Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 6 - Inverse Functions - 6.4* General Logarithmic and Exponential Functions - 6.4* Exercise - Page 464: 55

Answer

$$g^{-1}(x)=\sqrt[3]{4^x-2}$$.

Work Step by Step

Given $$ g(x)=\log _4\left(x^3+2\right) $$ Let \begin{aligned} y&= \log _4\left(x^3+2\right)\\ 4^y&= x^3+2\\ 4^y-2&=x^3\\ \end{aligned} Hence $$ x=\sqrt[3]{4^y-2}$$ Interchange $x$ and $$y: y=\sqrt[3]{4^x-2}$$. It follows that $$g^{-1}(x)=\sqrt[3]{4^x-2}$$.
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