243 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=261243\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In general, if f(x) has the inverse <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE f^{-1}(x)\"> and the point (a,b) lies on the graph of f(x) (ie f(a)=b), then the point (b,a) lies on the graph of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE f^{-1}(x)\"> (since <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE f^{-1}(b)=a\"> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So if the graph of f(x) contains (-16,-3), then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE f^{-1}(x)\"> contains the point (-3,-16) </SPAN>\n" );
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