Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Inverse, Exponential, and Logarithmic Functions - 4.1 Inverse Functions - 4.1 Exercises - Page 419: 96

Answer

one-to-one. $f^{-1}(x)=\frac{4x}{x+1}, x\ne-1$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Graph $f(x)=\frac{-x}{x-4}, x\ne4$ as shown in the figure. Step 2. The function is one-to-one. $y=\frac{-x}{x-4}\longrightarrow x=\frac{4y}{y+1}\longrightarrow f^{-1}(x)=\frac{4x}{x+1}, x\ne-1$
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