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net 2010 | Pre-Calculus | Composition and Inverses | Practice 2010

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Problem 1
Use the property of inverse functions to show that f and g are inverses of one-another.
a)

1+ x
f ( x) =
5
g ( x) = 5 x 1

b)

1 + x5
f ( x) =
2
g ( x) = 5
( 2 x 1)
Problem 2
Describe in a paragraph or two, using full sentences, the Horizontal Line Test and the Vertical Line Test.
Use diagrams to illustrate the use of the test(s) in testing whether or not an inverse is a function.

Problem 3
Suppose you are given the following information:
x f g
-1 4 3
3 5 6
4 -4 9
6 3 8
Determine the following:
a. f 1 ( 4) =
b. f ( g (3) ) =
c. ( f + g ) (3) =
d . ( fg ) (3) =
e. ( g
f ) ( 1) =
e. ( g 1
f ) (6) =

Problem 4

Use algebra to determine if the given function is odd, even, or neither.

f ( x) = x5 x + x3