f(f(f(x)) = - 3
Take the inverse of both sides
f-1 f(f(f(x)) = f-1 (-3) = - 4 and 0
f(f(x) = f-1 (-3) = - 4 and 0
Take the inverse of both sides again
f-1 f(f(x) ) = f-1(-4) and f-1 f(f(x)) = f-1(0)
f(x) = -2 and f(x) = -6 and f(x) = 2
Take the inverse one last time
f-1f(x) = f-1(-2) and f-1 f(x) = f-1(-6) and f-1 f(x) = f-1(2)
x = f-1(-2) and x = f-1(-6) and x = f-1 (2)
Since x = - 2 is a line of symmetry
Then f-1(-2) can be written as -2 - a, -2 + a
And f-1(2) = can be written as -2 - b, -2 + b
And f-1(-6) = not on graph
So....the sum of the coordinates =
(-2 - a) + (-2 + a) + (-2 - b) + (-2 + b) = -8