Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 1 - Functions - 1.3 Inverse, Exponential, and Logarithmic Functions - 1.3 Exercises - Page 35: 17

Answer

$(-\infty,5)\cup(5,\infty)$

Work Step by Step

We are given the function: $f(x)=\dfrac{1}{x-5}$ We graph the function. The domain of $f$ is $(-\infty,5)\cup(5,\infty)$. The range of $f$ is $(-\infty,0)\cup(0,\infty)$. Using the Horizontal Line Test we notice that any horizontal line (except $y=0$) intersects the graph in one point. Therefore the function $f$ has an inverse on $(-\infty,5)\cup(5,\infty)$.
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