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? asked in Science & MathematicsMathematics · 5 years ago

The one-to-one functions g and h are defined as follows.?

g = {(-9,8),(-5,4),(0,-4),(5,-5)}

h(x) = 3x - 10

Find the following:

g^(-1) (-5)

h^(-1) (x)

(h * h^(-1)) (5)

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  • 5 years ago
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    The easiest function here is g^-1(x) because you are given all the ordered pairs of g(x) .

    g^-1(x) reverses the ordered pairs so they are (y,x).

    For g^-1(-5), look for the ordered pair in g(x) that has (x, -5). That would be (5, -5).

    Then g^-1(-5) = 5

    To determine h^-1(x), rewrite the function rule of h(x) = y = 3x - 4

    For h^-1(x), then x = 3y - 4

    x = 3y - 4

    3y = x + 4

    y = (x + 4)/3

    h^-1(x) = (x + 4)/3

    I regret that I do not know what you mean by (h * h^(-1)) (5)

    Should it be h(h^-1(5))?

    h(h^-1(5)) = 5, because a function of its inverse is the identity function, that is, the value of x is unchanged.

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