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For the function f(x) = √x/2, find f-1(x).

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\begin{gathered} f(x)=\frac{\sqrt[]{x}}{2} \\ \end{gathered}

1. replace f(x) with y:


\begin{gathered} y=\frac{\sqrt[]{x}}{2} \\ \end{gathered}

2. Replace every x with a y and replace every y with an x:


\begin{gathered} x=\frac{\sqrt[]{y}}{2} \\ \end{gathered}

3. Solve for y:


y=4x^2=(2x)^2

4. replace y with f-1(x):


f^(-1)(x)=(2x)^2

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