document.write( "Question 1169781: Age problem: The relationship between the age of a man and his son us given by f(x)=x+21
\n" ); document.write( "What does f^-1(x) represents if f(x) is the age of the father?
\n" ); document.write( "What is f^-1(x)?
\n" ); document.write( "Find f^-1(5).
\n" ); document.write( "Graph the two functions f(x) and f^-1(x) on the same xy-plane.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"f%28x%29=x%2B21\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"f%5E-1%28x%29\" -> inverse\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"f%28x%29=y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=x%2B21+\"swap variables\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=y%2B21\" ...solve for \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x-21=y+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=> \"f%5E-1%28x%29+=x-21\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Find \"f%5E-1%285%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"f%5E-1%285%29+=5-21\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"f%5E-1%285%29+=-16\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+graph%28+600%2C+600%2C+-25%2C+25%2C+-25%2C+25%2C+x%2B21%2C+x-21%29+\"\r
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