Inverse of Root

Algebra Level 2

The inverse function of y = x 3 + 6 y=\sqrt{x-3}+6 is y = x 2 + a x + b ( x c ) , y=x^2+ax+b \quad (x\geq c), where a a , b b and c c are constants. What is a + b + c ? a+b+c?

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It's more intuitive (at least for most people) if we swap the letters x x and y y on our relation before starting the calculation, we get x = y 3 + 6 x=\sqrt{y-3}+6 . We do this because on the inverse function the the roles are interchanged, hence now the task is to clear the variable x x

x = y 3 + 6 ( x 6 ) 2 = y 3 x 2 12 x + 39 = y x=\sqrt{y-3}+6 \\ (x-6)^2=y-3 \\ x^2-12x+39=y

Looking at the first equation (or the graph) it's clear that the smallest value x x can take is 6 6 when the square root is 0 0 , hence a + b + c = 6 12 + 39 = 33 a+b+c=6-12+39=33

how you find a=6? and c=39?

Lakshman Patel - 1 year, 9 months ago

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