Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 1 - Review Exercises - Page 304: 117

Answer

The inverse function for$f\left( x \right)=\sqrt{x}+1$ is ${{f}^{-1}}\left( x \right)={{\left( x-1 \right)}^{2}},x\ge 1$ .

Work Step by Step

Consider the provided function: $f\left( x \right)=\sqrt{x}+1$ Let $y=\sqrt{x}+1$ The steps to find the inverse function $y=f\left( x \right)$ are as follows: Step1: Interchange $x$ and $y$. $x=\sqrt{y}+1$ Step 2: Solve the above equation for $y$ . $x-1=\sqrt{y}$ Square both sides of the above equation, Thus, $y={{\left( x-1 \right)}^{2}}$ Step 3: Replace $y$ with ${{f}^{-1}}\left( x \right)$ . ${{f}^{-1}}\left( x \right)={{\left( x-1 \right)}^{2}},x\ge 1$ Therefore, the inverse function for $f\left( x \right)=\sqrt{x}+1$ is ${{f}^{-1}}\left( x \right)={{\left( x-1 \right)}^{2}},x\ge 1$.
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