document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=132987>Question 132987</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If f(x) = (x + 48.2)3, what does f&#8722;1(&#8722;8) equal? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #97205 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><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=97205\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Based on your recent note, the problem is asking for the inverse function of<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First, replace <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > with y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+%28x+%2B+48.2%29%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+%28x+%2B+48.2%29%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, solve for x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=cuberoot%28y%29+-48.2+=+x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"cuberoot%28y%29+-48.2+=+x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Reorder as<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Finally, replace every x with y and every y with x as follows:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That is the inverse function\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now solve when x = (-8)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+cuberoot%28-8%29+-+48.2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+cuberoot%28-8%29+-+48.2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+-2+-+48.2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+-2+-+48.2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -50.2\r<BR>\n" );
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