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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+f%28x%29=5x%2B2+\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"+g%28x%29=x-2%2F5+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " verify that a function $\"+g%28x%29=x-2%2F5+\"$ is the inverse of function $\"+f%28x%29=5x%2B2+\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "find inverse of $\"+f%28x%29=5x%2B2+\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y=5x%2B2+\"$ .....solve for \"x =\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%28y+-+2%29%2F5+=+x+\"$ .........switch x and y; the \"y =\" is the inverse\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%28x+-+2%29%2F5+=+y+\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"g%28x%29\"$ is not the inverse of function $\"+f%28x%29=5x%2B2+\"$ because \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x-2%2F5+\"$ is $\"not\"$ equal to $\"+%28x+-+2%29%2F5++\"$ \r
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