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Interpreting the Inverse of a Tabular Function

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A function f(t) f \left(t\right) is given in the table, showing distance in miles that a car has traveled in t t minutes. Find and interpret f −1 (70). f^{- 1} \left(70\right) .

t(minutes) t (\text{minutes}) 30 50 70 90
f( t )(miles) f \left(t\right) (\text{miles}) 20 40 60 70

OpenStax Algebra and Trigonometry 2e, 3.7 Inverse Functions, exercise 16

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