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Inverse Functions Topic 2.8 Solutions

The document discusses inverse functions, explaining their properties and providing examples of calculations involving inverse functions. It emphasizes that if f and g are inverse functions, their x and y values are switched, and a continuous function must be strictly increasing or decreasing to have an inverse. Several examples illustrate how to find values of functions and their inverses using given tables and graphs.

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Inverse Functions Topic 2.8 Solutions

The document discusses inverse functions, explaining their properties and providing examples of calculations involving inverse functions. It emphasizes that if f and g are inverse functions, their x and y values are switched, and a continuous function must be strictly increasing or decreasing to have an inverse. Several examples illustrate how to find values of functions and their inverses using given tables and graphs.

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Notes: (Topic 2.

8) Inverse Functions – Part II Solutions

Inverse Functions
If f and g are inverse functions, then…

1. g ( x )=f −1 ( x )
2. If ( x , y ) is a point on the graph of f ( x ) , then ( y , x ) is a point on the graph of g ( x ).
3. With inverse functions, all of the x and y values are “switched”, so the graphical behaviors in terms of x and y
will also be switched. For example, the domain of f is the range of f −1.

4. A continuous function will only have an inverse function if it is strictly increasing or strictly decreasing. If a
function changes from increasing to decreasing (or vice versa), it will not pass the horizontal line test and its inverse
relation will not pass the vertical line test as a result.

x −3 −2 0 1 4 6
f (x) 6 3 1 −1 −3 −7
x 6 3 1 −1 −3 −7
g(x) −3 −2 0 1 4 6

Example 1: Let f be a continuous function with selected values in the table below. Let g be the inverse of f , such that
−1
g ( x )=f ( x ) . Find the following values if possible.
a ¿ f ( f ( 0 ) ) =f ( 1 )=−1 b ¿ g (−3 )=4 c ¿ g ( 6 )=−3

d ¿ g ( g (−1 ) )=g ( 1 )=0 e ¿ ( f −1 ∘ f ) (−2 )=f −1 ( 3 )¿ g ( 3 )=−2 f¿f


−1
(−3 )=g (−3 )=4

Graph of k
Example 2: The function k is defined over the interval −4 ≤ x ≤11 as shown above. Let k −1 represent the inverse of k .
a) What is the minimum value of k (x)? −3 What is the minimum value of k −1 ( x)? −4 graphically but this is the
least x–value of k
−1 −1 −1
b) Find k ( 6 ) and k ( 4 ) . k ( 6 )=11 because this is the x–value where k =6
−1
k ( 4 ) =6 because this is the x–value where k =4

Notes: Inverse Functions Topic 2.8 Created by Bryan Passwater


Solutions by Ted Gott tedg20776@[Link]
Graph of f
Example 3: The function f is defined over the interval −2 ≤ x ≤ 8 as shown above. Let f −1 represent the inverse of f .

a) What is the maximum value of f −1 ( x ) ? 8 graphically but this is the maximum x–value of f.

b) Find f −1 (3 ) and f −1 (1 ). −1
f (3 )=2 because this is the x–value where f =3
f −1 (1 )=3 because this is the x–value where f =1

c) What is the domain of f −1? [ −3 , 7 ] because the domain of f −1 is the range of f.

x −5 −1 0 2 5 6
h(x) −3 0 3 5 8 10
x −3 0 3 5 8 10
−1
h (x) −5 −1 0 2 5 6

Graph of g
Example 4: The function g is defined over the interval −3 ≤ x ≤ 10 as shown above. Let g−1 represent the inverse of g.
Values of the increasing function h are given in the table above for selected values of x . Find the following, if possible.

a) g ( h ( 6 ) ) =g ( 10 )=−1 b) g−1 ( h ( 0 ) ) =g−1 ( 3 )=4

c) h−1 ( g ( 8 ) ) =h−1 ( 0 ) =−1 d) h−1 ( g−1 (−1 ) ) =h−1 ( 10 )=6


−1
g (−1 )=10 because this is the x–value
where g=−1

Notes: Inverse Functions Topic 2.8 Created by Bryan Passwater


Solutions by Ted Gott tedg20776@[Link]

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