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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Need help with a question in the screenshot below plz :3 It is question #4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i feel derpy when i saw this .-.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@texaschic101

OpenStudy (ness9630):

Well you know how to find an inverse right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Not exactly!

OpenStudy (amistre64):

you want to use half of the parabola as the domain ....

OpenStudy (amistre64):

the inverse is essentially solving the setup for x, so get x all by itself

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay, move the 5 over so you get y-5 = (x-1)^2 Then square root both sides: sqrt(y-5) = x-1 Finally move the 1 across: sqrt(y-5) + 1 = x Now swap out the x and y to get the form: f(x)^-1 = sqrt(x-5)+1. Now, you cannot get a real number answer when taking the square root of a negative number...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Sooooooo..... look at the answers... if x=1, will you have a real number for sqrt(x-5)? what about when x=5?

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