In Exercises 41–44:
a. Find f⁻¹(x).


44. f(x) = 2x², x ≥ 0, a = 5

In Exercises 41–44:

a. Find f⁻¹(x).

42. f(x) = (x + 2) / (1 − x), a = 1/2

In Exercises 1–4, show that each function y=f(x) is a solution of the accompanying differential equation.

1. 2y' + 3y = e^(-x)

a. y = e^(-x)

In Exercises 41–44:

a. Find f⁻¹(x).

43. f(x) = 5 − 4x, a = 1/2

155. Which is bigger, πᵉ or e^π?

Calculators have taken some of the mystery out of this once-challenging question.

(Go ahead and check; you will see that it is a very close call.)

You can answer the question without a calculator, though.

a. Find an equation for the line through the origin tangent to the graph of

y = ln(x).

Verify the integration formulas in Exercises 37–40.

37. a. ∫sech(x)dx = tan⁻¹(sinh x) + C

10. True, or false? As x→∞,

a. 1/(x+3) = O(1/x)