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"query": {
"display": "inverse $$f\\left(x\\right)=\\sqrt{100-x^{2}}$$",
"symbolab_question": "FUNCTION#inverse f(x)=\\sqrt{100-x^{2}}"
},
"solution": {
"level": "PERFORMED",
"subject": "Functions & Graphing",
"topic": "Functions",
"subTopic": "inverse",
"default": "\\sqrt{-x^{2}+100},-\\sqrt{-x^{2}+100}",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Inverse of $$\\sqrt{100-x^{2}}:{\\quad}\\sqrt{-x^{2}+100},\\:-\\sqrt{-x^{2}+100}$$",
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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=\\sqrt{100-x^{2}}"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Replace $$x\\:$$with $$y$$",
"input": "y=\\sqrt{100-x^{2}}",
"result": "x=\\sqrt{100-y^{2}}",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Replace $$x\\:$$with $$y$$",
"secondary": [
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"result": "x=\\sqrt{100-y^{2}}"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Solve for $$y,\\:x=\\sqrt{100-y^{2}}$$",
"input": "x=\\sqrt{100-y^{2}}",
"steps": [
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Square both sides:$${\\quad}x^{2}=100-y^{2}$$",
"input": "x=\\sqrt{100-y^{2}}",
"result": "x^{2}=100-y^{2}",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"result": "x^{2}=\\left(\\sqrt{100-y^{2}}\\right)^{2}"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Expand $$\\left(\\sqrt{100-y^{2}}\\right)^{2}:{\\quad}100-y^{2}$$",
"input": "\\left(\\sqrt{100-y^{2}}\\right)^{2}",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply radical rule: $$\\sqrt{a}=a^{\\frac{1}{2}}$$",
"result": "=\\left(\\left(100-y^{2}\\right)^{\\frac{1}{2}}\\right)^{2}",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply exponent rule: $$\\left(a^{b}\\right)^{c}=a^{bc}$$",
"result": "=\\left(100-y^{2}\\right)^{\\frac{1}{2}\\cdot\\:2}",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\frac{1}{2}\\cdot\\:2=1$$",
"input": "\\frac{1}{2}\\cdot\\:2",
"result": "=100-y^{2}",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Multiply fractions: $$a\\cdot\\frac{b}{c}=\\frac{a\\:\\cdot\\:b}{c}$$",
"result": "=\\frac{1\\cdot\\:2}{2}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Cancel the common factor: $$2$$",
"result": "=1"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Solve $$x^{2}=100-y^{2}:{\\quad}y=\\sqrt{-x^{2}+100},\\:y=-\\sqrt{-x^{2}+100}$$",
"input": "x^{2}=100-y^{2}",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Switch sides",
"result": "100-y^{2}=x^{2}"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Move $$100\\:$$to the right side",
"input": "100-y^{2}=x^{2}",
"result": "-y^{2}=x^{2}-100",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Subtract $$100$$ from both sides",
"result": "100-y^{2}-100=x^{2}-100"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "-y^{2}=x^{2}-100"
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"title": "Divide both sides by $$-1$$",
"input": "-y^{2}=x^{2}-100",
"result": "y^{2}=-x^{2}+100",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Divide both sides by $$-1$$",
"result": "\\frac{-y^{2}}{-1}=\\frac{x^{2}}{-1}-\\frac{100}{-1}"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Simplify",
"input": "\\frac{-y^{2}}{-1}=\\frac{x^{2}}{-1}-\\frac{100}{-1}",
"result": "y^{2}=-x^{2}+100",
"steps": [
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Simplify $$\\frac{-y^{2}}{-1}:{\\quad}y^{2}$$",
"input": "\\frac{-y^{2}}{-1}",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the fraction rule: $$\\frac{-a}{-b}=\\frac{a}{b}$$",
"result": "=\\frac{y^{2}}{1}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply rule $$\\frac{a}{1}=a$$",
"result": "=y^{2}"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Simplify $$\\frac{x^{2}}{-1}-\\frac{100}{-1}:{\\quad}-x^{2}+100$$",
"input": "\\frac{x^{2}}{-1}-\\frac{100}{-1}",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply rule $$\\frac{a}{c}\\pm\\frac{b}{c}=\\frac{a\\pm\\:b}{c}$$",
"result": "=\\frac{x^{2}-100}{-1}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the fraction rule: $$\\frac{a}{-b}=-\\frac{a}{b}$$",
"result": "=-\\frac{x^{2}-100}{1}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply rule $$\\frac{a}{1}=a$$",
"result": "=-\\left(x^{2}-100\\right)"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Distribute parentheses",
"result": "=-x^{2}-\\left(-100\\right)"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply minus-plus rules",
"secondary": [
"$$-\\left(-a\\right)=a,\\:\\:\\:-\\left(a\\right)=-a$$"
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"result": "=-x^{2}+100"
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"primary": "For $$x^{2}=f\\left(a\\right)$$ the solutions are $$x=\\sqrt{f\\left(a\\right)},\\:\\:-\\sqrt{f\\left(a\\right)}$$"
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"result": "y=\\sqrt{-x^{2}+100},\\:y=-\\sqrt{-x^{2}+100}"
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The inverse of f(x)=sqrt(100-x^2) is sqrt(-x^2+100),-sqrt(-x^2+100)