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Chapter 6

Exponential
and
Logarithmic
Functions

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Section 6.2
One-to-One Functions;
Inverse Functions

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Objectives
• Find the Inverse of a Function Defined by an
Equation

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One-to-One Function (1 of 2)

DEFINITION One-to-One
A function is one-to-one if any two different
inputs in the domain correspond to two different
outputs in the range. That is, if x1 and x2 are two
different inputs of a function f, then f is one-to-
one if f(x1) ≠ f(x2).

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One-to-One Function (2 of 2)

The figure illustrates the distinction among one-to-


one functions, functions that are not one-to-one,
and relations that are not functions.

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Example 1: Determining Whether a
Function is One-to-One (1 of 2)
Determine whether the following functions are one-
to-one.
a) For the following function, the domain represents
the ages of five males and the range represents
their HDL (good) cholesterol scores (mg/dL).
The function is not one- Age HDL
to-one because there are 35
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two different inputs, 41 and 45
55
53, that correspond to the 35
53
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same output, 35. 62

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Horizontal-line Test

DEFINITION Horizontal-line Test


If every horizontal line intersects the graph of a
function f in at most one point, then f is one-to-
one.

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Example 2: Using the Horizontal-line
Test (1 of 2)
For each function, use its graph to determine
whether the function is one-to-one.
a) f(x) = x6 b) g(x) = x5
The figure illustrates the
horizontal-line test for f(x) = x6.
The horizontal line y = 1
intersects the graph of f twice, (–1, 1) (1, 1)
at (1, 1) and at (–1, 1), so f is
not one-to-one.
(0, 0)

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Example 2: Using the Horizontal-line
Test (2 of 2)
b) g(x) = x5
The figure illustrates the
horizontal-line test for
g(x) = x5.
Because every
horizontal line
intersects the graph of
g exactly once, the
function g is one-to-one.

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Inverse Function (2 of 2)

In other words,

• f –1(f(x)) = x where x is in the domain of f


• f (f–1 (x)) = x where x is in the domain of f –1

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Procedure for Finding the Inverse of a
One-to-One Function
Step 1: In y = f(x), interchange the variables x
and y to obtain
x = f(y)
This equation defines the inverse function f –1
implicitly.
Step 2: If possible, solve the implicit equation
for y in terms of x to obtain the explicit form of
f –1:
y = f –1(x)
Step 3: Check the result by showing that
f –1(f(x)) = x and f (f–1(x)) = x
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Example 7: Finding the Inverse of a
Function Defined by an Equation (1 of 4)
The function
x 1
f ( x)  x 2
x 2
is one-to-one. Find its inverse function and check
the result.
Step 1: Replace f(x) with y and interchange the
variables x and y in
x 1
y
to obtain x 2
y 1
x
y 2
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Example 7: Finding the Inverse of a
Function Defined by an Equation (2 of 4)
Step 2: Solve for y.
y 1
x
y 2
x( y  2)  y  1 Multiply both sides by y  2.

xy  2 x  y  1 Use the Distributive Property.


Add 2x to both sides; subtract
xy  y 2 x  1 y from both sides.
y ( x  1) 2 x  1 Factor.
2x 1
y Divide by x – 1.
x 1
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Example 7: Finding the Inverse of a
Function Defined by an Equation (3 of 4)
The inverse function is
1 2x 1
f ( x)  x 1 Replace y by f –1.
x 1

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Example 7: Finding the Inverse of a
Function Defined by an Equation (4 of 4)
Step 3: Check  x 1 
2  1
1  1  x 1   x 2 2x  2  x  2
f ( f ( x ))  f    
 x 2 x 1
1
x 1  x  2
x 2
3x
  x x 2
3
2x 1
 2x 1  1 2x 1  x  1
1
f ( f ( x))  f   x  1 

 x 1  2x 1
 2
2x 1  2x  2
x 1
3x
  x x 1
3
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