Function 3 (Inverse and Composite Function)
Function 3 (Inverse and Composite Function)
11
22
2
2 4
33 4
66
4 88
4
55 10
10
Set X Set Y
An inverse function would reverse that
process and map from SetY back into Set X
How do you find the Inverse Function?
• Notation for the inverse function f -1 is read
“f-inverse”
{(-3, 7), (-2, 10), (-1, 12), (0, 15), (1, 10)}
Inverse:
{(-5, 12), (-2, -8), (4, 10), (6, 14), (10, 18)}
Inverse:
** Remember functions have to pass the vertical line test!
***Remember for functions to have an inverse function they have to
pass the horizontal line test!
How do you find an Equation for the Inverse
Function?
• Notation for the inverse function f is read
-1
“f-inverse”
1. x = -2y – 7
2. y = x + 7
-2
3.f -1(x) = x + 7
-2
How do you find an equation for the inverse
function?
Ex: (a)Find the inverse of f(x)=x5.
(b) Is f -1(x) a function?
Yes , f -1(x) is
a function.
How do you find an equation for the inverse
function?
Ex: f(x)=2x2-4 Determine whether f -1(x) is a
function, then find the inverse equation.
y = 2x2-4
x = 2y2-4
x+4 = 2y2
x4
y2
2
x4
y
2
1
f (x) is not a function.
-1
OR y x2
2
*Later we will talk about how you can make this a function.
How do you find an equation for the inverse
function?
Ex: g(x)=2x3
y=2x3
x=2y3
x
y3
2
x
3 y
2
x
y 3
2
3
4x
Inverse is a function! y
2
How to determine inverse function?
Find the inverse, if it exists, of
f (x) = 3x2 + 2
= x-6+6 = x-2+2
=x =x
• Consider
• f(3) = 27 and f -1(27) = 3
• Thus, f(f -1(27)) = 27
• and f -1(f(3)) = 3