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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Fan and Medal! Can someone explain how to solve this? http://prntscr.com/6l9oc1

OpenStudy (amistre64):

an inverse ...

OpenStudy (amistre64):

let solve for x

OpenStudy (amistre64):

y = (3x-4)/5 how would we get x all by itself?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Would you multiply y by 5 first?

OpenStudy (amistre64):

yep 5y = 3x-4 keep going

OpenStudy (anonymous):

5y + 4 = 3x x = (5y + 4) / 3

OpenStudy (amistre64):

thatll do it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I haven't learned about inverse functions yet. I don't really know what they are.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oops I changed it to y midway. Lol

OpenStudy (amistre64):

an inverse function .. if f(x) and g(x) are inverse function then f(g(x)) = x an inverse function just undoes what the other one did

OpenStudy (amistre64):

if you can solve y = f(x) in terms of x, then f^(-1) (y) = x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so.. f(x) = (7x - 1) / 2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Would that be f(x) = (2x + 1) / 7

OpenStudy (anonymous):

f^-1(x) I mean

OpenStudy (amistre64):

2y = 7x-1 ... yep thats good

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Huh, thanks for teaching me. Helps a lot xD

OpenStudy (amistre64):

youre welcome :)

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