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: 64

Answer

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

Work Step by Step

$f(x)=\dfrac{1}{x^{2}}$, $x\gt0$ Rewrite this expression as $y=\dfrac{1}{x^{2}}$ and solve for $x$: $y=\dfrac{1}{x^{2}}$ Take $x^{2}$ to multiply the left side: $x^{2}y=1$ Take $y$ to divide the right side: $x^{2}=\dfrac{1}{y}$ Take the square root of both sides: $\sqrt{x^{2}}=\sqrt{\dfrac{1}{y}}$ $x=\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{y}}$ Rationalize the denominator on the right side: $x=\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{y}}\cdot\dfrac{\sqrt{y}}{\sqrt{y}}$ $x=\dfrac{\sqrt{y}}{y}$ Interchange $x$ and $y$: $y=\dfrac{\sqrt{x}}{x}$ The inverse of the original function is $f^{-1}(x)=\dfrac{\sqrt{x}}{x}$
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