Problem

Find the inverse of the given one-to-one function f. Give the domain and the range of f and of f1, and graph both f and f1 on the same set of axes.
f(x)=x+1x4

The inverse function, f1(x)=.
The domain of f is .
(Type your answer in interval notation.)
The domain of f1 is .
(Type your answer in interval notation.)
The range of f is .
(Type your answer in interval notation.)
The range of f1 is .
(Type your answer in interval notation.)

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The range of f1 is (,4)(4,)

Steps

Step 1 :Replace f(x) with y to get y=x+1x4

Step 2 :Swap x and y to get x=y+1y4

Step 3 :Solve for y to find the inverse function: f1(x)=4x+1x1

Step 4 :The domain of f is all real numbers except for the value that makes the denominator zero, so the domain of f is (,4)(4,)

Step 5 :The range of f is all real numbers except for the value that f(x) approaches as x approaches the value excluded from the domain, so the range of f is (,0)(0,)

Step 6 :The domain and range of f1 are the range and domain of f, respectively, so the domain of f1 is (,0)(0,) and the range of f1 is (,4)(4,)

Step 7 :The inverse function, f1(x), is 4x+1x1

Step 8 :The domain of f is (,4)(4,)

Step 9 :The domain of f1 is (,0)(0,)

Step 10 :The range of f is (,0)(0,)

Step 11 :The range of f1 is (,4)(4,)

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