College Algebra (6th Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Summary, Review, and Test - Review Exercises - Page 326: 89

Answer

(a) $f^{-1}(x) = \frac{2}{x-5}$ (b) Both $f(f^{-1}(x))$ and $f^{-1}(f(x))$ result in $x$.

Work Step by Step

(a) $$f(x) = \frac{2}{x} + 5$$ $$y = \frac{2}{x} + 5$$ $$x = \frac{2}{y} + 5$$ $$(x - 5) = \frac{2}{y}$$ $$y = \frac{2}{(x - 5)}$$ $$f^{-1}(x) = \frac{2}{x-5}$$ (b) $f(f^{-1}(x))$ $$\frac{2}{\frac{2}{x-5}} + 5$$ $$x - 5 + 5$$ $$x$$ $f^{-1}(f(x))$ $$\frac{2}{(\frac{2}{x} + 5) - 5}$$ $$\frac{2}{\frac{2}{x}}$$ $$x$$
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