•
Solve for y:
1. x = 2y – 5 x = 2y - 5 2. x =
2. x = x + 5 = 2y
3. x = 2 – y (x =)
4 4
4. x = y2
y = 4x = y - 3
4x + 3 = y or y = 4x + 3
3. x = 2 – y
4. x = y2
x=2-y
√❑√ ❑
x = y2
y=2-x
± =y Or y=±
Inverse Functions
Teacher Aldwin N. Petronio
Objectives
• Graph and recognize inverses of functions.
• Find inverses of functions.
Definition:
An inverse function is a function that will “ undo” anything that
the original function does.
Example 1. Find the inverse
(0, 2), (1, 5), (5, 6),(8, 9) Functions
Answer: (2, 0), (5 ,1),(6 ,5), (9,8) Functions
Example 1: Graphing Inverse Relations
Graph the relation and connect the
x 0 1 5 8
points. Then graph the inverse.
Identify the domain and range of each y 2 5 6 9
relation.
Graph each ordered pair and connect ●
them.
Switch the x- and y-values in each ●
●
ordered pair.
x 2 5 6 9 ●
y 0 1 5 8
Example 1 Continued
•
•
Reflect each point across
•
y = x, and connect them. • •
Make sure the points
match those in the table. •
•
•
Domain:{x|0 ≤ x ≤ 8} Range :{y|2 ≤ x ≤ 9}
Domain:{x|2 ≤ x ≤ 9} Range :{y|0 ≤ x ≤ 8}
Example 2
Graph the relation and
connect the points. Then x 1 3 4 5 6
graph the inverse. Identify
the domain and range of y 0 1 2 3 5
each relation.
Graph each ordered pair and
connect them.
Switch the x- and y-values
in each ordered pair. •
x 0 1 2 3 5 •
•
y 1 3 4 5 6 •
•
Example 2 Continued
Reflect each point across
y = x, and connect them. •
Make sure the points • •
•
match those in the table. • •
•
• •
•
Domain:{1 ≤ x ≤ 6} Range :{0 ≤ y ≤ 5}
Domain:{0 ≤ y ≤5} Range :{1 ≤ x ≤ 6}
When the relation is also a function, you can write the
inverse of the function f(x) as f–1(x). This notation
does not indicate a reciprocal.
Functions that undo each other are inverse functions.
To find the inverse function, use the inverse
operation. In the example above, 6 is added to x in
f(x), so 6 is subtracted to find f–1(x).
Finding the Inverse of a Function
1. Replace f(x) with y.
2. Replace every x with a y and replace every y with an x.
3. Solve the equation from step 2 for y.
4. Replace y with f-1(x)
1. Given f(x)= 3x – 2, find f-1
1.Replace f(x) with y. f(x) = 3x – 2 y = 3x – 2
2. Replace every x with a y and replace every y with an x. x = 3y - 2.
3. Solve the equation from step 2 for y. x = 3y - 2. x + 2 = 3y
=
y =
4. Replace y with f-1(x) y = f-1(x)=
• Given f(x) =
2. find f -1
1. Replace f(x) with y. f(x) = y=
2. Replace every x with a y and replace every y with an x.
x=
3 (x= )
3. Solve the equation from step 2 for y. 3 3x = y + 2
3x – 2 = y
y = 3x – 2
4. Replace y with f -1(x) y = 3x – 2 f-1(x) = 3x – 2
𝑥 +4
3. h(x) = 2 𝑥 − 5 .Find h -1
(x)
y=
h(x) = y =
Step 1.
y x = Step 4.
Step 2. =
h-1(x)=
2y -5 (x =
Step 3. x 2y -5
=
y(2x – 1) = 5x + 4 2xy – y = 5x + 4 2xy - 5x = y + 4
y =
•Assignment:
1. Find the inverse of the following functions.
a. h(x) =
b. f(x) =
c. g(x) =
d. h(x) = 4x - 5
