GENERAL MATHEMATICS

WEEK 4
INVERSE FUNCTIONS
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 ONE-TO-ONE FUNCTIONS
A function is said to be ONE-
TO-ONE if for every element in the
range there exists only one element
in the domain.
EXAMPLES

Is the function
one-to-one?
YES
!
EXAMPLES

Is g(x) still a
the function
function?
one-to-one?
YES
NO
!
EXAMPLES
Does
Is the
it relation mapping
still a
illustrates one-to-one
function?
function?

NO
 EXAMPLES

{(-3, 4), (-2, -1), (0,3), (1, 5)}

Does the
the relation
functionillustrates
illustratesa function?
one-to-one
function?
YES
 EXAMPLES

{(-3, 0), (5, -1), (0,-3), (4, 5)}

Does the
the relation
functionillustrates
illustratesa function?
one-to-one
function?
YES
 VERTICAL LINE TEST

A relation is a function if a vertical

line drawn through its graph, passes
through only one point.
 HORIZONTAL LINE TEST

A function is one-to-one if a horizontal

line drawn through its graph, passes
through only one point.
 NOT A
FUNCTION
 NOT
FUNCTION
ONE-TO-
ONE
FUNCTION
ONE-TO-
ONE
FUNCTION
ONE-TO-
ONE
 INVERSE FUNCTIONS
If f is a function consisting of ordered
pairs (x, y), then there is a relation
called the inverse of f, whose elements
are the ordered pairs (y, x).
 INVERSE FUNCTIONS
If f is a function consisting of ordered
pairs (x, y), then there is a relation
called the inverse of f, whose elements
are the ordered pairs (y, x).
REAL LIFE EXAMPLES OF INVERSE
FUNCTIONS

The function f is the name of each

character, x, from SpongeBob
SquarePants.
 REAL LIFE EXAMPLES OF INVERSE FUNCTIONS
The function f is the name of each character, x, from SpongeBob
SquarePants.

Patrick Star

Mr. Krabs

SpongeBob
SquarePants
Squidward
 REAL LIFE EXAMPLES OF INVERSE FUNCTIONS
The inverse function is the character from SpongeBob SquarePants
for each name (x).

SpongeBob
SquarePants
Patrick Star

Squidward

Mr. Krabs
 Determining the inverse of f
Example 1: Given , find the inverse of f.
Step 1: Change f(x) to y. Step 3: Solve for y in terms of x.

Step 2: Interchange x and y.

Step 4: Change y to .
 Determining the inverse of f
Example 2: Given f, find the inverse of f.
Step 1: Change f(x) to y. Step 3: Solve for y in terms of x.

Step 2: Interchange x and y.

Step 4: Change y to .
 Determining the inverse of f
Example 3: a. Given , find the .
Step 1: Change g(x) to y. Step 3: Solve for y in terms of x.

Step 2: Interchange x and y.

Step 4: Change y to .
 Graphing Inverse Functions
Example 3: b. Graph, and .
Step 1: Determine the table of values for each function.
x 0 1 2 3 4
g(x)
{(0, -1), (1, 0), (2, 3), (3, 8), (4, 15)}
x -2 -1 0 1 3
g-1(x)

{(-1, 0), (0, 1), (1, 1.414), (3, 2)}

Step 2: Plot each point on a Cartesian Plane and graph the function.
 Domain and Range of Inverse Functions
Example 3: c. Find the domain and range of , and .
 Determining the inverse of f
Example 4: a. Given , find the .
Step 1: Change f(x) to y. Step 3: Solve for y in terms of x.

Step 2: Interchange x and y.

Step 4: Change y to .
 Finding asymptotes.
Example 4: b. Find the vertical and horizontal asymptotes
of , and .
Step 1: Find the vertical asymptote of each functions.
To find the vertical asymptote of a function, just equate the
denominator to zero (0).
 Finding asymptotes.
Example 4: b. Find the vertical and horizontal asymptotes
of , and .
Step 2: Find the horizontal asymptote of each functions.
To find the horizontal asymptote of a function, just divide the
numerical coefficient of x in the numerator by the numerical
coefficient of x in the denominator.
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