What is the inverse function of f(x)=5x3+4x2+3x+4?

1 Answer
Jan 2, 2016

x=5y3+4y2+3y+4

Explanation:

The simplest way to write the inverse function is to write y in place of f(x) and switch all the xs with ys and the y with x, giving:

x=5y3+4y2+3y+4

This can be written explicitly (in terms of y), but it uses the incredibly cumbersome cubic formula and is overall unhelpful. But, for the sake of interest, it's as follows:

x=(153675y24576y+7900675y+2288)1315(213)+29(213)15(153675y24576y+7900675y+2288)13415

Graph:
![http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=y%3D5x^3%2B4x^2%2B3x%2B4+inverse](useruploads.socratic.org)