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Select the correct answer. Find the inverse of function f. f(x)=9x+7

Select the correct answer. Find the inverse of function f. f(x)=9x+7-example-1
User Brian Roisentul
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If
f^(-1)(x) is the inverse of
f(x), then by definition


f\left(f^(-1)(x)\right) = x

Given that
f(x)=9x+7, we have


f\left(f^(-1)(x)\right) = 9f^(-1)(x)+7 = x

Solve for
f^(-1)(x) :


9f^(-1)(x) + 7 = x \\\\ 9f^(-1)(x) = x - 7 \\\\ f^(-1)(x) = \frac{x-7}9

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