Given the coordinates for the function below, which of the following arecoordinates for its inverse?Gallons Cost, inof Gas Dollars125151.252.506.2518.7525.0020

Answer :

Given the coordinates for the function:

Gallons of gas Cost, in Dollars

1 1.25

2 2.50

5 6.25

15 18.25

25 25.00

Let's find the coorddinates of the inverse.

To find the coordinats of the inverse, let's find the original function.

Apply the slope-intercept form of a linear function:

y = mx + b

Where m is the rate of change and b is the y-intercept.

To find the rate of change, we have:

[tex]y=\frac{y2-y1}{x2-x1}=\frac{2.50-1.25}{2-1}=\frac{1.25}{1}=1.25[/tex]

To solve for b, we have:

[tex]\begin{gathered} y=1.25x+b \\ \\ 1.25=1.25(1)+b \\ \\ 1.25=1.25+b \\ \\ b=1.25-1.25=0 \end{gathered}[/tex]

The function for the given table is:

y = 1.25x

To find the inverse of the function, let's interchange the variables:

[tex]x=1.25y[/tex]

Solve for y:

Divide both sides by 1.25

[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{x}{1.25}=\frac{1.25y}{1.25} \\ \\ \frac{1}{1.25}x=y \\ \\ 0.8x=y \\ \\ y=0.8x \end{gathered}[/tex]

Therefore, the inverse of the function is:

y = 0.8x

Let's find the coordinates of the inverse function.

When x = 1:

[tex]y=0.8(1)=0.8[/tex]

When x = 2:

[tex]y=0.8(2)=1.6[/tex]

When x = 3:

[tex]y=0.8(3)=2.4[/tex]

When x = 4:

[tex]y=0.8(4)=3.2[/tex]

When x = 5:

[tex]y=0.8(5)=4.0[/tex]

Therefore, the coordinates for the inverse function are:

Gallons of Gas Cost in dollars

1 0.8

2 1.6

3 2.4

4 3.2

5 4.0

ANSWER:

Gallons of Gas Cost in dollars

1 0.8

2 1.6

3 2.4

4 3.2

5 4.0