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Find f^(-1)for the function f(x)= (1)/(x+2)

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If
f(x) and
f^(-1)(x) are inverses of each other, then we have


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

Since
f(x) = \frac1{x+2}, we have


f\left(f^(-1)(x)\right) = \frac1{f^(-1)(x)+2} = x

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


\frac1{f^(-1)(x)+2} = x \\\\ 1 = x\left(f^(-1)(x)+2\right) \\\\ 1 = x f^(-1)(x) + 2x \\\\ x f^(-1)(x) = 1 - 2x \\\\ f^(-1)(x) = \frac{1-2x}x \\\\ \boxed{f^(-1)(x) = \frac1x - 2}

(provided that x ≠ 0 and x ≠ -2)

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