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 Forming inverse functions.
We need to reverse the function machine
and use the inverse operations.

𝑓 ( 𝑥 )=4 𝑥 − 5

𝑥 ×4 4 𝑥 −5 4 𝑥 −5

𝑥 +5
4 ÷ 4 𝑥+5 +5 𝑥

−1 𝑥 +5
𝑓 ( 𝑥 )=¿
4
 Forming inverse functions.
We need to reverse the function machine
YOUR TURN
and use the inverse operations.

𝑓 ( 𝑥 )=4 𝑥 − 5 𝑓 ( 𝑥 )=2 𝑥 − 3

𝑥 ×4 4 𝑥 −5 4 𝑥 −5 𝑥 ×2 2 𝑥 −3 2 𝑥 −3

𝑥 +5 𝑥 +3
4 ÷ 4 𝑥+5 +5 𝑥 2 ÷ 2 𝑥+3 +3 𝑥

−1 𝑥 +5 −1 𝑥 +3
𝑓 ( 𝑥 )=¿ 𝑓 ( 𝑥 )=¿
4 2
 Forming inverse functions.
We need to reverse the function machine
and use the inverse operations.

𝑥
𝑓 ( 𝑥 )= − 4
5

𝑥 𝑥
𝑥 ÷5 5 −4 5
−4

5(𝑥+ 4) ×5 𝑥+ 4 +4 𝑥

𝑓 −1
( 𝑥 )=¿ 5 𝑥+20
 Forming inverse functions.
We need to reverse the function machine
YOUR TURN
and use the inverse operations.

𝑥 𝑥
𝑓 ( 𝑥 )= − 4 𝑓 ( 𝑥 )= −1
5 6

𝑥 𝑥 𝑥 𝑥
𝑥 ÷5 5 −4 5
−4 𝑥 ÷6 6 −1 6
−1

5(𝑥+ 4) ×5 𝑥+ 4 +4 𝑥 6 (𝑥 +1) ×6 𝑥+1 +1 𝑥

𝑓 −1
( 𝑥 )=¿ 5 𝑥+20 𝑓 −1
( 𝑥 )=¿ 6 𝑥+6
 Forming inverse functions.
We need to reverse the function machine
and use the inverse operations.

𝑥−3
𝑓 ( 𝑥 )=
7

𝑥−3
𝑥 −3 𝑥 −3 ÷ 7
7

7 𝑥+3 +3 7 𝑥 ×7 𝑥

𝑓 −1
( 𝑥 )=¿ 7 𝑥+3
 Forming inverse functions.
We need to reverse the function machine
YOUR TURN
and use the inverse operations.

𝑥−3 𝑥−2
𝑓 ( 𝑥 )= 𝑓 ( 𝑥 )=
7 5

𝑥−3 𝑥−2
𝑥 −3 𝑥 −3 ÷ 7 𝑥 −2 𝑥 −2 ÷ 5
7 5

7 𝑥+3 +3 7 𝑥 ×7 𝑥 5 𝑥+2 +2 5 𝑥 ×5 𝑥

𝑓 −1
( 𝑥 )=¿ 7 𝑥+3 𝑓 −1
( 𝑥 )=¿ 5 𝑥+2
 Forming composite functions.
We need to substitute one function
into another and simplify.

𝑓 ( 𝑥 )=3 𝑥
𝑣 ( 𝑥 )=2 𝑥+ 5

𝑣𝑓 ( 𝑥 ) =?
Substitute into

𝑣𝑓 ( 𝑥 ) =2 ( 3 𝑥 ) +5

𝑣𝑓 ( 𝑥 ) =6 𝑥+5
 Forming composite functions.
We need to substitute one function
YOUR TURN
into another and simplify.

𝑓 ( 𝑥 )=3 𝑥 𝑘 ( 𝑥 )=4 𝑥
𝑣 ( 𝑥 )=2 𝑥+ 5 𝑤 ( 𝑥 ) =3 𝑥 −6

𝑣𝑓 ( 𝑥 ) =? 𝑤𝑘 ( 𝑥 ) =?
Substitute into Substitute into

𝑣𝑓 ( 𝑥 ) =2 ( 3 𝑥 ) +5 𝑤𝑘 ( 𝑥 ) =3 ( 4 𝑥 ) −6

𝑣𝑓 ( 𝑥 ) =6 𝑥+5 𝑤𝑘 ( 𝑥 ) =12 𝑥 −6
 Forming composite functions.
We need to substitute one function
into another and simplify.

𝑔 ( 𝑥 )=3 𝑥+ 3
h ( 𝑥 ) =2 𝑥 − 4

𝑔h ( 𝑥 )=?
Substitute into

𝑔h ( 𝑥 )=3 ( 2 𝑥 − 4 )+ 3

𝑔h ( 𝑥 )=6 𝑥 − 12+ 3

𝑔h ( 𝑥 )=6 𝑥 − 9
 Forming composite functions.
We need to substitute one function
YOUR TURN
into another and simplify.

𝑔 ( 𝑥 )=3 𝑥+ 3 𝑐 ( 𝑥 )=4 𝑥 −5
h ( 𝑥 ) =2 𝑥 − 4 𝑏 ( 𝑥 ) =3 𝑥 −3

𝑔h ( 𝑥 )=? 𝑐𝑏 ( 𝑥 ) =?
Substitute into Substitute into

𝑔h ( 𝑥 )=3 ( 2 𝑥 − 4 )+ 3 𝑐𝑏 ( 𝑥 ) =4 ( 3 𝑥 −3 ) −5

𝑔h ( 𝑥 )=6 𝑥 − 12+ 3 𝑐𝑏 ( 𝑥 ) =12 𝑥 − 12− 5

𝑔h ( 𝑥 )=6 𝑥 − 9 𝑐𝑏 ( 𝑥 ) =12 𝑥 − 17
 Forming composite functions.
We need to substitute one function
YOUR TURN
into another and simplify.

𝑔 ( 𝑥 )=3 𝑥+ 3 𝑧 ( 𝑥 ) =3 𝑥+ 4
h ( 𝑥 ) =2 𝑥 − 4

𝑔h ( 𝑥 )=? 𝑧𝑧 ( 𝑥 )=?
Substitute into Substitute into

𝑔h ( 𝑥 )=3 ( 2 𝑥 − 4 )+ 3 𝑧𝑧 ( 𝑥 )=3 ( 3 𝑥 +4 ) +4

𝑔h ( 𝑥 )=6 𝑥 − 12+ 3 𝑧𝑧 ( 𝑥 )=9 𝑥 +12+ 4

𝑔h ( 𝑥 )=6 𝑥 − 9 𝑧𝑧 ( 𝑥 )=9 𝑥 +16

 Hints Functions to Use
Inverse Functions Composite Functions 𝑎 ( 𝑥 )=𝑥+ 4 𝑒 ( 𝑥 )=2 𝑥+5
𝑥
𝑓 ( 𝑥 )= − 4
5 𝑔 ( 𝑥 )=3 𝑥+ 3 𝑥
𝑏 ( 𝑥)=
3 𝑓 ( 𝑥 )=4 𝑥 − 2
÷5 −4 h ( 𝑥 ) =2 𝑥 − 4
𝑔h ( 𝑥 )=? 𝑥+3 4 𝑥 +2
𝑐 ( 𝑥 )= 𝑔 ( 𝑥 )=
× 5 +4 2 3
𝑓 −1 ( 𝑥 )=¿ Substitute into 𝑥
𝑑 ( 𝑥 )=
2
+1 h ( 𝑥 ) =𝑥 2+6
Inverse Composite
𝑥+ 4
𝑎−1 ( 𝑥 )=¿ 𝑏− 1 ( 𝑥 ) =3 𝑥 𝑏𝑎 ( 𝑥 )= 𝑎𝑎 ( 𝑥 ) =𝑥+8
3
𝑐 −1 ( 𝑥 )=¿ 𝑑 −1 ( 𝑥 ) =2 𝑥 −2 2 𝑥+5 𝑥
𝑏𝑒 ( 𝑥 )= 𝑑𝑎 ( 𝑥 ) = +3
3 2
−1 𝑥 −5 −1 𝑥+ 2
𝑒 ( 𝑥 )= 𝑓 ( 𝑥 )=
2 4
𝑒𝑓 ( 𝑥 )=8 𝑥 +1 𝑑𝑓 ( 𝑥 )=2 𝑥
3 𝑥+2
h− 1 ( 𝑥 )=√ 𝑥 −6 8 𝑥 +22 16 𝑥+14
−1
𝑔 ( 𝑥 )=
4 𝑔𝑒 ( 𝑥 )= 𝑔𝑔 ( 𝑥 )=
3 9
 Hints Functions to Use
Inverse Functions Composite Functions 𝑎 ( 𝑥 )=𝑥+ 4 𝑒 ( 𝑥 )=2 𝑥+5
𝑥
𝑓 ( 𝑥 )= − 4
5 𝑔 ( 𝑥 )=3 𝑥+ 3 𝑥
𝑏 ( 𝑥)=
3 𝑓 ( 𝑥 )=4 𝑥 − 2
÷5 −4 h ( 𝑥 ) =2 𝑥 − 4
𝑔h ( 𝑥 )=? 𝑥+3 4 𝑥 +2
𝑐 ( 𝑥 )= 𝑔 ( 𝑥 )=
× 5 +4 2 3
𝑓 −1 ( 𝑥 )=¿ Substitute into 𝑥
𝑑 ( 𝑥 )=
2
+1 h ( 𝑥 ) =𝑥 2+6
Inverse Composite
𝑥+ 4
𝑎 −1 ( 𝑥 )=𝑥 − 4 𝑏− 1 ( 𝑥 ) =3 𝑥 𝑏𝑎 ( 𝑥 )= 𝑎𝑎 ( 𝑥 ) =𝑥+8
3
𝑐 −1 ( 𝑥 )=2 𝑥 − 3 𝑑 −1 ( 𝑥 ) =2 𝑥 −2 2 𝑥+5 𝑥
𝑏𝑒 ( 𝑥 )= 𝑑𝑎 ( 𝑥 ) = +3
3 2
−1 𝑥 −5 −1 𝑥+ 2
𝑒 ( 𝑥 )= 𝑓 ( 𝑥 )=
2 4
𝑒𝑓 ( 𝑥 )=8 𝑥 +1 𝑑𝑓 ( 𝑥 )=2 𝑥
3 𝑥+2
h− 1 ( 𝑥 )=√ 𝑥 −6 8 𝑥 +22 16 𝑥+14
−1
𝑔 ( 𝑥 )=
4 𝑔𝑒 ( 𝑥 )= 𝑔𝑔 ( 𝑥 )=
3 9
 Hints Functions to Use
Inverse Functions Composite Functions 𝑎 ( 𝑥 )=𝑥+ 4 𝑒 ( 𝑥 )=2 𝑥+5
𝑥
𝑓 ( 𝑥 )= − 4
5 𝑔 ( 𝑥 )=3 𝑥+ 3 𝑥
𝑏 ( 𝑥)=
3 𝑓 ( 𝑥 )=4 𝑥 − 2
÷5 −4 h ( 𝑥 ) =2 𝑥 − 4
𝑔h ( 𝑥 )=? 𝑥+3 4 𝑥 +2
𝑐 ( 𝑥 )= 𝑔 ( 𝑥 )=
× 5 +4 2 3
𝑓 −1 ( 𝑥 )=¿ Substitute into 𝑥
𝑑 ( 𝑥 )=
2
+1 h ( 𝑥 ) =𝑥 2+6
Inverse Composite
𝑥+ 4
𝑎 −1 ( 𝑥 )=𝑥 − 4 𝑏− 1 ( 𝑥 ) =3 𝑥 𝑏𝑎 ( 𝑥 )= 𝑎𝑎 ( 𝑥 ) =𝑥+8
3
𝑐 −1 ( 𝑥 )=2 𝑥 − 3 𝑑 −1 ( 𝑥 ) =2 𝑥 −2 2 𝑥+5 𝑥
𝑏𝑒 ( 𝑥 )= 𝑑𝑎 ( 𝑥 ) = +3
3 2
−1 𝑥 −5 −1 𝑥+ 2
𝑒 ( 𝑥 )= 𝑓 ( 𝑥 )=
2 4
𝑒𝑓 ( 𝑥 )=8 𝑥 +1 𝑑𝑓 ( 𝑥 )=2 𝑥
3 𝑥 −2
h− 1 ( 𝑥 )=√ 𝑥 −6 8 𝑥 +22 16 𝑥+14
−1
𝑔 ( 𝑥 )=
4 𝑔𝑒 ( 𝑥 )= 𝑔𝑔 ( 𝑥 )=
3 9
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