Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 2 - Section 2.8 - One-to-One Functions and Their Inverses - 2.8 Exercises - Page 227: 52

Answer

$f^{-1}(x)=\sqrt[3]{\dfrac{x-8}{3}}$

Work Step by Step

$f(x)=3x^{3}+8$ Rewrite this expression as $y=3x^{3}+8$ and solve for $x$: $y=3x^{3}+8$ $3x^{3}+8=y$ Take $8$ to the right side: $3x^{3}=y-8$ Take the $3$ to divide the right side: $x^{3}=\dfrac{y-8}{3}$ Take the cubic root of both sides: $\sqrt[3]{x^{3}}=\sqrt[3]{\dfrac{y-8}{3}}$ $x=\sqrt[3]{\dfrac{y-8}{3}}$ Interchange $x$ and $y$: $y=\sqrt[3]{\dfrac{x-8}{3}}$ The inverse of the initial function is $f^{-1}(x)=\sqrt[3]{\dfrac{x-8}{3}}$
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