EXPLORING INVERSE,

ECXPONENTIAL, AND
LOGARITHMIC
FUNCTIONS
Lesson 1: INVERSE FUNCTION

DEFINITION: LET A FUNCTION f BE A ONE-TO-ONE FUNCTION. THEN,

THE INVERSE FUNCTION f-1 IS THE SET OF ORDERED PAIRS OBTAINED
FROM f BY INTERCHANGING THE FIRST AND SECOND ELEMENTS OF
EACH ORDERED PAIR.
SHOWING THAT TWO FUNCTIONS ARE
INVERSES
• TWO FUNCTIONS f(x) AND g(x) ARE INVERSE FUNCTIONS IF, AND ONLY IF,
1.FOR EACH x IN THE DOMAIN OF g, g(x) IS IN THE DOMAIN OF f AND
2.FOR EACH x AND THE DOMAIN OF f, f(x) IS IN THE DOMAIN OF g AND ‘/’’