Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Inverse, Exponential, and Logarithmic Functions - Summary Exercises on Inverse, Exponential, and Logarithmic Functions - Exercises - Page 449: 15

Answer

$f(x)=3x-6$, domain $(-\infty,\infty)$, range $(-\infty,\infty)$; $f^{-1}(x)=\frac{1}{3}x+2$, domain $(-\infty,\infty)$, range $(-\infty,\infty)$

Work Step by Step

1. Given $f(x)=3x-6$, we can identify it is one-to-one with domain $(-\infty,\infty)$ and range $(-\infty,\infty)$ 2. Rewrite the function as $y=3x-6$ 3. Exchange $x,y$ to get $x=3y-6$ 4. Solve for $y$ to get $y=\frac{x+6}{3}=\frac{1}{3}x+2$ 5. Replace $y$ with $f^{-1}(x)$ to get $f^{-1}(x)=\frac{1}{3}x+2$ 6. For $f^{-1}(x)$, we can find its domain $(-\infty,\infty)$ and range $(-\infty,\infty)$
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