Find the inverse of the function #f(x)= -5x# How would I do this?

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Answer 1 · 2017-12-27T23:28:22

#f^-1(x)=-x/5#

Replace #f(x)# with #y#

#y=-5x#

Replace #y# with #x# and vice versa:

#x=-5y#

Solve for #y#:

#-x/5=y# (Divide by #-5# to isolate #y#)

#y=-x/5# (Rewrite so that #y# is the subject of the equation)

#therefore f^-1(x)=-x/5#