Mark M. answered 09/21/16
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g(x) = (x - 4) / (x - 2)
x = (g-1(x) - 4) / (g-1(x) - 2) form inverse
x(g-1(x) - 2) = g-1(x) - 4 multiply both sides by denominator
xg-1(x) - 2x = g-1(x) - 4 distribute
xg-1(x) = g-1(x) + 2x - 4 add 2x to both sides
xg-1(x) - g-1(x) = 2x - 4 subtract g-1(x) from both sides
g-1(x)(x - 1) = 2x - 4 factor
g-1(x) = (2x - 4) / (x - 1)