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Example 18 Self Tutor
Consider f:x 7! 2 x+3.
a On the same axes, graphfand its inverse functionf¡^1.
b Findf¡^1 (x)using variable interchange.
c Check that (f±f¡^1 )(x)=(f¡^1 ±f)(x)=x.
a f(x)=2x+3passes through (0,3) and (2,7).
) f¡^1 (x) passes through (3,0)and (7,2).
b f is y=2x+3,
) f¡^1 is x=2y+3
) x¡3=2y
)
x¡ 3
2
=y
) f¡^1 (x)=
x¡ 3
2
c (f±f¡^1 )(x)
=f(f¡^1 (x))
=f
³
x¡ 3
2
́
=2
³
x¡ 3
2
́
+3
=x
and (f¡^1 ±f)(x)
=f¡^1 (f(x))
=f¡^1 (2x+3)
=(2x+3)¡^3
2
=^2 x
2
=x
Any function which has an inverse, and whose graph is symmetrical about the line y=x,isa
self-inverse function.
Iffis a self-inverse function then f¡^1 =f.
For example, the function f(x)=
1
x
, x 6 =0, is said to be
self-inverse, as f=f¡^1.
If includes point , ,
then includes point ,.
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ba
()
f-1 ()
y
x
y=x
y=%1__
x__
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y
x
(0 3),¡
(3 0),¡
(7 2),¡
(2 7),¡
y = (x)¡¡f
y = f (x)¡¡-1
y=x¡¡
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