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"query": {
"display": "inverse $$16+\\sqrt[3]{x}$$",
"symbolab_question": "FUNCTION#inverse 16+\\sqrt[3]{x}"
},
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"default": "x^{3}-48x^{2}+768x-4096",
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"title": "Inverse of $$16+\\sqrt[3]{x}:{\\quad}x^{3}-48x^{2}+768x-4096$$",
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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=16+\\sqrt[3]{x}"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Replace $$x\\:$$with $$y$$",
"input": "y=16+\\sqrt[3]{x}",
"result": "x=16+\\sqrt[3]{y}",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Replace $$x\\:$$with $$y$$",
"secondary": [
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"result": "x=16+\\sqrt[3]{y}"
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"title": "Solve for $$y,\\:x=16+\\sqrt[3]{y}$$",
"input": "x=16+\\sqrt[3]{y}",
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"primary": "Switch sides",
"result": "16+\\sqrt[3]{y}=x"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Move $$16\\:$$to the right side",
"input": "16+\\sqrt[3]{y}=x",
"result": "\\sqrt[3]{y}=x-16",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Subtract $$16$$ from both sides",
"result": "16+\\sqrt[3]{y}-16=x-16"
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"type": "step",
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"result": "\\sqrt[3]{y}=x-16"
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"title": "Take both sides of the equation to the power of $$3:{\\quad}y=x^{3}-48x^{2}+768x-4096$$",
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"result": "y=x^{3}-48x^{2}+768x-4096",
"steps": [
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"result": "\\left(\\sqrt[3]{y}\\right)^{3}=\\left(x-16\\right)^{3}"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Expand $$\\left(\\sqrt[3]{y}\\right)^{3}:{\\quad}y$$",
"input": "\\left(\\sqrt[3]{y}\\right)^{3}",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply radical rule: $$\\sqrt[n]{a}=a^{\\frac{1}{n}}$$",
"result": "=\\left(y^{\\frac{1}{3}}\\right)^{3}",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply exponent rule: $$\\left(a^{b}\\right)^{c}=a^{bc}$$",
"result": "=y^{\\frac{1}{3}\\cdot\\:3}",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\frac{1}{3}\\cdot\\:3=1$$",
"input": "\\frac{1}{3}\\cdot\\:3",
"result": "=y",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Multiply fractions: $$a\\cdot\\frac{b}{c}=\\frac{a\\:\\cdot\\:b}{c}$$",
"result": "=\\frac{1\\cdot\\:3}{3}"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Cancel the common factor: $$3$$",
"result": "=1"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Expand $$\\left(x-16\\right)^{3}:{\\quad}x^{3}-48x^{2}+768x-4096$$",
"input": "\\left(x-16\\right)^{3}",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply Perfect Cube Formula: $$\\left(a-b\\right)^{3}=a^{3}-3a^{2}b+3ab^{2}-b^{3}$$",
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"$$a=x,\\:\\:b=16$$"
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"type": "step",
"result": "=x^{3}-3x^{2}\\cdot\\:16+3x\\cdot\\:16^{2}-16^{3}"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Simplify $$x^{3}-3x^{2}\\cdot\\:16+3x\\cdot\\:16^{2}-16^{3}:{\\quad}x^{3}-48x^{2}+768x-4096$$",
"input": "x^{3}-3x^{2}\\cdot\\:16+3x\\cdot\\:16^{2}-16^{3}",
"result": "=x^{3}-48x^{2}+768x-4096",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$3x^{2}\\cdot\\:16=48x^{2}$$",
"input": "3x^{2}\\cdot\\:16",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Multiply the numbers: $$3\\cdot\\:16=48$$",
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"title": "$$3x\\cdot\\:16^{2}=768x$$",
"input": "3x\\cdot\\:16^{2}",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "$$16^{2}=256$$",
"result": "=3\\cdot\\:256x"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Multiply the numbers: $$3\\cdot\\:256=768$$",
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"title": "$$16^{3}=4096$$",
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The inverse of 16+\sqrt[3]{x} is x^3-48x^2+768x-4096