Find or Apply an Inverse Function Formula

The question asks to find the explicit inverse function f⁻¹(x), evaluate f⁻¹ at a specific point, or use a given relationship involving the inverse to determine an unknown constant.

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Let $a$ be a non-zero real number, and $b$ and $c$ be real numbers. For the function $f(x) = ax + b$ defined on the set of real numbers and its inverse function $f^{-1}$,
$$\begin{aligned} & \lim_{x \rightarrow b} \frac{f(x)}{f^{-1}(x)} = c \\ & f(1) = 3 \end{aligned}$$
are given. Accordingly, what is the sum of the different values that $c$ can take?
A) 6 B) 7 C) 10 D) 11 E) 14