Chapter 5: Q. 66 (page 269)

In Problems 61–72, the function f is one-to-one. Find its inverse and check your answer.
$f (x) = - \frac{3 x + 1}{x}$

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The inverse off is $- \frac{1}{x + 3} .$

Step by step solution

Step 1. Given Information

The given function is $f (x) = - \frac{3 x + 1}{x}$

We have to find its inverse and check the answer.

Step 2. Replace f(x) with y and interchange the variables x and y

So, $y = - \frac{3 x + 1}{x}$

Interchange the variables

$x = - \frac{3 y + 1}{y} .$

Step 3. Solve for y

$x = - \frac{3 y + 1}{y} x y = - 3 y - 1 x y + 3 y = - 1 y (x + 3) = - 1 y = - \frac{1}{x + 3}$

The inverse is $f^{- 1} (x) = - \frac{1}{x + 3}$

Step 4. Check the answer

We can check the answers by $f^{- 1} (f (x)) a n d f (f^{- 1} (x)) .$

So,

$f^{- 1} (f (x)) = f^{- 1} (- \frac{3 x + 1}{x}) = - \frac{1}{(- \frac{3 x + 1}{x}) + 3} = \frac{- x}{- 1} = x$

Thus, $f^{- 1} (f (x)) = x$

Now,

$f (f^{- 1} (x)) = f (- \frac{1}{x + 3}) = - \frac{3 (- \frac{1}{x + 3}) + 1}{(- \frac{1}{x + 3})} = \frac{- x}{- 1} = x$

Thus, $f (f^{- 1} (x)) = x$

Hence our result is right.

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In Problems 61–72, the function f is one-to-one. Find its inverse and check your answer.
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Step 3. Solve for y

Step 4. Check the answer

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