SOLUTION: How do i find the inverse of the function: f(x) =(x^3 -7) /(x^2-4)

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Question 430440: How do i find the inverse of the function:
f(x) =(x^3 -7) /(x^2-4)
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The function is not one-to-one, and hence cannot have an inverse function. (Fails the horizontal line test!)
x-intercept at root%283%2C+7%29,
vertical asymptotes at x = -2 and x = 2,
y-intercept at 7/4,
slant asymptote is the line y = x.

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