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Ch. 2 - Functions and Graphs
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Capitolo 3, Problema 93

The functions in Exercises 93–95 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(f-1(x)) = x and f-1(f(x)) = x. f(x) = 4x - 3

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Start with the given function: \(f(x) = 4x - 3\). To find the inverse function \(f^{-1}(x)\), first replace \(f(x)\) with \(y\): \(y = 4x - 3\).
Next, swap the roles of \(x\) and \(y\) to find the inverse: replace \(y\) with \(x\) and \(x\) with \(y\), giving \(x = 4y - 3\).
Solve this new equation for \(y\) to express the inverse function: add 3 to both sides to get \(x + 3 = 4y\), then divide both sides by 4 to isolate \(y\): \(y = \frac{x + 3}{4}\).
Rewrite \(y\) as \(f^{-1}(x)\), so the inverse function is \(f^{-1}(x) = \frac{x + 3}{4}\).
To verify the inverse, compute \(f(f^{-1}(x))\) by substituting \(f^{-1}(x)\) into \(f\): \(f\left(f^{-1}(x)\right) = 4 \times \frac{x + 3}{4} - 3\). Simplify this expression and check if it equals \(x\). Then compute \(f^{-1}(f(x))\) by substituting \(f(x)\) into \(f^{-1}\): \(f^{-1}(4x - 3) = \frac{(4x - 3) + 3}{4}\). Simplify and check if it equals \(x\).

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