document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1135319>Question 1135319</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">    Consider f(x) = 2x + 3. Find the inverse of this function. Verbally, compare what f does to x (“multiply by 2, then add 3”) to what f-1 does to x. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #752903 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><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=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=752903\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y = 2x + 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x = (y - 3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = (y - 3)/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "interchange x's and y's<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = (x - 3)/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f^(-1) (x) = (x - 3)/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f inverse subtracts 3 from x and divides the result by 2<BR>\n" );
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