Answer:
(a) f^-1(x) = 1/4x -3
(b) f is not the inverse of g
Step-by-step explanation:
(a)
The inverse of function f can be found by solving ...
x = f(y)
x = 4y +12
x -12 = 4y
x/4 -3 = y
The inverse of function f is ...
f^-1(x) = 1/4x -3
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(b)
g(x) ≠ f^-1(x), so g^-1(x) ≠ f(x). Function f is not an inverse of g.
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Additional comment
Function g is a quadratic, so it doesn't have an inverse function, except on a restricted domain.
Because g is 2nd degree, any inverse relation will involve a 1/2 power (square root). Both f and its inverse are linear functions, so cannot be inverses of g.
