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Ch. 7 - Transcendental Functions
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Capitolo 7, Problema 7.1.29

Each of Exercises 25–36 gives a formula for a function y=f(x). In each case, find f^(-1)(x) and identify the domain and range of f^(-1). As a check, show that f(f^(-1)(x))=f^(-1)(f(x))=x.


f(x) = 1/x², x > 0

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Start by writing the function given: \(f(x) = \frac{1}{x^{2}}\) with the domain \(x > 0\).
To find the inverse function \(f^{-1}(x)\), set \(y = \frac{1}{x^{2}}\) and then interchange \(x\) and \(y\) to get \(x = \frac{1}{y^{2}}\).
Solve the equation \(x = \frac{1}{y^{2}}\) for \(y\): multiply both sides by \(y^{2}\) to get \(x y^{2} = 1\), then divide by \(x\) to get \(y^{2} = \frac{1}{x}\).
Take the square root of both sides to solve for \(y\): \(y = \pm \sqrt{\frac{1}{x}} = \pm \frac{1}{\sqrt{x}}\). Since the original domain of \(f\) is \(x > 0\) and \(f(x) > 0\), choose the positive root to maintain the inverse function's domain and range consistency, so \(f^{-1}(x) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{x}}\).
Identify the domain and range of \(f^{-1}\): the domain of \(f^{-1}\) is the range of \(f\), which is \(y > 0\), so \(x > 0\) for \(f^{-1}\). The range of \(f^{-1}\) is the domain of \(f\), which is \(y > 0\). Finally, verify the inverse by checking that \(f(f^{-1}(x)) = x\) and \(f^{-1}(f(x)) = x\).

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