What is the inverse function of f(x) = x+1/x

Verified Answer :

\(f^{-1} (x)= \frac{1}{x-1}\)

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Answer:  The required inverse function is given by

\(f^{-1}(x)=\dfrac{1}{x-1}.\)

Step-by-step explanation:  We are given to find the inverse function of the following function :

\(f(x)=\dfrac{x+1}{x}~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(i)\)

Let us consider that

f(x) = y, which gives that

\(x=f^{-1}(y).\)

From equation (i), we have

\(f(x)=\dfrac{x+1}{x}\\\\\\\Rightarrow y=\dfrac{f^{-1}(y)+1}{f^{-1}(y)}\\\\\\\Rightarrow yf^{-1}(y)=f^{-1}(y)+1\\\\\Rightarrow yf^{-1}(y)-f^{-1}(y)=1\\\\\Rightarrow (y-1)f^{-1}(y)=1\\\\\Rightarrow f^{-1}(y)=\dfrac{1}{y-1}.\)

Thus, the required inverse function is given by

\(f^{-1}(x)=\dfrac{1}{x-1}.\)