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Find the inverse of the function.
y=x2 + 4x + 4

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Answer: To find the inverse of the function, we need to make x as a function of y and at the final step make a switch between x and y (i.e. make x as y and y as x)

y = x² + 4x + 4 ⇒⇒⇒ factor the quadratic equation

y = (x+2)(x+2)

y = (x+2)² ⇒⇒⇒ take the square root to both sides

√y = x+2

x = √y - 2 ⇒⇒⇒ x becomes a function of y

final step:

∴ y = √x - 2 ⇒⇒⇒ the inverse of the given function

So, as a conclusion:

f(x) = y = x² + 4x + 4 ⇒⇒⇒ the given function

f⁻¹(x) = y = √x - 2 ⇒⇒⇒ the inverse of the given function

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