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What is the domain of the function y = -4x+1 if the range is -11

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The range of a function is the set of all values that it can take when its independent variable takes values on the domain.

On the other hand, the range of a function is the domain of its inverse function, if that inverse exists, and vice-versa: the domain of a function is the range of its inverse function, if that inverse exists.

In the case of the given equation:


y=-4x+1

The inverse function exists since the function is linear, and it can be found by isolating x:


x=-(1)/(4)(y-1)

If the range of the original function is the set given by the number {

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