The function is f(x) =
1
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x^3 + 12x^2 + 48x + 43
I graphed it in my calculator, and it came out to be a parabola. Parabolas do not pass the horizontal line test to see if it is a one to one function or not. As far as I know, if a function is not one to one, then the inverse does not exist.
I want to find out another way to find out that there is no inverse to this function other than from graphing.
I know you can interchange x and y, but I don't know what to do after I completed that step. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Thanks - phuoc
2007-12-10
02:15:05
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