Question

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Answer 1

Given:

The table of values for the function f(x).

To find:

The values $f^{-1}(f(3.14))$ and $f(f(-7))$.

Solution:

From the given table, it is clear that the function f(x) is defined as:

$f(x)=\{(-14,11),(-7,-12),(-12,-5),(9,1),(10,-2),(-2,13)\}$

We know that if (a,b) is in the function f(x), then (b,a) must be in the function $f^{-1}(x)$. So, the inverse function is defined as:

$f^{-1}(x)=\{(11,-14),(-12,-7),(-5,-12),(1,9),(-2,10),(13,-2)\}$

And,

$f^{-1}(f(a))=f^{1}(b)$

$f^{-1}(f(a))=a$              ...(i)

Using (i), we get

$f^{-1}(f(3.14))=3.14$

Now,

$f(f(-7))=f(-12)$

$f(f(-7))=5$

Therefore, the required values are $f^{-1}(f(3.14))=3.14$ and $f(f(-7))=5$.