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Inverse Functions

Author: Shirley Beil

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Inverse Function Property

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Finding the Inverse Function for f(x) = 25/x^2 where x > 0

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Finding the Inverse Function for f(x) = √(7x-5)

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Finding the Inverse Function for f(x) = √(1-x^2 ), where 0 ≤ x ≤ 1

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Using the Graph of a Function to Draw the Graph of the Inverse

Note - The graphs of y=f(x) and its inverse were meant to cross on the line y=x

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The Horizontal Line Test for One-to-One Functions

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Showing that the Graphs of a Function and its Inverse are Reflections of Each Other Over the Line y=x

I incorrectly said that I was finding the 2 "term" equation for the inverse when I meant the 2 "variable" equation.

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Restricting the Domain of a Function to Obtain a 1-to-1 Function

Note - The graphs of the two inverse functions would have created a parabola opening to the right with vertex (0,5).

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Using Function Graph to Graph Inverse in WebAssign

There is no significance to the correction marks that appear with the two examples. Both inverses are correctly graphed.

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An Inverse Function Example