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 268: 85

Answer

$f^{-1}(x)=\frac{x}{m}-\frac{b}{m}$

Work Step by Step

If I want to find the inverse of a function, then I first must express $x$ from the function. Then, switching $x$ to $f^{-1}(x)$ and $y$ to $x$ in the function basically gives the inverse. $y=mx+b$, $m\ne0$. Thus: $y=mx+b\\y-b=mx\\\frac{y}{m}-\frac{b}{m}=x$. Hence $f^{-1}(x)=\frac{x}{m}-\frac{b}{m}$
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