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What is an inverse relation and how do you find an inverse relation given a function?
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Given a function that is one-to-one and onto (a bijection), an inverse relationship is a function that reverses the action of the first function.
A simple example to illustrate:
if f(x) = x + 2, then g(x) = x - 2 is its inverse. fg(x) = x = gf(x).
To find an inverse relationship of a function f(x)
- write y = f(x) as a function of x
- swap x and y
- make the [new] y the subject of the formula
- that is the inverse function.
Going back to f(x) = x + 2
write y = x + 2
swap: x = y + 2
make y the subject of the above equation: y = x - 2
and so f'(x) is x - 2 where f'(x) represent the inverse of f(x).
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