document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1166430>Question 1166430</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find inverse of function f(x) = x^2 - 5x ? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let y = f(x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = x^2 - 5x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = y^2 - 5y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = y(y - 5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/(y- 5) = y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here, y cannot be isolated. This function does not have an inverse. <BR>\n" );
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