The function \(f(x)=\frac{x-1}x\) is defined on the domain \((-\infty,0)\cup(0,\infty)\). Is \(f(x)\) invertible? If an inverse function exists, find a formula for the inverse and state its domain and range. If an inverse does not exist, explain why not.
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This function is invertible since it's one-to-one
To find the inverse......write as
y = (x -1) / x multiply both sides by x
xy = x - 1 subtract x from both sides
xy - x = -1 factor the left side
x ( y - 1) = -1 divide both sides by (y - 1)
x = -1 / (y - 1) and we can write
x = 1 / ( 1 - y) "swap" x and y
y = 1 / (1 - x) and for y, write f-1 (x)
f-1(x) = 1 / (1 - x)
The domain for this function will be (-inf, 1) U ( 1, inf)
The range will be (-inf, 0) U (0, inf )
