Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 5 - Logarithmic, Exponential, and Other Transcendental Functions - 5.3 Exercises - Page 344: 66

Answer

$4$

Work Step by Step

$f(x)$ = $\sqrt {x-4}$, $a$ = $2$ $\sqrt {x-4}$ = $2$ $x-4$ = $4$ $x$ = $8$ $f(8)$ = $2$ $so$ $f^{-1}(2)$ = $8$ $(f^{-1})$'$(2)$ = $\frac{1}{f'(f^{-1}(2))}$ = $\frac{1}{f'(8)}$ $f'(x)$ = $\frac{1}{2\sqrt {x-4}}$ $f'(8)$ = $\frac{1}{2\sqrt {8-4}}$ = $\frac{1}{4}$ $(f^{-1})$'$(2)$ = $\frac{1}{f'(8)}$ = $\frac{1}{\frac{1}{4}}$ = $4$
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