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4 INVERSE FUNCTIONS
Inverse Relations
Finding Inverses
Find an equation for the inverse for each of the following relations.
3. y 3x 2 4. y 5x 7 5. y 12x 3
3 4
9. y 5 x 10 10. y 1x8 11. y x2 5
8 2
12. yx 42 13. y (x 3)2 14. y (x 6)2
y y y 8, y 8
15. x 2, y 0 16. x 5, y 0 17. x
18. y x 7, y 7
Verifying Inverses
Verify that f and g are inverse functions.
3 2
23. f(x) 4x 8, g(x) 1 x 2 24. f(x) 1 x 7, g(x) 2x 14
4 2
continued on back
Graphing Inverses
Graph the inverse for each relation below (put your answer on the same graph).
25. 26.
27. 28.
ANSWERS – Worksheet 7.4
x 2
3. y 3
x 7
4. y 5
x3
5. y
12
1 26.
6. y8 x2
3 15
7. y 2x 2
4 20
8. y3 x 3
8
9. y 5 x 16
10. y 2x 16
13. y 3 x
14. y6 x
15. y x2 2, x 0
16. y x2 5, x 0
17. y (x 8)2, x 8