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\ (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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Tunk-Fey Ariawan
Mar 2, 2014

The inverse function of y = x 3 + 6 y=\sqrt{x-3}+6 can be written as \begin{aligned} y&=\sqrt{x-3}+6\quad\quad\quad\tag1\\ y-6&=\sqrt{x-3}\\ (y-6)^2&=x-3\\ y^2-12y+36&=x-3\\ x&=y^2-12y+39\\ f^{-1}(x)&=x^2-12x+39\quad\quad\quad\tag2 \end{aligned} Based on the last equation, we can obtain that a = 12 a=-12 and b = 39 b=39 . To obtain value of c c , take a look equation ( 1 ) (1) . The minimum value of x x such that y R y\in\mathbb{R} is equal to 3 3 , therefore the minimum value of y y is equal to 6 6 . Since in inverse function y y becomes x x (see equation ( 2 ) (2) ), then, from the given condition x c x\ge c , the minimum value of c c is equal to 6 6 . Thus, the possible value of a + b + c a+b+c based on the given options is 12 + 39 + 6 = 33 -12+39+6=\boxed{33} .


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