Problem

Let
f(x)=6x2,x0
f1(x)=

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Therefore, the inverse function f1(x) is f1(x)=2.

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Step 1 :The number f1(x) is the value of x such that f(x)=x. Since the function f is defined for x0, we only need to consider this case.

Step 2 :If x0 and f(x)=x, then 6x2=x, which leads to x2+x6=0. This equation factors as (x2)(x+3)=0, so x=2 or x=3. But x=3 does not satisfy x0, so the solution is x=2, which means f1(x)=2.

Step 3 :Therefore, the inverse function f1(x) is f1(x)=2.

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