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Find the inverse of the function. Is the inverse a function? Simplify your answer.F(x)=2x-1f^-1(x)=

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The definition of the inverse function is

[tex]\begin{gathered} f(f^{-1}(x))=x \\ \text{and} \\ f^{-1}(f(y))=y \end{gathered}[/tex]

In our case,

[tex]f(x)=2x-1[/tex]

Then,

[tex]\begin{gathered} f^{-1}(f(x))=x \\ \Rightarrow f^{-1}(2x-1)=x \\ \Rightarrow f^{-1}(x)=\frac{x+1}{2} \end{gathered}[/tex]

We need to verify this result using the other equality as shown below

[tex]\begin{gathered} f^{-1}(x)=\frac{x+1}{2} \\ \Rightarrow f(f^{-1}(x))=f(\frac{x+1}{2})=2(\frac{x+1}{2})-1=x+1-1=x \\ \Rightarrow f(f^{-1}(x))=x \end{gathered}[/tex]

Therefore,

[tex]\Rightarrow f^{-1}(x)=\frac{x+1}{2}[/tex]

The inverse function is f^-1(x)=(x+1)/2.

We say that a relation is a function if, for x in the domain of f, there is only one value of f(x).

In our case, notice that for any value of x, there is only one value of (x+1)/2=x/2+1/2.

The function is indeed a function, it is a straight line on the plane that is not parallel to the y-axis.

The inverse f^-1(x) is indeed a function