Problem

The function f(x)=12x is one-to-one.
a. Find an equation for f1(x), the inverse function.
b. Verify that your equation is correct by showing that f(f1(x))=x and f1(f(x))=x.

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f1(x)=12x is the final answer.

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Step 1 :Let's find the inverse of the function f(x)=12x. To do this, we switch the x and y (or f(x)) values and solve for y. This means we set x = 12y and solve for y.

Step 2 :Solving for y, we get y=12x. This is the inverse function, f1(x).

Step 3 :We can verify this by substituting the inverse function into the original function and vice versa. If we get x as the result in both cases, then our inverse function is correct.

Step 4 :Substituting f1(x) into f(x), we get f(f1(x))=12f1(x)=1212x=x.

Step 5 :Substituting f(x) into f1(x), we get f1(f(x))=f1(12x)=1212x=x.

Step 6 :Since f(f1(x))=x and f1(f(x))=x, we have verified that the inverse function is correct.

Step 7 :f1(x)=12x is the final answer.

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