Find f(1/x) if f(x)=(x−1)/(x+1)

Find \(f\left(\frac1x\right)\)

Question

If

\[ f(x)=\frac{x-1}{x+1} \]

then

\[ f\left(\frac1x\right) \]

is equal to __________.

Solution

Given

\[ f(x)=\frac{x-1}{x+1} \]

Replace \(x\) by \(\frac1x\):

\[ f\left(\frac1x\right) = \frac{\frac1x-1}{\frac1x+1} \]

Simplify numerator and denominator:

\[ = \frac{\frac{1-x}{x}}{\frac{1+x}{x}} \] \[ = \frac{1-x}{1+x} \]

Multiply numerator and denominator by \(-1\):

\[ = -\frac{x-1}{x+1} \]

Final Answer

\[ \boxed{ f\left(\frac1x\right) = -\frac{x-1}{x+1} } \]

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