Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Exponential and Logarithmic Functions - 5.2 One-to-One Functions; Inverse Functions - 5.2 Assess Your Understanding - Page 267: 71

Answer

(a) $ f^{-1}(x)=\frac{3-2x}{x-2}$. (b) $f$: $(-\infty,-2)U(-2,\infty)$ and $(-\infty,2)U(2,\infty)$. $f^{-1}$: $(-\infty,2)U(2,\infty)$ and $(-\infty,-2)U(-2,\infty)$.

Work Step by Step

(a) $f(x)=\frac{2x+3}{x+2} \longrightarrow y=\frac{2x+3}{x+2} \longrightarrow x=\frac{2y+3}{y+2}\longrightarrow y=\frac{3-2x}{x-2} \longrightarrow f^{-1}(x)=\frac{3-2x}{x-2}$. Check $f(f^{-1})=\frac{2(\frac{3-2x}{x-2})+3}{\frac{3-2x}{x-2}+2}=x$ and $f^{-1}(f)=\frac{3-2(\frac{2x+3}{x+2})}{\frac{2x+3}{x+2}-2}=x$ (b) Domain and range of $f$: $(-\infty,-2)U(-2,\infty)$ and $(-\infty,2)U(2,\infty)$. Domain and range of $f^{-1}$: $(-\infty,2)U(2,\infty)$ and $(-\infty,-2)U(-2,\infty)$.
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