Algebra II : Functions and Graphs

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Example Questions

Example Question #61 : Inverse Functions

Determine the inverse:  

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Interchange the x and y-variables.

Solve for y.  Distribute the three through both terms of the binomial.

Subtract 9 on both sides.

The equation becomes:  

Divide by negative 27 on both sides.

Simplify both sides.

The answer is:  

Example Question #261 : Introduction To Functions

Determine the inverse of:  

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Interchange the x and y-variables.

Solve for y.  Add 32 on both sides.

The equation becomes:

Divide by negative four on both sides.

Simplify both sides.

The answer is:  

Example Question #65 : Inverse Functions

Determine the inverse:  

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Interchange the x and y variables.

Solve for y. 

Subtract two from both sides.

Divide by negative one on both sides.

Add three on both sides.

Divide by two on both sides.

The answer is:  

Example Question #66 : Inverse Functions

Determine the inverse of the function:  

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Interchange the x and y variables.

Solve for y.  Distribute the negative three across both terms in the binomial.

Simplify the equation.

Add 9 on both sides.

Divide by negative 18 on both sides.

The answer is:  

Example Question #61 : Inverse Functions

Determine the inverse of the equation:  

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Interchange the x and y-variables.

Solve for y.

Subtract three from both sides.

Divide by negative 6 on both sides.

The answer is:  

Example Question #62 : Inverse Functions

Determine the inverse for:  

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Swap the x and y variables.

Solve for y.  Add 10 on both sides.

Divide by negative six on both sides.

The answer is:  

Example Question #69 : Inverse Functions

Determine the inverse:  

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

In order to solve for the inverse, interchange the x and the y variables, and solve for y.

Subtract  from both sides of the equation.

The answer is:  

Example Question #63 : Inverse Functions

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Above is the graph of a function . Which choice gives the graph of ?

Possible Answers:

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Correct answer:

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Explanation:

Given the graph of , the graph of its inverse,  is the reflection of the former about the line . This line is in dark green below; critical points are reflected as shown:

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The blue figure is , recreated below:

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Example Question #71 : Inverse Functions

Define a function .

Which statement correctly gives ?

Possible Answers:

None of the other choices gives the correct response.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The inverse function  of a function  can be found as follows:

Replace  with :

Switch the positions of  and :

or,

Solve for  - that is, isolate it on one side.

Subtract 7:

Multiply by 5, distributing on the right:

Replace  with :

Example Question #72 : Inverse Functions

Define a function .

Which statement correctly gives ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The inverse function  of a function  can be found as follows:

Replace  with :

Switch the positions of  and :

or

Solve for  - that is, isolate it on one side - as follows:

First, subtract 5 from both sides:

Take the base-5 logarithm of both sides:

A property of logarithms states that , so

Replace  with :

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