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: 70

Answer

-$2$

Work Step by Step

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