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If f(x) = (x + 5), find the inverse of f.

If f(x) = (x + 5), find the inverse of f.-example-1
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f^(-1)(x)=x-5

1) As we want to find the inverse function, we need to follow some steps. The first one is to swap the variables like this:


\begin{gathered} y=x+5 \\ \\ x=y+5 \\ \\ y+5=x \\ \\ y+5-5=x-5 \\ \\ y=x-5 \\ \\ f^(-1)(x)=x-5 \end{gathered}

That is the answer.

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