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Inverse function problems

The document contains exercises related to functions and their inverses, including determining if pairs of functions are inverses, interchanging variables to find inverses, and sketching graphs of functions and their inverses. It also includes practical applications of function notation for temperature conversions and measurements. The exercises emphasize understanding linear functions, their inverses, and the relationship between their domains and ranges.

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Inverse function problems

The document contains exercises related to functions and their inverses, including determining if pairs of functions are inverses, interchanging variables to find inverses, and sketching graphs of functions and their inverses. It also includes practical applications of function notation for temperature conversions and measurements. The exercises emphasize understanding linear functions, their inverses, and the relationship between their domains and ranges.

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1.

5
c) y e) y
4 4
2 2
x x
!4 !2 0 2 4 !4 !2 0 2 4
!2 !2
!4 !4

d) y f) y
4
4
2
2
x x
!4 !2 0 2 4 !4 !2 0 2 4
!2 !2
!4 !4

3. Determine whether each pair of functions described in words are inverses.


a) f : Multiply by 3, then add 1; g : Divide by 3, then subtract 1.
b) f : Multiply by 5, then subtract 2; g : Add 2, then divide by 5.
4. For each linear function, interchange x and y. Then solve for y to determine
the inverse.
a) y 5 4x 2 3 c) 3x 1 4y 5 6
1
b) y 5 2 2 x d) 2y 2 10 5 5x
2

PRACTISING
5. Determine the inverse of each linear function by reversing the operations.
a) f (x) 5 x 2 4 c) f (x) 5 5x e) f (x) 5 6 2 5x
1 3
b) f (x) 5 3x 1 1 d) f (x) 5 x21 f ) f (x) 5 x 1 2
2 4
6. Determine the inverse of each linear function by interchanging the variables.
a) f (x) 5 x 1 7 c) f (x) 5 5 e) f (x) 5 x
1 x23
b) f (x) 5 2 2 x d) f (x) 5 2 x 2 2 f ) f (x) 5
5 4
7. Sketch the graph of each function in questions 5 and 6, and sketch its
inverse. Is each inverse linear? Is each inverse a function? Explain.

NEL Introduction to Functions 47


8. For each function, determine the inverse, sketch the graphs of the function
K and its inverse, and state the domain and range of both the function and its
inverse. In each case, how do the domain and range of the function compare
with the domain and range of the inverse?
a) 5 (21, 2), (1, 4), (2, 6), (3, 8)6 c) f (x) 5 1 2 3x
b) d) y
!4 4
3
!2
6 2
1 x
5 8
!4 !2 0 2 4
!2
!4

9. a) Determine f 21
for the linear function f (x) 5 5x 2 2.
b) Graph f and f 21 on the same axes.
c) Explain how you can tell that f 21 is also a linear function.
d) State the coordinates of any points that are common to both f and f 21.
e) Compare the slopes of the two lines.
f) Repeat parts (a) to (e) for g(x) 5 2 12x 1 3, h(x) 5 2x 2 1,
p(x) 5 6 2 x, and q(x) 5 2.
10. For g(t) 5 3t 2 2, determine each value.
g(13) 2 g(7)
a) g(13) c) e) g21 (7)
13 2 7
g21 (13) 2 g21 (7)
b) g(7) d) g21 (13) f)
13 2 7
11. Explain what parts (c) and (f ) represent in question 10.

12. The formula for converting a temperature in degrees Celsius into degrees
A Fahrenheit is F 5 95C 1 32. Shirelle, an American visitor to Canada, uses a
simpler rule to convert from Celsius to Fahrenheit: Double the Celsius
temperature, then add 30.
a) Use function notation to write an equation for this rule. Call the
function f and let x represent the temperature in degrees Celsius.
b) Write f 21 as a rule. Who might use this rule?
c) Determine f 21 (x).
d) One day, the temperature was 14 °C. Use function notation to express
this temperature in degrees Fahrenheit.
e) Another day, the temperature was 70 °F. Use function notation to
express this temperature in degrees Celsius.
13. Ben, another American visitor to Canada, uses this rule to convert
centimetres to inches: Multiply by 4 and then divide by 10. Let the
function g be the method for converting centimetres to inches, according to
Ben’s rule.
a) Write g21 as a rule.
b) Describe a situation in which the rule for g21 might be useful.

48 Chapter 1 NEL

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