document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=128569>Question 128569</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi Can I have some help with the following function?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A function f is given.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x) = &#8730;6x - 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) Find f -1. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #94073 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=94073\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Is this what the function looks like: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%29=sqrt%286x-8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%29=sqrt%286x-8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%29=sqrt%286x-8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%29=sqrt%286x-8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28-1%29=sqrt%286%28-1%29-8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28-1%29=sqrt%286%28-1%29-8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28-1%29=sqrt%28-6-8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28-1%29=sqrt%28-6-8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28-1%29=sqrt%28-14%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28-1%29=sqrt%28-14%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you have not learned about imaginary numbers, then this is where you would stop. If you have, then...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28-1%29=i%2Asqrt%2814%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28-1%29=i%2Asqrt%2814%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify the square root\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is this what the function looks like: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%29=sqrt%286x%29-8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%29=sqrt%286x%29-8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%29=sqrt%286x%29-8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%29=sqrt%286x%29-8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28-1%29=sqrt%286%28-1%29%29-8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28-1%29=sqrt%286%28-1%29%29-8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28-1%29=sqrt%28-6%29-8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28-1%29=sqrt%28-6%29-8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28-1%29=i%2Asqrt%286%29-8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28-1%29=i%2Asqrt%286%29-8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify the square root\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28-1%29=-8%2Bi%2Asqrt%286%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28-1%29=-8%2Bi%2Asqrt%286%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rearrange the terms<BR>\n" );
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