Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Inverse, Exponential, and Logarithmic Functions - 4.1 Inverse Functions - 4.1 Exercises - Page 419: 95

Answer

one-to-one, $ f^{-1}(x)=\frac{-3x-5}{x-1}, x\ne1$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Graph $f(x)=\frac{x-5}{x+3}, x\ne-3$ as shown in the figure. Step 2. The function is one-to-one. $y=\frac{x-5}{x+3}\longrightarrow x=\frac{-3y-5}{y-1}\longrightarrow f^{-1}(x)=\frac{-3x-5}{x-1}, x\ne1$
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