SOLUTION: I am lost in this new chapter and just not understanding what I am doing and could use some help with this problem please. Find the inverse of the given function. f(x)=(x-9)^2.

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Question 532294: I am lost in this new chapter and just not understanding what I am doing and could use some help with this problem please.
Find the inverse of the given function.
f(x)=(x-9)^2.
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Replace with



Solve for



Note the sign telling us that the inverse of is NOT a function.



Swap positions of and



Since this is a relation and not a function, we cannot take the last step and replace with

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