f 
( 
x 
) 
= 
4 
x 
− 
6 
Replace 
f 
( 
x 
) 
 with 
y 
. 
y 
= 
4 
x 
− 
6 
Interchange the variables. 
x 
= 
4 
y 
− 
6 
Solve for 
y 
. 
Rewrite the equation as 
4 
y 
− 
6 
= 
x 
. 
4 
y 
− 
6 
= 
x 
Add 
6 
 to both sides of the equation. 
4 
y 
= 
x 
+ 
6 
Divide each term by 
4 
 and simplify. 
y 
= 
x 
4 
+ 
3 
2 
Solve for 
y 
 and replace with 
f 
− 
1 
( 
x 
) 
. 
Replace the 
y 
 with 
f 
− 
1 
( 
x 
) 
 to show the final answer. 
f 
− 
1 
( 
x 
) 
= 
x 
4 
+ 
3 
2 
Set up the composite result function. 
g 
( 
f 
( 
x 
) 
) 
Evaluate 
g 
( 
f 
( 
x 
) 
) 
 by substituting in the value of 
f 
 into 
g 
. 
4 
x 
− 
6 
4 
+ 
3 
2 
Simplify terms. 
g 
( 
4 
x 
− 
6 
) 
= 
2 
x 
− 
3 
+ 
3 
2 
Simplify the numerator. 
g 
( 
4 
x 
− 
6 
) 
= 
2 
x 
2 
Cancel the common factor of 
2 
. 
g 
( 
4 
x 
− 
6 
) 
= 
x 
Since 
g 
( 
f 
( 
x 
) 
) 
= 
x 
, 
f 
− 
1 
( 
x 
) 
= 
x 
4 
+ 
3 
2 
 is the inverse of 
f 
( 
x 
) 
= 
4 
x 
− 
6 
. 
f 
− 
1 
( 
x 
) 
= 
x 
4 
+ 
3 
2