Step-by-step explanation:
We need to show whether
or
so we'll do either one of them,
we'll convert f(x) to f^-1(x) and lets see if it looks like g(x).
we can also write it as:
now all we have to do is to make x the subject of the equation.
now we'll interchange the variables
this is the inverse of f(x)
and it does equal to g(x)
Hence, both functions are inverse of each other!
This can be shown graphically too:
we can see that both functions are reflections of each other about the line y=x.
Answer: -5/12
Step-by-step explanation: Before multiplying two fractions together by multiplying across their numerators and multiplying across their denominators, you should always try to cross-cancel as your first step.
So in this problem, the 2 and 8 cross-cancel to 1 and 4.
Also, watch out for your signs. In this problem we have a negative times a positive so we know that our answer will be negative.
Now we can multiply across the numerators and across the denominators.
So we have 5 · 1 which is 5 and 4 · 3 which is 12.
So our answer is -5/12.
Be very careful with your signs!
