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Given f(x) = (x)/(x-3).

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f−1(x)=3xx−1f^{-1}(x) = \frac{3x}{x-1}

{x∈R∣x≠1}\{x \in \mathbb{R} \mid x \neq 1\}

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Step-by-step solution

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Part a· 1 step

Step 1: Find the inverse function f−1(x)f^{-1}(x).

Given f(x)=xx−3f(x) = \frac{x}{x-3}.
Let y=f(x)y = f(x), so y=xx−3y = \frac{x}{x-3}.
To find the inverse, swap xx and yy:

x=yy−3x = \frac{y}{y-3}

Now, solve for yy:

x(y−3)=yx(y-3) = y xy−3x=yxy - 3x = y xy−y=3xxy - y = 3x y(x−1)=3xy(x-1) = 3x y=3xx−1y = \frac{3x}{x-1}

So, f−1(x)=3xx−1f^{-1}(x) = \frac{3x}{x-1}.

  1. State the domain of f−1(x)f^{-1}(x).

    The domain of f−1(x)f^{-1}(x) is restricted when the denominator is zero.

    x−1≠0  ⟹  x≠1x-1 \neq 0 \implies x \neq 1

    The domain of f−1(x)f^{-1}(x) is {x∈R∣x≠1}\{x \in \mathbb{R} \mid x \neq 1\}.
    The inverse function is f−1(x)=3xx−1\boxed{f^{-1}(x) = \frac{3x}{x-1}} with domain {x∈R∣x≠1}\boxed{\{x \in \mathbb{R} \mid x \neq 1\}}.

Part b· 2 steps

Step 1: Determine the composite function fg(x)fg(x).

Given f(x)=xx−3f(x) = \frac{x}{x-3} and g(x)=x+2g(x) = \sqrt{x+2}.
The composite function fg(x)fg(x) is f(g(x))f(g(x)):

fg(x)=f(x+2)=x+2x+2−3fg(x) = f(\sqrt{x+2}) = \frac{\sqrt{x+2}}{\sqrt{x+2}-3}
  1. Find the domain of fg(x)fg(x).

    For g(x)=x+2g(x) = \sqrt{x+2} to be defined, x+2≥0  ⟹  x≥−2x+2 \ge 0 \implies x \ge -2.
    For f(g(x))f(g(x)) to be defined, the denominator x+2−3\sqrt{x+2}-3 cannot be zero.

    x+2−3≠0\sqrt{x+2}-3 \neq 0 x+2≠3\sqrt{x+2} \neq 3 x+2≠32x+2 \neq 3^2 x+2≠9x+2 \neq 9 x≠7x \neq 7

    Combining these conditions, the domain of fg(x)fg(x) is {x∈R∣x≥−2 and x≠7}\{x \in \mathbb{R} \mid x \ge -2 \text{ and } x \neq 7\}.

  2. Find the range of fg(x)fg(x).

    Let u=g(x)=x+2u = g(x) = \sqrt{x+2}.
    From the domain of fg(x)fg(x), we know x≥−2x \ge -2 and x≠7x \neq 7.
    This implies u=x+2≥−2+2=0u = \sqrt{x+2} \ge \sqrt{-2+2} = 0.
    Also, u=x+2≠7+2=9=3u = \sqrt{x+2} \neq \sqrt{7+2} = \sqrt{9} = 3.
    So, the range of uu is [0,∞)∖{3}[0, \infty) \setminus \{3\}.
    Now we need to find the range of f(u)=uu−3f(u) = \frac{u}{u-3} for u∈[0,∞)∖{3}u \in [0, \infty) \setminus \{3\}.
    Let y=uu−3y = \frac{u}{u-3}.
    To find the range, we can express uu in terms of yy:

    y(u−3)=uy(u-3) = u yu−3y=uyu - 3y = u yu−u=3yyu - u = 3y u(y−1)=3yu(y-1) = 3y
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