Examples

$f (x) = 4 x - 3$

Step 1

Write $f (x) = 4 x - 3$ as an equation.

$y = 4 x - 3$

Step 2

Interchange the variables.

$x = 4 y - 3$

Step 3

Solve for $y$ .

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Step 3.1

Rewrite the equation as $4 y - 3 = x$ .

$4 y - 3 = x$

Step 3.2

Add $3$ to both sides of the equation.

$4 y = x + 3$

Step 3.3

Divide each term in $4 y = x + 3$ by $4$ and simplify.

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Step 3.3.1

Divide each term in $4 y = x + 3$ by $4$ .

$\frac{4 y}{4} = \frac{x}{4} + \frac{3}{4}$

Step 3.3.2

Simplify the left side.

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Step 3.3.2.1

Cancel the common factor of $4$ .

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Step 3.3.2.1.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{4 y}{4} = \frac{x}{4} + \frac{3}{4}$

Step 3.3.2.1.2

Divide $y$ by $1$ .

$y = \frac{x}{4} + \frac{3}{4}$

Step 4

Replace $y$ with $f^{- 1} (x)$ to show the final answer.

$f^{- 1} (x) = \frac{x}{4} + \frac{3}{4}$

Step 5

Verify if $f^{- 1} (x) = \frac{x}{4} + \frac{3}{4}$ is the inverse of $f (x) = 4 x - 3$ .

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Step 5.1

To verify the inverse, check if $f^{- 1} (f (x)) = x$ and $f (f^{- 1} (x)) = x$ .

Step 5.2

Evaluate $f^{- 1} (f (x))$ .

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Step 5.2.1

Set up the composite result function.

$f^{- 1} (f (x))$

Step 5.2.2

Evaluate $f^{- 1} (4 x - 3)$ by substituting in the value of $f$ into $f^{- 1}$ .

$f^{- 1} (4 x - 3) = \frac{4 x - 3}{4} + \frac{3}{4}$

Step 5.2.3

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$f^{- 1} (4 x - 3) = \frac{4 x - 3 + 3}{4}$

Step 5.2.4

Combine the opposite terms in $4 x - 3 + 3$ .

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Step 5.2.4.1

Add $- 3$ and $3$ .

$f^{- 1} (4 x - 3) = \frac{4 x + 0}{4}$

Step 5.2.4.2

Add $4 x$ and $0$ .

$f^{- 1} (4 x - 3) = \frac{4 x}{4}$

Step 5.2.5

Cancel the common factor of $4$ .

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Step 5.2.5.1

Cancel the common factor.

$f^{- 1} (4 x - 3) = \frac{4 x}{4}$

Step 5.2.5.2

Divide $x$ by $1$ .

$f^{- 1} (4 x - 3) = x$

Step 5.3

Evaluate $f (f^{- 1} (x))$ .

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Step 5.3.1

Set up the composite result function.

$f (f^{- 1} (x))$

Step 5.3.2

Evaluate $f (\frac{x}{4} + \frac{3}{4})$ by substituting in the value of $f^{- 1}$ into $f$ .

$f (\frac{x}{4} + \frac{3}{4}) = 4 (\frac{x}{4} + \frac{3}{4}) - 3$

Step 5.3.3

Simplify each term.

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Step 5.3.3.1

Apply the distributive property.

$f (\frac{x}{4} + \frac{3}{4}) = 4 (\frac{x}{4}) + 4 (\frac{3}{4}) - 3$

Step 5.3.3.2

Cancel the common factor of $4$ .

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Step 5.3.3.2.1

Cancel the common factor.

$f (\frac{x}{4} + \frac{3}{4}) = 4 (\frac{x}{4}) + 4 (\frac{3}{4}) - 3$

Step 5.3.3.2.2

Rewrite the expression.

$f (\frac{x}{4} + \frac{3}{4}) = x + 4 (\frac{3}{4}) - 3$

Step 5.3.3.3

Cancel the common factor of $4$ .

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Step 5.3.3.3.1

Cancel the common factor.

$f (\frac{x}{4} + \frac{3}{4}) = x + 4 (\frac{3}{4}) - 3$

Step 5.3.3.3.2

Rewrite the expression.

$f (\frac{x}{4} + \frac{3}{4}) = x + 3 - 3$

Step 5.3.4

Combine the opposite terms in $x + 3 - 3$ .

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Step 5.3.4.1

Subtract $3$ from $3$ .

$f (\frac{x}{4} + \frac{3}{4}) = x + 0$

Step 5.3.4.2

Add $x$ and $0$ .

$f (\frac{x}{4} + \frac{3}{4}) = x$

Step 5.4

Since $f^{- 1} (f (x)) = x$ and $f (f^{- 1} (x)) = x$ , then $f^{- 1} (x) = \frac{x}{4} + \frac{3}{4}$ is the inverse of $f (x) = 4 x - 3$ .

$f^{- 1} (x) = \frac{x}{4} + \frac{3}{4}$

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