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"query": {
"display": "inverse $$f\\left(x\\right)=x^{2}+x+6$$",
"symbolab_question": "FUNCTION#inverse f(x)=x^{2}+x+6"
},
"solution": {
"level": "PERFORMED",
"subject": "Functions & Graphing",
"topic": "Functions",
"subTopic": "inverse",
"default": "\\frac{-1+\\sqrt{4x-23}}{2},\\frac{-1-\\sqrt{4x-23}}{2}",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Inverse of $$x^{2}+x+6:{\\quad}\\frac{-1+\\sqrt{4x-23}}{2},\\:\\frac{-1-\\sqrt{4x-23}}{2}$$",
"steps": [
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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=x^{2}+x+6"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Replace $$x\\:$$with $$y$$",
"input": "y=x^{2}+x+6",
"result": "x=y^{2}+y+6",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Replace $$x\\:$$with $$y$$",
"secondary": [
"Replace $$y\\:$$with $$x$$"
],
"result": "x=y^{2}+y+6"
}
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"title": "Solve for $$y,\\:x=y^{2}+y+6$$",
"input": "x=y^{2}+y+6",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Switch sides",
"result": "y^{2}+y+6=x"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Move $$x\\:$$to the left side",
"input": "y^{2}+y+6=x",
"result": "y^{2}+y+6-x=0",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Subtract $$x$$ from both sides",
"result": "y^{2}+y+6-x=x-x"
},
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "y^{2}+y+6-x=0"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Solve with the quadratic formula",
"input": "y^{2}+y+6-x=0",
"result": "{y}_{1,\\:2}=\\frac{-1\\pm\\:\\sqrt{1^{2}-4\\cdot\\:1\\cdot\\:\\left(6-x\\right)}}{2\\cdot\\:1}",
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"title": "Quadratic Equation Formula:",
"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 $${\\quad}a=1,\\:b=1,\\:c=6-x$$",
"result": "{y}_{1,\\:2}=\\frac{-1\\pm\\:\\sqrt{1^{2}-4\\cdot\\:1\\cdot\\:\\left(6-x\\right)}}{2\\cdot\\:1}"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Simplify $$\\sqrt{1^{2}-4\\cdot\\:1\\cdot\\:\\left(6-x\\right)}:{\\quad}\\sqrt{4x-23}$$",
"input": "\\sqrt{1^{2}-4\\cdot\\:1\\cdot\\:\\left(6-x\\right)}",
"result": "{y}_{1,\\:2}=\\frac{-1\\pm\\:\\sqrt{4x-23}}{2\\cdot\\:1}",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply rule $$1^{a}=1$$",
"secondary": [
"$$1^{2}=1$$"
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"result": "=\\sqrt{1-4\\cdot\\:1\\cdot\\:\\left(-x+6\\right)}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Multiply the numbers: $$4\\cdot\\:1=4$$",
"result": "=\\sqrt{1-4\\left(-x+6\\right)}"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Expand $$1-4\\left(6-x\\right):{\\quad}4x-23$$",
"input": "1-4\\left(6-x\\right)",
"result": "=\\sqrt{4x-23}",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Expand $$-4\\left(6-x\\right):{\\quad}-24+4x$$",
"input": "-4\\left(6-x\\right)",
"result": "=1-24+4x",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the distributive law: $$a\\left(b-c\\right)=ab-ac$$",
"secondary": [
"$$a=-4,\\:b=6,\\:c=x$$"
],
"result": "=-4\\cdot\\:6-\\left(-4\\right)x",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply minus-plus rules",
"secondary": [
"$$-\\left(-a\\right)=a$$"
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"result": "=-4\\cdot\\:6+4x"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Multiply the numbers: $$4\\cdot\\:6=24$$",
"result": "=-24+4x"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Subtract the numbers: $$1-24=-23$$",
"result": "=4x-23"
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"result": "{y}_{1}=\\frac{-1+\\sqrt{4x-23}}{2\\cdot\\:1},\\:{y}_{2}=\\frac{-1-\\sqrt{4x-23}}{2\\cdot\\:1}"
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"title": "$$y=\\frac{-1+\\sqrt{4x-23}}{2\\cdot\\:1}:{\\quad}\\frac{-1+\\sqrt{4x-23}}{2}$$",
"input": "\\frac{-1+\\sqrt{4x-23}}{2\\cdot\\:1}",
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"primary": "Multiply the numbers: $$2\\cdot\\:1=2$$",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$y=\\frac{-1-\\sqrt{4x-23}}{2\\cdot\\:1}:{\\quad}\\frac{-1-\\sqrt{4x-23}}{2}$$",
"input": "\\frac{-1-\\sqrt{4x-23}}{2\\cdot\\:1}",
"steps": [
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"primary": "Multiply the numbers: $$2\\cdot\\:1=2$$",
"result": "=\\frac{-1-\\sqrt{4x-23}}{2}"
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What is the inverse of f(x)=x^2+x+6 ?
The inverse of f(x)=x^2+x+6 is (-1+sqrt(4x-23))/2 ,(-1-sqrt(4x-23))/2