Trigonometry 7th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1111826854
ISBN 13: 978-1-11182-685-7

Appendix A - Section A.2 - The Inverse of a Function - A.2 Problem Set - Page 497: 40

Answer

a)$=3$ b)$= -18$ c) $= -4$ d) $= -4$

Work Step by Step

$f(x) = \frac{1}{2}x + 5$ $f^{-1}(x) = 2x -10$ a) $f(-4)$ $= \frac{1}{2}(-4) + 5$ $= \frac{-4}{2} + 5$ $= -2 + 5$ $= 3$ b) $f^{-1}(-4)$ $= 2(-4) -10$ $= -8-10$ $= -18$ c) $f[f^{-1}(-4)]$ $= f(-18)$ $= \frac{1}{2}(-18) + 5$ $= \frac{-18}{2} + 5$ $= -9+5$ $= -4$ d) $f^{-1}[f(-4)]$ $= f^{-1}(3)$ $= 2(3) -10$ $= 6- 10$ $= -4$
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