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Find The Algebraic Inverse.
f(x)=15x-1

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We want a function
g such that
g(15x-1)=x

One easy way to do to that is to choose
g(x)=(x+1)/(15)

That function works :
g(15x-1)=(15x-1+1)/(15)=x

Due to the uniqueness of the inverse, this is the function we were searching for.
User Lakia
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f(x)=15x-1\to y=15x-1\\\\15x-1=y\ \ \ \ |add\ 1\ to\ both\ sides\\\\15x=y+1\ \ \ \ \ |divide\ both\ sides\ by\ 15\\\\\boxed{x=(y)/(15)+(1)/(15)}\to\boxed{x=(1)/(15)y+(1)/(15)}\\\\Answer:\boxed{\boxed{[f(x)]^(-1)=(1)/(15)x+(1)/(15)}}
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