In Exercises 11–26, determine whether each equation defines y as a function of x. x + y = 16
Ch. 2 - Functions and Graphs

Capitolo 3, Problema 11
The functions in Exercises 11-28 are all one-to-one. For each function, a. Find an equation for f-1(x), the inverse function. b. Verify that your equation is correct by showing that f(ƒ-1 (x)) = = x and ƒ-1 (f(x)) = x. f(x) = x +3
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Start with the given function: \(f(x) = x + 3\). To find the inverse function \(f^{-1}(x)\), first replace \(f(x)\) with \(y\): \(y = x + 3\).
Next, interchange the variables \(x\) and \(y\) to reflect the inverse relationship: \(x = y + 3\).
Now, solve this equation for \(y\) to express the inverse function: subtract 3 from both sides to get \(y = x - 3\).
Rewrite \(y\) as \(f^{-1}(x)\) to write the inverse function explicitly: \(f^{-1}(x) = x - 3\).
To verify the inverse, compute \(f(f^{-1}(x))\) by substituting \(f^{-1}(x)\) into \(f\): \(f(f^{-1}(x)) = (x - 3) + 3 = x\). Then compute \(f^{-1}(f(x))\) by substituting \(f(x)\) into \(f^{-1}\): \(f^{-1}(f(x)) = (x + 3) - 3 = x\). Both compositions return \(x\), confirming the inverse is correct.

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