A scientist is studying a bacterial colony that doubles in size every hour. The function f(x)=2^x models the number of cells, f(x) , after a given number of hours, x. The inverse function, f^-1 , models the number of hours, f^-1 (x) , required for the colony to reach x cells.

Use the graph of function f to identify f^-1 (x) for each x-value in the table. Then plot the points on the coordinate plane to graph the inverse of function f. Recall that for the inverse of a function, the values of the inputs and outputs are reversed.

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