Graphs and Their Inverses
Graphs and Their Inverses
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mxe2lX1htNk
To decide if a graph is a function or not, we draw a vertical line through it. If It cuts more than once –
the graph is not a function
Decide whether the following graphs are functions or not and give a reason for your answer:
Yes – the vertical line test cuts No, the vertical line test cuts Yes, the vertical line test
the graph only once the graph twice cuts the graph only once
The horizontal line test tells us if a function is a one-to-one function (Only one x value for every y
value) or a many-to-one function (more than one x value for every y value) We draw a horizontal line
through the function
In Grade 11 you have done a reflection in the 𝑥 – 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠:
R4
Watch the following video link to have a better concept of inverse graphs:
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/x2f8bb11595b61c86:functions/x2f8bb11595b61c86:i
nverse-functions-intro/v/introduction-to-function-inverses
As we said above, the inverse is the reflection along the line 𝑦 = 𝑥, which means the x and y- values
swop. So when we are dealing with an equation of a graph we do exactly that:
Straight line
Parabola
Hyperbola
Exponential
Page 51 Exercise 4, 1 a – d
We are going to focus on two graphs and their inverses. The first of which, is the exponential graph .
Increasing function
Decreasing function
inverse of a parabola
Is the inverse that we found for the parabola a function?
We now have to make a plan to ensure that the inverse that we are working with can still be
considered a function. That is why we restrict the domain of the function.
Page 46 Exercise 3 no 2
Practice the following questions from you resource pack: