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"query": {
"display": "inverse $$f\\left(x\\right)=-\\sqrt[3]{x+1}-5$$",
"symbolab_question": "FUNCTION#inverse f(x)=-\\sqrt[3]{x+1}-5"
},
"solution": {
"level": "PERFORMED",
"subject": "Functions & Graphing",
"topic": "Functions",
"subTopic": "inverse",
"default": "-x^{3}-15x^{2}-75x-126",
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"title": "Inverse of $$-\\sqrt[3]{x+1}-5:{\\quad}-x^{3}-15x^{2}-75x-126$$",
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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[3]{x+1}-5"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Replace $$x\\:$$with $$y$$",
"input": "y=-\\sqrt[3]{x+1}-5",
"result": "x=-\\sqrt[3]{y+1}-5",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Replace $$x\\:$$with $$y$$",
"secondary": [
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"result": "x=-\\sqrt[3]{y+1}-5"
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"title": "Solve for $$y,\\:x=-\\sqrt[3]{y+1}-5$$",
"input": "x=-\\sqrt[3]{y+1}-5",
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"title": "Move $$\\sqrt[3]{y+1}\\:$$to the left side",
"input": "x=-\\sqrt[3]{y+1}-5",
"result": "x+\\sqrt[3]{y+1}=-5",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Add $$\\sqrt[3]{y+1}$$ to both sides",
"result": "x+\\sqrt[3]{y+1}=-\\sqrt[3]{y+1}-5+\\sqrt[3]{y+1}"
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"type": "step",
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"title": "Move $$x\\:$$to the right side",
"input": "x+\\sqrt[3]{y+1}=-5",
"result": "\\sqrt[3]{y+1}=-5-x",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Subtract $$x$$ from both sides",
"result": "x+\\sqrt[3]{y+1}-x=-5-x"
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"result": "\\sqrt[3]{y+1}=-5-x"
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"title": "Take both sides of the equation to the power of $$3:{\\quad}y+1=-125-75x-15x^{2}-x^{3}$$",
"input": "\\sqrt[3]{y+1}=-5-x",
"result": "y+1=-125-75x-15x^{2}-x^{3}",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"result": "\\left(\\sqrt[3]{y+1}\\right)^{3}=\\left(-5-x\\right)^{3}"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Expand $$\\left(\\sqrt[3]{y+1}\\right)^{3}:{\\quad}y+1$$",
"input": "\\left(\\sqrt[3]{y+1}\\right)^{3}",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply radical rule: $$\\sqrt[n]{a}=a^{\\frac{1}{n}}$$",
"result": "=\\left(\\left(y+1\\right)^{\\frac{1}{3}}\\right)^{3}",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply exponent rule: $$\\left(a^{b}\\right)^{c}=a^{bc}$$",
"result": "=\\left(y+1\\right)^{\\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+1",
"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 $$\\left(-5-x\\right)^{3}:{\\quad}-125-75x-15x^{2}-x^{3}$$",
"input": "\\left(-5-x\\right)^{3}",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply Perfect Cube Formula: $$\\left(a-b\\right)^{3}=a^{3}-3a^{2}b+3ab^{2}-b^{3}$$",
"secondary": [
"$$a=-5,\\:\\:b=x$$"
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},
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"type": "step",
"result": "=\\left(-5\\right)^{3}-3\\left(-5\\right)^{2}x+3\\left(-5\\right)x^{2}-x^{3}"
},
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Simplify $$\\left(-5\\right)^{3}-3\\left(-5\\right)^{2}x+3\\left(-5\\right)x^{2}-x^{3}:{\\quad}-125-75x-15x^{2}-x^{3}$$",
"input": "\\left(-5\\right)^{3}-3\\left(-5\\right)^{2}x+3\\left(-5\\right)x^{2}-x^{3}",
"result": "=-125-75x-15x^{2}-x^{3}",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Remove parentheses: $$\\left(-a\\right)=-a$$",
"result": "=\\left(-5\\right)^{3}-3\\left(-5\\right)^{2}x-3\\cdot\\:5x^{2}-x^{3}"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\left(-5\\right)^{3}=-125$$",
"input": "\\left(-5\\right)^{3}",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply exponent rule: $$\\left(-a\\right)^{n}=-a^{n},\\:$$if $$n$$ is odd",
"secondary": [
"$$\\left(-5\\right)^{3}=-5^{3}$$"
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"result": "=-5^{3}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "$$5^{3}=125$$",
"result": "=-125"
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"result": "=-125-\\left(-5\\right)^{2}\\cdot\\:3x-3\\cdot\\:5x^{2}-x^{3}"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$3\\left(-5\\right)^{2}x=75x$$",
"input": "3\\left(-5\\right)^{2}x",
"steps": [
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\left(-5\\right)^{2}=5^{2}$$",
"input": "\\left(-5\\right)^{2}",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply exponent rule: $$\\left(-a\\right)^{n}=a^{n},\\:$$if $$n$$ is even",
"secondary": [
"$$\\left(-5\\right)^{2}=5^{2}$$"
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"result": "=5^{2}"
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"result": "=5^{2}\\cdot\\:3x"
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"title": "$$3\\cdot\\:5x^{2}=15x^{2}$$",
"input": "3\\cdot\\:5x^{2}",
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The inverse of f(x)=-\sqrt[3]{x+1}-5 is -x^3-15x^2-75x-126