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2.

3 Finding the inverse of a function

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TASK 1 Finding the inverse of a function

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x4
a y
9

b y  5  x  8

x
c y  3
7

x7
a y
3

b y  5  x  4

x
c y  2
3

2  x  7
d y
5

x5
a x: 
9

x
b x:   8
3

c x:  2  x  3

3x  5
d x: 
2

TASK 2 Finding the inverse of a function

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© 2020 Cambridge University Press 1/2 Unit 2 Sequences and functions
2.3 Finding the inverse of a function
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a y  7x and d y
x

2 Which of the following is not a correct way of writing the inverse of the mapping x: 
 2x  4
5

5  x  4
a x: 
2

3 Carmine thinks of a number. He multiplies it by 0.5 and then adds 9.

a x:  0.5x  9

x9
b The inverse function is x:  .
0.5

24  9 15
When x = 24, x:    30 , so Carmine thought of the number 30.
0 .5 0 .5

© 2020 Cambridge University Press 2/2 Unit 2 Sequences and functions

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