Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Let f(x)=square root(x-4) + 3 . Find the inverse of f.

To determine the inverse of the function, we'll re-write
the function, putting instead of f(x), y:


y = sqrt(x-4) +
3


We'll interchange x and y:


x
= sqrt(y-4) + 3


We'll determine y from the expression
above. We'll subtract 3 both sides:


x - 3 =
sqrt(y-4)


We'll raise to square both
sides:


(x-3)^2 = y - 4


We'll
add 4 both sides and we'll apply symmetrical property:


y =
(x-3)^2 + 4


The inverse function of f(x) is
f^-1(x) = (x-3)^2 + 4.

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