IB Math SL – 1 Name_________ _____________________________

HW 6 – Inverse Functions

Directions: Find the inverse of each relation. State whether the relation is a function. State
whether the inverse is a function.

1.   3,5 ,  6,10 ,  9,15 2.    1,6  ,  0,2  , 1,2  ,  3,6  3.

  2,1 ,  4,2 ,  2,3 ,  8,4

Directions: (a) Show that f and g are inverse functions algebraically and (b) verify that f and g
are inverse functions numerically by creating a table of values for each function.

7 2x  6
4. f  x    3, g  x    5. f  x   x 3  5, g  x   3 x  5
2 7

Directions: Show that f and g are inverse functions algebraically. Use a GDC to graph f and g
in the same viewing window. Describe the relationship between the graphs.

6. f  x   x3 , g  x   3 x 7. f  x  x  4 , g  x   x 2  4, x  0
Directions: Find the inverse of each function. Then use composition to verify that the equation
you wrote is the inverse.

1 x 8
8. f  x   5x  1 9. h x    x3 10. h x  
2 3

2x  3 3x 1
11. f  x  12. g  x   2 x  13. g  x    x  2  3
4 4 2

14. Given f : x  3 x  4, x  , do the following:

a) Find an expression for the inverse function f 1

 x .

b) Sketch the graphs of f  x  and f 1

 x on the same set of axes.

c) Solve the equation f  x   f 1

 x .