Year 5 MAA HL WS5.2 Inverse Functions
Year 5 MAA HL WS5.2 Inverse Functions
Year 5 MAA HL WS5.2 Inverse Functions
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Inverse Functions
1) Find the inverse of each of the following functions.
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(a) 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = 2+𝑥, 𝑥 ∈ ℝ, 𝑥 > 0
𝑥
(b) 𝑔(𝑥 ) = 2+𝑥, 𝑥 ≠ 2
(c) ℎ(𝑥 ) = √2𝑥 + 3, 𝑥 ∈ ℝ, 𝑥 ≥ 11
(d) 𝑝(𝑥 ) = 3𝑥 2 − 1, 𝑥 ∈ ℝ, 1 < 𝑥 < 4
3) Consider a function 𝑓 (𝑥), for −2 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2. The following diagram shows the graph of 𝑓.
(a) Write down the value of
(i) 𝑓(0);
(ii) 𝑓 −1 (1).
(b) Write down the range of 𝑓 −1 .
(c) On the grid, sketch the graph of 𝑓 −1 .
Answers:
1−2𝑥 1 2𝑥
1) (a) f −1 (𝑥) = , 𝑥 ∈ ℝ, 0 < 𝑥 < 2 (b) g −1 (𝑥 ) = 1−𝑥, 𝑥 ∈ ℝ\{1}
𝑥
𝑥 2−3 𝑥+1
(c) h−1 (𝑥 ) = , 𝑥 ∈ ℝ, 𝑥 ≥ 5 (d) p−1 (𝑥 ) = √ , 𝑥 ∈ ℝ, 2 < 𝑥 < 47,
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2) (b) f is one-to-one (cite horizontal line test)
(c) f −1 (𝑥) = 2 − √𝑥, 𝑥 ∈ ℝ, 𝑥 ≥ 0 (d) 𝑥 = 1
3) (a) (i) −0.5 (ii) 2 (b) [−2, 2]