Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Exponential and Logarithmic Functions - 5.3 One-to-One Functions; Inverse Functions - 5.3 Assess Your Understanding - Page 282: 97

Answer

(a) $\frac{9}{4}$, $(-1,\frac{9}{4})$. (b) $3$, $(3,66)$.

Work Step by Step

(a) Given $g(x)=4^x+2$, we have $g(-1)=4^{-1}+2=\frac{9}{4}$ which gives a point $(-1,\frac{9}{4})$. (b) For $g(x)=66$, we have $4^x+2=66$, which gives $4^x=64=4^3$ or $x=3$ and a point $(3,66)$.
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