College Algebra (10th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Section 7.4 - The Hyperbola - 7.4 Assess Your Understanding - Page 539: 88

Answer

$f^{-1}(x)=\frac{-6x-5}{1-x}$

Work Step by Step

I can find the inverse function by "swapping" $x$ and $f(x)$ and then solving the equation for $f^{-1}(x)$: $x=\frac{f^{-1}(x)+5}{f^{-1}(x)-6}\\x(f^{-1}(x)-6)=f^{-1}(x)+5\\-6x-5=f^{-1}(x)(1-x)\\f^{-1}(x)=\frac{-6x-5}{1-x}$
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