A manipulation of a conditional statement where the hypothesis and the conclusion are switched and negated.
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In mathematics, the inverse of a function is a function that "undoes" the original function. More formally, for a function f, its inverse function f^(-1) will produce the original input when applied to the output of f, and vice versa. Inverse functions are denoted by f^(-1)(x) or by using the notation f^(-1).
An inverse operation is an operation that undoes another operation. For example, addition and subtraction are inverse operations because adding a number and then subtracting the same number will result in the original value. Another example is multiplication and division.
Inverse operations are used to undo mathematical operations and isolate a variable. They help to solve equations and simplify expressions by moving operations to the opposite side of the equation. This allows us to find the value of the variable that makes the equation true.
An inverse operation undoes the effect of another operation. For example, addition is the inverse operation of subtraction, and multiplication is the inverse operation of division. Applying an operation and its inverse leaves you with the original value.
The inverse operation of addition is subtraction. Subtraction undoes addition by taking away a number from the sum to return to the original value.
An inverse operation is an operation that "undoes" another operation. For example, addition and subtraction are inverse operations, as are multiplication and division. Using inverse operations allows you to reverse the effects of the original operation.