Problem Set 2: One-to-one and Inverse Functions

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I. Find the domain and range of the following functions. Identify whether the function is one-to-one or not. (12 pts)

One-to-one? One-to-one? One-to-one? One-to-one?

Domain: Domain: Domain: Domain:

Range: Range: Range: Range:

II. Show/Prove that each function is one-to-one. (2 pts each)

𝟏 𝒈(𝒙) = √−𝟐𝟓 − 𝟓𝒙
𝟑 − 𝟐𝒙
𝒇(𝒙) =
𝟐𝟓 + 𝒙

III. Identify the domain and range of each function below and graph its inverse on the same coordinate plane. Draw
the diagonal line 𝒚 = 𝒙 for emphasis. (5 pts each)

Original Function Inverse Original Function Inverse Original Function Inverse

Domain: Domain: Domain: Domain: Domain: Domain:

Range: Range: Range: Range: Range: Range:

III. Find the inverse of each function below. Graph the function and its inverse on the same coordinate plane. Draw
the diagonal line 𝒚 = 𝒙 for emphasis. (3 pts each)
𝑓 = {(−6, 5), (−3, −2), (0, −1), (2, −4), (4, 6)} 𝑓: 𝑓 −1 :
𝑓 −1 = ________________________________________________
III. Find the inverse of each function below. (3 pts each)
−𝟐𝒙 + 𝟐𝟓 𝟑
𝒇(𝒙) = √𝒙 − 𝟓
𝒇(𝒙) =
𝒙−𝟗
Domain: Range: Domain: Range:

Solution: Solution:

𝒇−𝟏 (𝒙) = 𝒇−𝟏 (𝒙) =

Domain: Range: Domain: Range:

𝟐
𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒙 − 𝟔𝒙 + 𝟗, 𝒙≥𝟑 𝟕 𝟐
𝒇(𝒙) = − 𝒙+
𝟏𝟏 𝟗
Domain: Range: Domain: Range:

Solution: Solution:

𝒇−𝟏 (𝒙) = 𝒇−𝟏 (𝒙) =

Domain: Range: Domain: Range:

IV. Show whether each pair of functions are inverses of each other. Use Property 5. (3 pts each)
𝟒 − 𝟏𝟓𝒙 𝟑𝒙 − 𝟒
𝒇(𝒙) = and 𝒈(𝒙) =
𝒙−𝟑 𝒙 − 𝟏𝟓

𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟏𝟒𝒙 + 𝟒𝟗, 𝒙 ≥ 𝟕 and 𝒈(𝒙) = 𝟕 + √𝒙