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Section 1.5: Inverse Functions

 Inverses of One-to-One Functions

Inverses of One-to-One Functions

Definition of a One-to-One Function:

Example:

Solution:

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Solution:

Horizontal Line Test:

Example:

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The Inverse of a One-to-One Function:

Example:

Solution:

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A Technique for Finding the Inverse of a One-to-One

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Example:

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The Graphs of f and f -1:

Example:

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Additional Example 2:

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Additional Example 3:

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Additional Example 4:

Solution:

Additional Example 5:

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Additional Example 6:

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Determine whether each of the following graphs 11. g  x   x  4

represents a one-to-one function. Explain your answer.
1
1. y 12. h  x    3
x

13. f  x     x  2  1
2
x

14. g  x   x  6

2. y

Answer the following.

x
15. If a function f is one-to-one, then the inverse
function, f 1 , can be graphed by either of the
following methods:
3. y
(a) Interchange the ____ and ____ values.
(b) Reflect the graph of f over the line
x y  ____ .

16. The domain of f is equal to the __________ of

4. y
f 1 , and the range of f is equal to the
__________ of f 1.
x

A table of values for a one-to-one function y  f  x  is

y
given. Complete the table for y  f 1  x  .
5.

17. x f  x x f 1  x 
3 4 4
x
2 7 2
6. y
4 5 5
5 0 0
0 3
x

18. x f  x x f 1  x 
For each of the following functions, sketch a graph 5 9 5
and then determine whether the function is one-to-one. 5 5
4
7. f  x   2x  3 6 3 6
8 2 8
8. g  x   x2  5
2 6

h  x    x  2
3
9.

10. f  x   x3  2

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For each of the following graphs:
(a) State the domain and range of f .
(b) Sketch f 1 .
(c) State the domain and range of f 1 .
19.
Answer the following. Assume that f is a one-to-one
function.
23. If f  4  5, find f 1  5 .
24. If f  6   2, find f 1  2  .
 y


25. If f 1  3  7, find f  7  .
x

26. If f 1  6   8, find f  8 .

     


f
27. If f  3  9 and f (9)  5, find f 1 9  .





28. If f  5  4 and f (2)  5, find f 1 5 .

29. If f  4   2, find f  f 1  2   .
20. 
y

 30. If f 1  5  3, find f 1  f  3  .



 f

Answer the following. Assume that f and g are defined
 for all real numbers.
x
     

 31. If f and g are inverse functions, f  2   3 and

f  4   2 , find g  2  .

32. If f and g are inverse functions, f  7   10 and

f 10   1 , find g 10  .
21. y

f 33. If f and g are inverse functions, f  5   8 and



f  9   3 , find g  f  3  .



34. If f and g are inverse functions, f  1  6 and
f  7   8 , find f  g  6   .
x
     



For each of the following functions, write an equation

for the inverse function y  f 1  x  .
 y
22.
f  35. f  x   5 x  3



36. f  x   4 x  7
x

3  2x
     

 37. f  x  
8


6x  5
38. f  x  
4

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39. f  x   x 2  1 , where x  0
57. If f  x  is a function that represents the amount
40. f  x   5  x , where x  0
2 of revenue (in dollars) by selling x tickets, then
what does f 1  500  represent?
41. f  x   4 x3  7
58. If f  x  is a function that represents the area of a
42. f  x   2 x3  1 circle with radius x, then what does f 1 80 
represent?
3
43. f  x  
x2

5
A function is said to be one-to-one provided that the
44. f  x   following holds for all x1 and x2 in the domain of f :
7x
If f  x1   f  x2  , then x1  x2 .
2x  3
45. f  x  
x4 Use the above definition to determine whether or not
the following functions are one-to-one. If f is not one-
3  8x to-one, then give a specific example showing that the
46. f  x  
x5 condition f  x1   f  x2  fails to imply that x1  x2 .

47. f  x   7  2 x 59. f  x   5 x  3

48. f  x   2  6 x  5 60. f  x   x3  5

61. f  x   x  4
Use the Property of Inverse Functions to determine
whether each of the following pairs of functions are
inverses of each other. Explain your answer. 62. f  x   x  4

49. f  x   4 x  1 ; g  x   14 x  1
63. f  x   x  4

x2
50. f  x   2  3x ; g  x  1
3 64. f  x    4
x
4 x
51. f  x   ; g  x   4  5x 65. f  x   x 2  3
5

66. f  x    x  3
2
1
52. f  x   2 x  5 ; g  x 
2x  5

53. f  x   x3  2 ; g  x  3 x  2

54. f  x   5 x  7 ; g  x   x  7
5

5 5
55. f  x   ; g  x 
x x

56. f  x   x 2  9 , where x  0 ;
g  x  x  9

Answer the following.

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