Intermediate Algebra (6th Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Section 9.2 - Inverse Functions - Exercise Set - Page 551: 47

Answer

It was proved that $f(f^{-1}(x))=f^{-1}(f(x))=x$

Work Step by Step

$f(x)=2x+1$ and $f^{-1}(x)=\dfrac{x-1}{2}$ Substitute $x$ by $f^{-1}(x)$ into $f(x)$ and simplify: $f(f^{-1}(x))=2\big(\dfrac{x-1}{2}\big)+1=...$ $...=x-1+1=x$ Substitute $x$ by $f(x)$ into $f^{-1}(x)$ and simplify: $f^{-1}(f(x))=\dfrac{(2x+1)-1}{2}=\dfrac{2x+1-1}{2}=\dfrac{2x}{2}=...$ $...=x$
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