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$y = - 3 x + \frac{6}{7}$

Step 1

Interchange the variables.

$x = - 3 y + \frac{6}{7}$

Step 2

Solve for $y$ .

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Step 2.1

Rewrite the equation as $- 3 y + \frac{6}{7} = x$ .

$- 3 y + \frac{6}{7} = x$

Step 2.2

Subtract $\frac{6}{7}$ from both sides of the equation.

$- 3 y = x - \frac{6}{7}$

Step 2.3

Divide each term in $- 3 y = x - \frac{6}{7}$ by $- 3$ and simplify.

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Step 2.3.1

Divide each term in $- 3 y = x - \frac{6}{7}$ by $- 3$ .

$\frac{- 3 y}{- 3} = \frac{x}{- 3} + \frac{- \frac{6}{7}}{- 3}$

Step 2.3.2

Simplify the left side.

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Step 2.3.2.1

Cancel the common factor of $- 3$ .

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Step 2.3.2.1.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 3 y}{- 3} = \frac{x}{- 3} + \frac{- \frac{6}{7}}{- 3}$

Step 2.3.2.1.2

Divide $y$ by $1$ .

$y = \frac{x}{- 3} + \frac{- \frac{6}{7}}{- 3}$

Step 2.3.3

Simplify the right side.

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Step 2.3.3.1

Simplify each term.

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Step 2.3.3.1.1

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$y = - \frac{x}{3} + \frac{- \frac{6}{7}}{- 3}$

Step 2.3.3.1.2

Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.

$y = - \frac{x}{3} - \frac{6}{7} \cdot \frac{1}{- 3}$

Step 2.3.3.1.3

Cancel the common factor of $3$ .

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Step 2.3.3.1.3.1

Move the leading negative in $- \frac{6}{7}$ into the numerator.

$y = - \frac{x}{3} + \frac{- 6}{7} \cdot \frac{1}{- 3}$

Step 2.3.3.1.3.2

Factor $3$ out of $- 6$ .

$y = - \frac{x}{3} + \frac{3 (- 2)}{7} \cdot \frac{1}{- 3}$

Step 2.3.3.1.3.3

Factor $3$ out of $- 3$ .

$y = - \frac{x}{3} + \frac{3 \cdot - 2}{7} \cdot \frac{1}{3 \cdot - 1}$

Step 2.3.3.1.3.4

Cancel the common factor.

$y = - \frac{x}{3} + \frac{3 \cdot - 2}{7} \cdot \frac{1}{3 \cdot - 1}$

Step 2.3.3.1.3.5

Rewrite the expression.

$y = - \frac{x}{3} + \frac{- 2}{7} \cdot \frac{1}{- 1}$

Step 2.3.3.1.4

Multiply $\frac{- 2}{7}$ by $\frac{1}{- 1}$ .

$y = - \frac{x}{3} + \frac{- 2}{7 \cdot - 1}$

Step 2.3.3.1.5

Multiply $7$ by $- 1$ .

$y = - \frac{x}{3} + \frac{- 2}{- 7}$

Step 2.3.3.1.6

Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.

$y = - \frac{x}{3} + \frac{2}{7}$

Step 3

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

$f^{- 1} (x) = - \frac{x}{3} + \frac{2}{7}$

Step 4

Verify if $f^{- 1} (x) = - \frac{x}{3} + \frac{2}{7}$ is the inverse of $f (x) = - 3 x + \frac{6}{7}$ .

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Step 4.1

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

Step 4.2

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

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Step 4.2.1

Set up the composite result function.

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

Step 4.2.2

Evaluate $f^{- 1} (- 3 x + \frac{6}{7})$ by substituting in the value of $f$ into $f^{- 1}$ .

$f^{- 1} (- 3 x + \frac{6}{7}) = - \frac{- 3 x + \frac{6}{7}}{3} + \frac{2}{7}$

Step 4.2.3

Simplify each term.

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Step 4.2.3.1

Cancel the common factor of $- 3 x + \frac{6}{7}$ and $3$ .

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Step 4.2.3.1.1

Factor $3$ out of $- 3 x$ .

$f^{- 1} (- 3 x + \frac{6}{7}) = - \frac{3 (- x) + \frac{6}{7}}{3} + \frac{2}{7}$

Step 4.2.3.1.2

Factor $3$ out of $\frac{6}{7}$ .

$f^{- 1} (- 3 x + \frac{6}{7}) = - \frac{3 (- x) + 3 (\frac{2}{7})}{3} + \frac{2}{7}$

Step 4.2.3.1.3

Factor $3$ out of $3 (- x) + 3 (\frac{2}{7})$ .

$f^{- 1} (- 3 x + \frac{6}{7}) = - \frac{3 (- x + \frac{2}{7})}{3} + \frac{2}{7}$

Step 4.2.3.1.4

Cancel the common factors.

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Step 4.2.3.1.4.1

Factor $3$ out of $3$ .

$f^{- 1} (- 3 x + \frac{6}{7}) = - \frac{3 (- x + \frac{2}{7})}{3 (1)} + \frac{2}{7}$

Step 4.2.3.1.4.2

Cancel the common factor.

$f^{- 1} (- 3 x + \frac{6}{7}) = - \frac{3 (- x + \frac{2}{7})}{3 \cdot 1} + \frac{2}{7}$

Step 4.2.3.1.4.3

Rewrite the expression.

$f^{- 1} (- 3 x + \frac{6}{7}) = - \frac{- x + \frac{2}{7}}{1} + \frac{2}{7}$

Step 4.2.3.1.4.4

Divide $- x + \frac{2}{7}$ by $1$ .

$f^{- 1} (- 3 x + \frac{6}{7}) = - (- x + \frac{2}{7}) + \frac{2}{7}$

Step 4.2.3.2

Apply the distributive property.

$f^{- 1} (- 3 x + \frac{6}{7}) = x - \frac{2}{7} + \frac{2}{7}$

Step 4.2.3.3

Multiply $- - x$ .

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Step 4.2.3.3.1

Multiply $- 1$ by $- 1$ .

$f^{- 1} (- 3 x + \frac{6}{7}) = 1 x - \frac{2}{7} + \frac{2}{7}$

Step 4.2.3.3.2

Multiply $x$ by $1$ .

$f^{- 1} (- 3 x + \frac{6}{7}) = x - \frac{2}{7} + \frac{2}{7}$

Step 4.2.4

Combine the opposite terms in $x - \frac{2}{7} + \frac{2}{7}$ .

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Step 4.2.4.1

Add $- \frac{2}{7}$ and $\frac{2}{7}$ .

$f^{- 1} (- 3 x + \frac{6}{7}) = x + 0$

Step 4.2.4.2

Add $x$ and $0$ .

$f^{- 1} (- 3 x + \frac{6}{7}) = x$

Step 4.3

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

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Step 4.3.1

Set up the composite result function.

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

Step 4.3.2

Evaluate $f (- \frac{x}{3} + \frac{2}{7})$ by substituting in the value of $f^{- 1}$ into $f$ .

$f (- \frac{x}{3} + \frac{2}{7}) = - 3 (- \frac{x}{3} + \frac{2}{7}) + \frac{6}{7}$

Step 4.3.3

Simplify each term.

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Step 4.3.3.1

Apply the distributive property.

$f (- \frac{x}{3} + \frac{2}{7}) = - 3 (- \frac{x}{3}) - 3 (\frac{2}{7}) + \frac{6}{7}$

Step 4.3.3.2

Cancel the common factor of $3$ .

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Step 4.3.3.2.1

Move the leading negative in $- \frac{x}{3}$ into the numerator.

$f (- \frac{x}{3} + \frac{2}{7}) = - 3 \frac{- x}{3} - 3 (\frac{2}{7}) + \frac{6}{7}$

Step 4.3.3.2.2

Factor $3$ out of $- 3$ .

$f (- \frac{x}{3} + \frac{2}{7}) = 3 (- 1) (\frac{- x}{3}) - 3 (\frac{2}{7}) + \frac{6}{7}$

Step 4.3.3.2.3

Cancel the common factor.

$f (- \frac{x}{3} + \frac{2}{7}) = 3 \cdot (- 1 \frac{- x}{3}) - 3 (\frac{2}{7}) + \frac{6}{7}$

Step 4.3.3.2.4

Rewrite the expression.

$f (- \frac{x}{3} + \frac{2}{7}) = - 1 (- x) - 3 (\frac{2}{7}) + \frac{6}{7}$

Step 4.3.3.3

Multiply $- 1$ by $- 1$ .

$f (- \frac{x}{3} + \frac{2}{7}) = 1 x - 3 (\frac{2}{7}) + \frac{6}{7}$

Step 4.3.3.4

Multiply $x$ by $1$ .

$f (- \frac{x}{3} + \frac{2}{7}) = x - 3 (\frac{2}{7}) + \frac{6}{7}$

Step 4.3.3.5

Multiply $- 3 (\frac{2}{7})$ .

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Step 4.3.3.5.1

Combine $- 3$ and $\frac{2}{7}$ .

$f (- \frac{x}{3} + \frac{2}{7}) = x + \frac{- 3 \cdot 2}{7} + \frac{6}{7}$

Step 4.3.3.5.2

Multiply $- 3$ by $2$ .

$f (- \frac{x}{3} + \frac{2}{7}) = x + \frac{- 6}{7} + \frac{6}{7}$

Step 4.3.3.6

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$f (- \frac{x}{3} + \frac{2}{7}) = x - \frac{6}{7} + \frac{6}{7}$

Step 4.3.4

Combine the opposite terms in $x - \frac{6}{7} + \frac{6}{7}$ .

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Step 4.3.4.1

Add $- \frac{6}{7}$ and $\frac{6}{7}$ .

$f (- \frac{x}{3} + \frac{2}{7}) = x + 0$

Step 4.3.4.2

Add $x$ and $0$ .

$f (- \frac{x}{3} + \frac{2}{7}) = x$

Step 4.4

Since $f^{- 1} (f (x)) = x$ and $f (f^{- 1} (x)) = x$ , then $f^{- 1} (x) = - \frac{x}{3} + \frac{2}{7}$ is the inverse of $f (x) = - 3 x + \frac{6}{7}$ .

$f^{- 1} (x) = - \frac{x}{3} + \frac{2}{7}$