Here.
We're asked
to use the graph of function f of x.
Graph here in red, to determine the values
here on the right. Notice two of these
involve the function f, and two involve the
inverse of function f. To evaluate f of two, we need to
recognize that this two is the input or the x value for function f. So looking at
the
graph of function f, here's the x value
of positive two. If they go up to
the function, if we go up to
the function, we can use this
point right here to determine
the function value. Notice the x
coordinate is two and the y coordinate
is positive four. The y coordinate is
our function value or the output for the
function when x is two. Therefore, f of
two equals four. Let's also record
this information in this table here for the table of values
four, f of x. When x equals two, the output or function
value is four. Next, we're told
if f of x equals to determine
the value of x, well here two is the output or the y
value of the function. Going back over
to our graph, now we want to find where the y coordinate
equals two. Well, the y coordinate
is equal to two right here
on the y axis. The cords of this
point would be 02, when the function value, or y value is
positive two, the x value or input
is equal to zero. If f of x equals two, then x equals zero. Again, if you want
to record this information in a
table of values, we would have x
equals zero and y or the function value is equal to positive two. Now the reason I
wanted to record this information
in a table is because if we complete a table of values for
the inverse function, it'll help us answer
these last two questions involving the inverse of function f. Remember f and F
inverse
undo each other. If the input
for function is two and the
output is four, then if the input for the inverse function is four, then the output
would
be equal to two. If the input for is zero and the
output is two, then if the input is two for the inverse function, the output would
be zero. We can see these
two functions are undoing each other. Looking at these last two, to evaluate f
inverse of two, we need to recognize
that this two here is the input into
the inverse function. And we want to
determine the output or function value. Looking at this table of values for the
inverse function, notice when the
input is two, or x equals two,
the output is zero, f inverse of two
is equal to zero. If we wanted to find this value using
the graph, we'd have to
recognize that for the inverse function, this y ardor function
value would be the input and the x coordinate or zero would actually be the output.
And that can be a
little tricky at first, and that's why it's
often helpful to record the information about the inverse function in
a different table. Looking at the
last question, if f inverse of
x equals two, meaning if the output
of the inverse function is equal to positive two, we want to determine
the x value. Again, looking
at our table of values for the
inverse function, Notice if the output for the inverse
function is two, the input or x value is equal to positive four. Again, looking
back at the graph, we'd have to
recognize that if f inverse of x equals two, this two here would be the output of
the
inverse function, and the input would
equal this four here. There is one
more important connection I'd
like to make. If we take a look at
this first question and this last question, there is a connection. Notice when the
input into the function f is two, the output is four. If the output of the
inverse function is two, then the input is
equal to four. This information here is the same information we have here in
this first row of these two tables. Then this question
here and this question here are also related
for function. If the output is two,
the input is zero. For the inverse function,
if the input is two, the output is zero. These two questions here emphasize the
relationship between the function from these two rows here. I hope you found
this helpful.