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Inverse Functions
Find the inverse of each function.
1) g( x) = 3 x + 4 4
2) f ( x) = - -1
x-1

3) f ( x) = 2 x 5 - 3 4) f ( x) =
4
+1
-x + 2

5) g( x) =
2
-1 6) f ( x) = ( x - 2) 3
x

5
7) f ( x) = x-1 +2 8) f ( x) =
2
+1
x+1

State if the given functions are inverses. Use composition to test.

5
9) g( x) =
6-x 10) h(n) = - n + 3
2 f (n) = -(n - 3) 5
12 + x
f ( x) =
3

11) f ( x) =
-4 - x 12) g( x) = - x 3 + 3
4 f ( x) = -2( x - 2) 3
g( x) = -4 x - 4

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13) f (n) = 14) f (n) =
6 3
g(n) = 4n + 8 4 - 3n
h(n) =
2

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15) f (n) = n 3 - 1 16) h( x) = x + 1 + 2
3
h(n) = n + 1 f ( x) = ( x - 3) 5

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Inverse Functions
Find the inverse of each function.
1) g( x) = 3 x + 4 4
2) f ( x) = - -1
1 4 x-1
g -1( x) = x -
3 3 4
f -1( x) = +1
-x - 1

3) f ( x) = 2 x 5 - 3 4) f ( x) =
4
+1
-x + 2
x+3
f -1( x) = 5
4
2 f -1( x) = - +2
x-1

5) g( x) =
2
-1 6) f ( x) = ( x - 2) 3
x 3
f -1( x) = x+2
2
g -1( x) =
x+1

5
7) f ( x) = x-1 +2 8) f ( x) =
2
+1
x+1
f -1( x) = ( x - 2) 5 + 1
2
f -1( x) = -1
x-1

State if the given functions are inverses. Use composition to test.

5
9) g( x) =
6-x 10) h(n) = - n + 3
2 f (n) = -(n - 3) 5
12 + x
f ( x) = Yes
3
No

11) f ( x) =
-4 - x 12) g( x) = - x 3 + 3
4 f ( x) = -2( x - 2) 3
g( x) = -4 x - 4
No
Yes

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13) f (n) = 14) f (n) =
6 3
g(n) = 4n + 8 4 - 3n
h(n) =
No 2
Yes

5
15) f (n) = n 3 - 1 16) h( x) = x + 1 + 2
3
h(n) = n + 1 f ( x) = ( x - 3) 5
Yes No

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