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Y=5 ^x+4find the inverse of this function

User Mdeous
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Replace the variable y with x and x with y.


x=5^(y+4)

Simplify the equation for y.


\begin{gathered} \ln (x)=\ln (5^(y+4)) \\ \ln x=(y+4)\ln 5 \\ y+4=(\ln x)/(\ln 5) \\ y=(\ln x)/(\ln 5)-4 \end{gathered}

So inverse for the function is,


y=(\ln x)/(\ln5)-4

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