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1.7 Inverse Functions
1.7 Inverse Functions
Functions
Objectives
1. determine whether a function is one-
to-one
2. if not, restrict its domain to make it
one-to-one
3. find its inverse.
One-to-one
functions
A function f is one-to-one if for
all distinct ,
X1
Y1
X2
Y2
X3
Y3
Y4
One-to-one
Functions
Horizontal Line Test
2 3
4
2
1
1
2
2 1 O 1 2 3 4 x 4 3 2 1 O 1 2 3 4 x
1
10 8 6 4 2 O 2 4 6 x
1
2
3
2 2
4
3
4
4
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How about
y
4
1
y
y
3
2
x 4
1
y 2
1
3
x
0
1
2
2
1
3
4
0
4 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 3 4 x
Some rationals
3
are one-to-one. 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 x
Restricting the
domain
not one-to-one on 4
restricted domain: 2
4 3 2 1 O 1 2
Restricting the
Example
domain yy
g x 4 x 2
44
not one-to-one on 33
22
restricted domain:
0, 2 11
or 2, 0 4
4 3
3 2
2 1
1 O
O 11 22
Inverse
Functions
If f is a one-to-one function consisting
of ordered pairs , then there is an in
verse function that consists of ordered pa
irs
An Analogy:
Function
x f f(x)
An Analogy:
Inverse function
x f -1 y
Inverse
Functions
Properties
4 3 2 1 O 1 2 3 4 xx
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Finding the
inverse
i. Let .
ii. Interchange x and y
iii.Solve for y in terms of x
iv.The result is the expression fo
r the inverse function
Example 1.
Example 2.
g 1
g ( x)
Example 2.
Sketch the graph of
g and g-1 in one
Cartesian plane.
y
4 3 2 1 O 1 2 3 4 x
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Quiz 5.
2x 1
Given h x
1
, find h .
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