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    Mar 27, 2007, 07:37 PM
    math finding the inverse
    How do you find the inverse of y=x+5/3
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    Mar 27, 2007, 11:30 PM
    The inverse function?

    You make it x = function of y, and then you swap the xs and ys around :)

    so if we took y = 12x - 6

    then we make it a function of y

    x = (y+6)/12

    and then swap the x and y,

    y = (x+6)/12

    This is the inverse function.
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