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I don't know what to do w/ the exponent??

 Apr 28, 2014

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Because f(x) is not a 1 to 1 mapping the inverse doesn't exist unless you restrict the domain of x.

if you restrict x to {x:x >= 7} you could find

y=x2+7

y7=x2

x=y7

f1(x)=x7

on the other hand if you restrict x to {x: x <= -7} you get

f1(x)=7x

 Apr 28, 2014
 #1
avatar+6251 
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Best Answer

Because f(x) is not a 1 to 1 mapping the inverse doesn't exist unless you restrict the domain of x.

if you restrict x to {x:x >= 7} you could find

y=x2+7

y7=x2

x=y7

f1(x)=x7

on the other hand if you restrict x to {x: x <= -7} you get

f1(x)=7x

Rom Apr 28, 2014

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