The National Weather Service releases approximately radiosondes every year to collect data from the atmosphere. Attached to a balloon, a radiosonde rises at about ft/min until the balloon bursts in the upper atmosphere. Suppose a radiosonde is released from a point ft above the ground and that seconds later, it is ft above the ground. Let represent the height (in feet) that the radiosonde is above the ground seconds after it is released. Evaluate and interpret the meaning of this quotient.
Ch. 1 - Functions
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Capitolo 1, Problema 1.59
Finding inverses Find the inverse function.
ƒ(x) = 3x² + 1, for x ≤ 0
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Step 1: Understand the function and its domain. The function given is \( f(x) = 3x^2 + 1 \) with the domain \( x \leq 0 \). This means we are only considering the left half of the parabola.
Step 2: Replace \( f(x) \) with \( y \) to make it easier to work with: \( y = 3x^2 + 1 \).
Step 3: Solve for \( x \) in terms of \( y \). Start by isolating the \( x^2 \) term: \( y - 1 = 3x^2 \).
Step 4: Divide both sides by 3 to further isolate \( x^2 \): \( \frac{y - 1}{3} = x^2 \).
Step 5: Since \( x \leq 0 \), take the negative square root to solve for \( x \): \( x = -\sqrt{\frac{y - 1}{3}} \). This expression represents the inverse function, \( f^{-1}(y) \).

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An inverse function essentially reverses the effect of the original function. If a function f takes an input x and produces an output y, the inverse function f⁻¹ takes y back to x. For a function to have an inverse, it must be one-to-one, meaning each output is produced by exactly one input.
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The domain of a function is the set of all possible input values (x-values), while the range is the set of all possible output values (y-values). When finding an inverse function, it is crucial to consider the domain of the original function, as it affects the range of the inverse function. In this case, the restriction x ≤ 0 is important for determining the inverse.
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