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Which statement describes the inverse of m(x) = x2 – 17x?

Which statement describes the inverse of m(x) = x2 – 17x?-example-1
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The correct option is;


The \ domain \ restriction \ x \geq (17)/(2) \ results \ in \ m^(-1)(x) = (17)/(2) \pm \sqrt{x + (289)/(4) }}

Explanation:

The given information is that m(x) = x² - 17·x

The above equation can be written in the form;

y = x² - 17·x

Therefore;

0 = x² - 17·x - y

From the general solution of a quadratic equation, 0 = a·x² + b·x + c we have;


x = \frac{-b\pm \sqrt{b^(2)-4\cdot a\cdot c}}{2\cdot a}

By comparison to the equation,0 = x² - 17·x - y, we have;

a = 1, b = -17, and c = -y

Substituting the values of a, b and c into the formula for the general solution of a quadratic equation, we have;


x = \frac{-(-17)\pm \sqrt{(-17)^(2)-4* (1) * (-y)}}{2* (1)} = (17\pm √(289+4\cdot y))/(2)

Which can be simplified as follows;


x = (17\pm √(289+4\cdot y))/(2)= (17)/(2) \pm (1)/(2) * √(289+4\cdot y)} = (17)/(2) \pm \sqrt{(289)/(4) +(4\cdot y)/(4) }}

And further simplified as follows;


x = (17)/(2) \pm \sqrt{(289)/(4) +y }} = (17)/(2) \pm \sqrt{y + (289)/(4) }}

Interchanging x and y in the function of the inverse, m⁻¹(x), we have;


m^(-1)(x) = (17)/(2) \pm \sqrt{x + (289)/(4) }}

We note that the maximum or minimum point of the function, m(x) = x² - 17·x found by differentiating the function and equating the result to zero, gives;

m'(x) = 2·x - 17 = 0

x = 17/2

Similarly, the second derivative is taken to determine if the given point is a maximum or minimum point as follows;

m''(x) = 2 > 0, therefore, the point is a minimum point on the graph

Therefore, as x increases past the minimum point of 17/2, m⁻¹(x) increases to give;


The \ domain \ restriction \ x \geq (17)/(2) \ results \ in \ m^(-1)(x) = (17)/(2) \pm \sqrt{x + (289)/(4) }} to increase m⁻¹(x) above the minimum.

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