Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 7: Transcendental Functions - Practice Exercises - Page 440: 114

Answer

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

Work Step by Step

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