Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
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Chapter 9 - Section 9.2 - Composite and Inverse Functions - Exercise Set - Page 687: 34

Answer

$f^{-1}(x)=\sqrt[3]x +1$

Work Step by Step

$f(x)=(x-1)^3$ $y=(x-1)^3$ a. $x=(y-1)^3$ $\sqrt[3]x +1=y$ $f^{-1}(x)=\sqrt[3]x +1$ b. $f(f^{-1}(x)))=(\sqrt[3]x +1-1)^3=(\sqrt[3] x)^3=x$ and $f^{-1}(f(x))=\sqrt[3] {(x-1)^3+1}=x-1+1=x$
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