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"query": {
"display": "inverse $$f\\left(x\\right)=2x^{2}-4x-5$$",
"symbolab_question": "FUNCTION#inverse f(x)=2x^{2}-4x-5"
},
"solution": {
"level": "PERFORMED",
"subject": "Functions & Graphing",
"topic": "Functions",
"subTopic": "inverse",
"default": "\\frac{4+\\sqrt{8x+56}}{4},\\frac{4-\\sqrt{8x+56}}{4}",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Inverse of $$2x^{2}-4x-5:{\\quad}\\frac{4+\\sqrt{8x+56}}{4},\\:\\frac{4-\\sqrt{8x+56}}{4}$$",
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"type": "definition",
"title": "Function Inverse definition",
"text": "A function g is the inverse of function f if for $$y=f\\left(x\\right),\\:\\:x=g\\left(y\\right)\\:$$"
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"type": "step",
"result": "y=2x^{2}-4x-5"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Replace $$x\\:$$with $$y$$",
"input": "y=2x^{2}-4x-5",
"result": "x=2y^{2}-4y-5",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Replace $$x\\:$$with $$y$$",
"secondary": [
"Replace $$y\\:$$with $$x$$"
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"result": "x=2y^{2}-4y-5"
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"title": "Solve for $$y,\\:x=2y^{2}-4y-5$$",
"input": "x=2y^{2}-4y-5",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Switch sides",
"result": "2y^{2}-4y-5=x"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Move $$x\\:$$to the left side",
"input": "2y^{2}-4y-5=x",
"result": "2y^{2}-4y-5-x=0",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Subtract $$x$$ from both sides",
"result": "2y^{2}-4y-5-x=x-x"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "2y^{2}-4y-5-x=0"
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"input": "2y^{2}-4y-5-x=0",
"result": "{y}_{1,\\:2}=\\frac{-\\left(-4\\right)\\pm\\:\\sqrt{\\left(-4\\right)^{2}-4\\cdot\\:2\\left(-5-x\\right)}}{2\\cdot\\:2}",
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"text": "For a quadratic equation of the form $$ax^2+bx+c=0$$ the solutions are <br/>$${\\quad}x_{1,\\:2}=\\frac{-b\\pm\\sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}$$"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "For $${\\quad}a=2,\\:b=-4,\\:c=-5-x$$",
"result": "{y}_{1,\\:2}=\\frac{-\\left(-4\\right)\\pm\\:\\sqrt{\\left(-4\\right)^{2}-4\\cdot\\:2\\left(-5-x\\right)}}{2\\cdot\\:2}"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Simplify $$\\sqrt{\\left(-4\\right)^{2}-4\\cdot\\:2\\left(-5-x\\right)}:{\\quad}\\sqrt{8x+56}$$",
"input": "\\sqrt{\\left(-4\\right)^{2}-4\\cdot\\:2\\left(-5-x\\right)}",
"result": "{y}_{1,\\:2}=\\frac{-\\left(-4\\right)\\pm\\:\\sqrt{8x+56}}{2\\cdot\\:2}",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply exponent rule: $$\\left(-a\\right)^{n}=a^{n},\\:$$if $$n$$ is even",
"secondary": [
"$$\\left(-4\\right)^{2}=4^{2}$$"
],
"result": "=\\sqrt{4^{2}-4\\cdot\\:2\\left(-x-5\\right)}"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Refine",
"result": "=\\sqrt{16-8\\left(-x-5\\right)}"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Expand $$16-8\\left(-5-x\\right):{\\quad}8x+56$$",
"input": "16-8\\left(-5-x\\right)",
"result": "=\\sqrt{8x+56}",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Expand $$-8\\left(-5-x\\right):{\\quad}40+8x$$",
"input": "-8\\left(-5-x\\right)",
"result": "=16+40+8x",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the distributive law: $$a\\left(b-c\\right)=ab-ac$$",
"secondary": [
"$$a=-8,\\:b=-5,\\:c=x$$"
],
"result": "=-8\\left(-5\\right)-\\left(-8\\right)x",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply minus-plus rules",
"secondary": [
"$$-\\left(-a\\right)=a$$"
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"result": "=8\\cdot\\:5+8x"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Multiply the numbers: $$8\\cdot\\:5=40$$",
"result": "=40+8x"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Add the numbers: $$16+40=56$$",
"result": "=8x+56"
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"result": "{y}_{1}=\\frac{-\\left(-4\\right)+\\sqrt{8x+56}}{2\\cdot\\:2},\\:{y}_{2}=\\frac{-\\left(-4\\right)-\\sqrt{8x+56}}{2\\cdot\\:2}"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$y=\\frac{-\\left(-4\\right)+\\sqrt{8x+56}}{2\\cdot\\:2}:{\\quad}\\frac{4+\\sqrt{8x+56}}{4}$$",
"input": "\\frac{-\\left(-4\\right)+\\sqrt{8x+56}}{2\\cdot\\:2}",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply rule $$-\\left(-a\\right)=a$$",
"result": "=\\frac{4+\\sqrt{8x+56}}{2\\cdot\\:2}"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Multiply the numbers: $$2\\cdot\\:2=4$$",
"result": "=\\frac{4+\\sqrt{8x+56}}{4}"
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"title": "$$y=\\frac{-\\left(-4\\right)-\\sqrt{8x+56}}{2\\cdot\\:2}:{\\quad}\\frac{4-\\sqrt{8x+56}}{4}$$",
"input": "\\frac{-\\left(-4\\right)-\\sqrt{8x+56}}{2\\cdot\\:2}",
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"type": "step",
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"result": "=\\frac{4-\\sqrt{8x+56}}{2\\cdot\\:2}"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Multiply the numbers: $$2\\cdot\\:2=4$$",
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What is the inverse of f(x)=2x^2-4x-5 ?
The inverse of f(x)=2x^2-4x-5 is (4+sqrt(8x+56))/4 ,(4-sqrt(8x+56))/4