Identify whether the given situation represents one-to-one function.

Justify
your answer.
1. The relation pairing the LRN to students one-to-one
2. Sim cards to cellphone numbers one-to-one
3. {(2,2), (4,4), (3,2), (5,7), (1,4)} not
4. {(1,2), (3,4), (5,6), (7,8), (9,10)} one-to-one
Horizontal Line Test is a test used a determine a one-to-one function. All one-
to-one functions satisfy both the vertical and horizontal line tests.

one-to-one not
 Let f be a one-to-one function with domain A and a range B. The inverse of f
denoted by 𝑓 −1 is a function with a domain B and a range A defined by
𝑓 −1 𝑦 = 𝑥, if and only if f(x) = y, for any y in B.
Only one-to-one function has an inverse .

We can find the inverse of a function by following the given steps.

(a) Write the function in the form y = f(x);
(b) Interchange the x and y variables;
(c) Solve for y in terms of x
Find the inverse of the following functions.
1. 𝑓 𝑥 = 3𝑥 + 1
2𝑥+1
3. 𝑓 𝑥 = 3𝑥−4
Solutions: 1. 𝑓 = 2𝑥 + 4 3. 𝑓 = 2𝑥−2
3𝑥+4

2𝑥+1 3𝑥+4
𝑦 = 3𝑥 + 1 𝑦 = 3𝑥−4 𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 4 𝑦 = 2𝑥−2
2𝑦+1 3𝑦+4
𝑥 = 3𝑦 + 1 𝑥 = 3𝑦−4 𝑥 = 2𝑦 + 4 𝑥 = 2𝑦−2
3𝑦 + 1 = 𝑥 𝑥 3𝑦 − 4 = 2𝑦 + 1 2𝑦 + 4 = 𝑥 𝑥 2𝑦 − 2 = 3𝑦 + 4
3𝑦 = 𝑥 − 1 3𝑥𝑦 − 4𝑥 = 2𝑦 + 1 2𝑦 = 𝑥 − 4 2𝑥𝑦 − 2𝑥 = 3𝑦 + 4
3𝑦 𝑥−1 2𝑦 𝑥−4
= 3𝑥𝑦 − 2𝑦 = 4𝑥 + 1 = 2𝑥𝑦 − 3𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 4
3 3 2 2
𝑥−1 𝑥−4
𝑦 = 3 𝑦 3𝑥 − 2 = 4𝑥 + 1 y= 𝑦 2𝑥 − 3 = 2𝑥 + 4
2
𝑥−1 𝑦(3𝑥−2) 4𝑥+1 𝑥−4 𝑦(2𝑥−3) 2𝑥+4
𝑓 −1 𝑥 = = 𝑓 −1 = =
3 3𝑥−2 3𝑥−2 2 2𝑥−3 2𝑥−3
4𝑥+1 2𝑥+4
y= y=
3𝑥−2 2𝑥−3
4𝑥+1 3𝑥+4 2𝑥+4
2. 𝑔 𝑥 = 𝑥 3 − 2 𝑓 −1 (𝑥) =
3𝑥−2
2. 𝑓 = 2
𝑓 −1 =
2𝑥−3
3𝑥+4
𝑦 = 𝑥3 − 2 y= 2
3𝑦+4
𝑥 = 𝑦3 − 2 4. 𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 − 2 𝑥=
2
3𝑦 2𝑥−4
𝑦3 − 2 = 𝑥 not one-to-one 2𝑥 = 3𝑦 + 4 =
3 3
2𝑥−4
𝑦3 = 𝑥 + 2 3𝑦 + 4 = 2𝑥 y=
3
3 2𝑥−4
𝑦= 𝑥+2 3𝑦 = 2𝑥 − 4 𝑓 −1 = 3
3
𝑔−1 (𝑥) = 𝑥+2
Graph the one-to-one function and its inverse. Find the domain and range.

1. 𝑓 𝑥 = 2𝑥 + 1

2𝑥−1
2. 𝑔 𝑥 = 𝑥+3
Graph:

1. 2. 𝟐𝒙 − 𝟏
𝒈 𝒙 =
𝒙+𝟑

−𝟑𝒙 − 𝟏
𝒈−𝟏 𝒙 =
𝒙−𝟐
Table summary: 1. 𝒇 𝒙 = 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟏 −𝟏
𝒙−𝟏
𝒇 𝒙 =
𝟐
Domian All real numbers All real numbers
{𝑥 ∈ 𝑅} {𝑥 ∈ 𝑅}
Range All real numbers All real numbers
{𝑦 ∈ 𝑅} {𝑦 ∈ 𝑅}

2. 𝟐𝒙 − 𝟏 −𝟏
−𝟑𝒙 − 𝟏
𝒈 𝒙 = 𝒈 𝒙 =
𝒙+𝟑 𝒙−𝟐
Domian {𝑥 ∈ 𝑅/𝑥 ≠ −3} {𝑥 ∈ 𝑅/𝑥 ≠ 2}
−∞, −3 ∪ (−3, ∞) −∞, 2 ∪ (2, ∞)
Range {𝑦 ∈ 𝑅/𝑦 ≠ 2} {𝑦 ∈ 𝑅/𝑦 ≠ −3}
−∞, 2 ∪ (2, ∞) −∞, −3 ∪ (−3, ∞)