College Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305115546
ISBN 13: 978-1-30511-554-5

Chapter 2, Functions - Section 2.8 - One-to-One Functions and their Inverses - 2.8 Exercises - Page 263: 62

Answer

$f^{-1}(x)=-\frac{1}{2}+\sqrt{x+\frac{1}{4}}$ Domain: $[-\frac{1}{4},\infty)$

Work Step by Step

$f(x)=x^2+x$, where $x\geq -\frac{1}{2}$ or $x+\frac{1}{2}\geq 0$ $y=x^2+x$ $x^2+x=y$ (Add $1/4$) $x^2+x+\frac{1}{4}=y+\frac{1}{4}$ $(x+\frac{1}{2})^2=y+\frac{1}{4}$ (Take the square root) $x+\frac{1}{2}=\sqrt{y+\frac{1}{4}}$ $x=-\frac{1}{2}+\sqrt{y+\frac{1}{4}}$ (Replace $x$ by $f^{-1}(x)$ and $y$ by $x$) $f^{-1}(x)=-\frac{1}{2}+\sqrt{x+\frac{1}{4}}$ The domain of $f^{-1}$ is $D_{f^{-1}}=\{x|x+\frac{1}{4}\geq 0\}$ $D_{f^{-1}}=\{x|x\geq -\frac{1}{4}\}$ $D_{f^{-1}}=[-\frac{1}{4},\infty)$
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