What function is the inverse of the function \( ? \) \[ f(x)=11 x^{2} \] A. \( s(x)= \pm \frac{\sqrt{11 x}}{x} \), for \( x>0 \) B. \( q(x)= \pm \frac{\sqrt{11 x}}{11} \), for \( x \geq 0 \) C. \( r(x)= \pm \frac{\sqrt{x}}{11} \), for \( x \geq 0 \) D. \( p(x)= \pm \sqrt{11 x} \), for \( x \geq 0 \)
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To find the inverse of the function \( f(x) = 11x^2 \), we start by substituting \( y \) for \( f(x) \), giving us \( y = 11x^2 \). Solving for \( x \) involves isolating \( x \) on one side, which leads to \( x = \pm \sqrt{\frac{y}{11}} \). Since we generally restrict \( x \) to \( x \geq 0 \) for a function to have an inverse, our next step would yield \( x = \frac{\sqrt{y}}{\sqrt{11}} \) or simplified, \( r(y) = \frac{\sqrt{y}}{11} \). Finally, switching \( y \) back to \( x \), the inverse function is \( r(x) = \frac{\sqrt{x}}{11} \) for \( x \geq 0 \). B. \( q(x)= \pm \frac{\sqrt{11 x}}{11} \), for \( x \geq 0 \) is incorrect since we improperly simplified from the functions given; the principal result lies where we observe \( r(x) = \frac{\sqrt{x}}{11} \) for clearly defined reasons in squaring functions.