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Forum 2 – unit 6

John Alexander

Algebra and Trigonometry

Group: MAT 111 - 1601 – S12

Director-Tutor

Doumaris Carolina Maldonado Lugo

National Open and Distance University - UNAD

School of Basic Sciences, Technology and Engineering

2024
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Introductión

The development of this activity aims to reinforce knowledge of exponential and

logarithmic functions, interpret graphs of equations, and provide solutions to the equations

proposed in. compound and one-to-one functions.

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Exercise 69 (Problems 49 – 72 page 419)

𝟐𝒙 + 𝟑
𝒇(𝒙) =
𝒙+𝟐

Explanation

To find the inverse and check the function we will apply as a first step replacing f(x)
with y, exchanging the variables y with x

𝟐𝒙+𝟑
So, 𝒚 = 𝒙+𝟐

𝟐𝒚 + 𝟑
𝒙=
𝒚+𝟐

Then we solve for, y

𝟐𝒙 + 𝟑
𝒙= 𝒙(𝒚 + 𝟐)
𝒙+𝟐

= 𝟐𝒚 + 𝟑𝒙𝒚 + 𝟐𝒙

= 𝟐𝒚 + 𝟑𝟐𝒙 − 𝟑

= 𝟐𝒚 − 𝒙𝒚𝟐𝒙 − 𝟑

𝟐𝒙 − 𝟑
= 𝒚(𝟐 − 𝒙)
𝟐−𝒙

=𝒚

𝟐𝒙−𝟑
The inverse is the local mathematical role = 1646213189839 = 𝒇−𝟏 = 𝒙 𝟐−𝒙
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Then we check the inverse by applying the following formula 𝒇−𝟏 (𝒇(𝒙))𝒚𝒇(𝒇−𝟏 (𝒙))

So

𝒇−𝟏 (𝒇(𝒙))

𝟐𝒙 + 𝟑
= 𝒇−𝟏 ( )
𝒙+𝟐

𝟐𝒙 + 𝟑
𝟑−𝟐( 𝒙 + 𝟐 )
=
𝟐𝒙 + 𝟑
( 𝒙+𝟐 )−𝟐

𝟒𝒙 + 𝟔
𝟑−( 𝒙+𝟐 )
=
𝟐𝒙 + 𝟑 − 𝟐𝒙 − 𝟒
𝒙−𝟐

−𝒙
=
−𝟏

=𝒙

Thus, 𝒇−𝟏 (𝒇(𝒙)) = 𝒙

Now,

𝒇−𝟏 (𝒇(𝒙))

𝟑 − 𝟐𝒙
=𝒇
𝒙−𝟐

𝟑 − 𝟐𝒙
𝟐( 𝒙 −𝟐 )+𝟑
=
𝟑 − 𝟐𝒙
( 𝒙−𝟐 )+𝟐
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𝟔 − 𝟒𝒙
( 𝒙−𝟐 )+𝟑
=
𝟑 − 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟐𝒙 − 𝟒
𝒙−𝟐

𝟔 − 𝟒𝒙 + 𝟑𝒙 − 𝟔
= 𝒙−𝟐
−𝟏
𝒙−𝟐

−𝒙
= =𝒙
−𝟏

Thus, 𝒇 (𝒇−𝟏 (𝒙)) = 𝒙

So we can say that the answer is correct.

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Conclusions

Thanks to this development of this activity, it is posible to reinforce knowledge and

acquire concepts that you did not know about some of the topics seen.
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Bibliográphic references

Algebra & Trigonometry. (Sullivan, Michael 2012).URL