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: 56

Answer

$f^{-1}(x)=\dfrac{2x}{x-3}$

Work Step by Step

$f(x)=\dfrac{3x}{x-2}$ Rewrite this expression as $y=\dfrac{3x}{x-2}$ and solve for $x$: $y=\dfrac{3x}{x-2}$ Take $x-2$ to multiply the left side: $y(x-2)=3x$ $xy-2y=3x$ Take $-2y$ to the right side and $3x$ to the left side: $xy-3x=2y$ Take out common factor $x$ from the left side: $x(y-3)=2y$ Take $y-3$ to divide the right side: $x=\dfrac{2y}{y-3}$ Interchange $x$ and $y$: $y=\dfrac{2x}{x-3}$ The inverse of the initial function is $f^{-1}(x)=\dfrac{2x}{x-3}$
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