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Ch. 7 - Transcendental Functions
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Capitolo 7, Problema 7.1.37a

Find the inverse of the function f(x)=mx, where m is a constant different from zero.

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Start with the given function: $f(x) = mx$, where \(m \neq 0\).
To find the inverse function, replace \(f(x)\) with \(y\): $y = mx$.
Swap the roles of \(x\) and \(y\) to find the inverse: $x = my$.
Solve this equation for \(y\) by dividing both sides by \(m\): \(y = \frac{x}{m}\).
Rewrite \(y\) as the inverse function notation: \(f^{-1}(x) = \frac{x}{m}\).

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