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: 54

Answer

$f^{-1}(x)=-\dfrac{2x+2}{x-1}$

Work Step by Step

$f(x)=\dfrac{x-2}{x+2}$ Rewrite this expression as $y=\dfrac{x-2}{x+2}$ and solve for $x$: $y=\dfrac{x-2}{x+2}$ Take $x+2$ to multiply the left side: $(x+2)y=x-2$ $xy+2y=x-2$ Take $x$ to the left side and $2y$ to the right side: $xy-x=-2-2y$ Take out common factor $x$ from the left side: $x(y-1)=-2-2y$ Take $y-1$ to divide the right side: $x=\dfrac{-2-2y}{y-1}$ $x=-\dfrac{2y+2}{y-1}$ Interchange $x$ and $y$: $y=-\dfrac{2x+2}{x-1}$ The inverse of the initial function is $f^{-1}(x)=-\dfrac{2x+2}{x-1}$
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