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: 69

Answer

-$2$

Work Step by Step

$f(x)$ = $\frac{x+6}{x-2}$, $x$ $\gt$ $2$, $a$ = $3$ $\frac{x+6}{x-2}$ = $3$ $x+6$ = $3(x-2)$ $x+6$ = $3x-6$ $x$ = $6$ $f(6)$ = $3$ $so$ $f^{-1}(3)$ = $6$ $(f^{-1})$'$(3)$ = $\frac{1}{f'(f^{-1}(3))}$ = $\frac{1}{f'(6)}$ $f'(x)$ = $\frac{(x-2)\frac{d(x+6)}{dx}-(x+6)\frac{d(x-2)}{dx}}{(x-2)^{2}}$ = $\frac{(x-2)(1)-(x+6)(1)}{(x-2)^{2}}$ = $\frac{x-2-x-6}{(x-2)^{2}}$ = $\frac{-8}{(x-2)^{2}}$ $f'(6)$ = $\frac{-8}{(6-2)^{2}}$ = -$\frac{8}{16}$ = -$\frac{1}{2}$ $so$ $(f^{-1})$'$(3)$ = $\frac{1}{f'(6)}$ = $\frac{1}{\frac{-1}{2}}$ = -$2$
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