Finite Math Examples

Find the Inverse f(x)=-4/7x-16/7
Step 1
Write as an equation.
Step 2
Interchange the variables.
Step 3
Solve for .
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Step 3.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 3.2
Simplify each term.
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Step 3.2.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 3.2.2
Combine and .
Step 3.2.3
Move to the left of .
Step 3.3
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 3.4
Multiply both sides of the equation by .
Step 3.5
Simplify both sides of the equation.
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Step 3.5.1
Simplify the left side.
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Step 3.5.1.1
Simplify .
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Step 3.5.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.5.1.1.1.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
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Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 3.5.1.1.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.1.1.1.4
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.5.1.1.1.5
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.5.1.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.5.1.1.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.5.1.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.5.1.1.3
Multiply.
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Step 3.5.1.1.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.5.1.1.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.5.2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 3.5.2.1
Simplify .
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Step 3.5.2.1.1
Simplify terms.
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Step 3.5.2.1.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.5.2.1.1.2
Combine and .
Step 3.5.2.1.1.3
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.5.2.1.1.3.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 3.5.2.1.1.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.2.1.1.3.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.5.2.1.1.3.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.5.2.1.1.4
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.5.2.1.1.4.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.5.2.1.1.4.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.5.2.1.1.5
Multiply by .
Step 3.5.2.1.2
Move to the left of .
Step 4
Replace with to show the final answer.
Step 5
Verify if is the inverse of .
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Step 5.1
To verify the inverse, check if and .
Step 5.2
Evaluate .
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Step 5.2.1
Set up the composite result function.
Step 5.2.2
Evaluate by substituting in the value of into .
Step 5.2.3
Simplify each term.
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Step 5.2.3.1
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 5.2.3.1.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 5.2.3.1.2
Combine and .
Step 5.2.3.1.3
Move to the left of .
Step 5.2.3.1.4
Factor out of .
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Step 5.2.3.1.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.3.1.4.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.3.1.4.3
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.3.1.5
Combine exponents.
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Step 5.2.3.1.5.1
Factor out negative.
Step 5.2.3.1.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.3.1.6
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.2.3.1.7
Factor out of .
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Step 5.2.3.1.7.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
Step 5.2.3.1.7.3
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.3.2
Combine and .
Step 5.2.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.3.4
Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
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Step 5.2.3.4.1
Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
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Step 5.2.3.4.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.3.4.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.3.4.1.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.3.4.1.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.3.4.2
Divide by .
Step 5.2.3.5
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 5.2.3.5.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 5.2.3.5.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.3.5.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.3.5.2.4
Divide by .
Step 5.2.3.6
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.3.7
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.3.8
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.3.9
Multiply .
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Step 5.2.3.9.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 5.2.3.10
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4
Combine the opposite terms in .
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Step 5.2.4.1
Subtract from .
Step 5.2.4.2
Add and .
Step 5.3
Evaluate .
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Step 5.3.1
Set up the composite result function.
Step 5.3.2
Evaluate by substituting in the value of into .
Step 5.3.3
Simplify each term.
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Step 5.3.3.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 5.3.3.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.3.3.3
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.3.3.3.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 5.3.3.3.2
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 5.3.3.3.3
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.3.3.4
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.3.3.3.5
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.3.3.4
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.3.3.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.3.4.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.3.3.4.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.3.3.5
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.3.6
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.3.7
Multiply .
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Step 5.3.3.7.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.3.7.2
Combine and .
Step 5.3.3.7.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.4
Combine the opposite terms in .
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Step 5.3.4.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.3.4.2
Subtract from .
Step 5.3.4.3
Divide by .
Step 5.3.4.4
Add and .
Step 5.4
Since and , then is the inverse of .