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Worksheet

Inverse functions
1 Find the inverse relation of each function.
a  y = x − 3 b  y =  x − 3
2 3
c  y = x − 3, for x ≥ 0 d  y = x
2
e  y =  3 x −1 f  y = 
x −1
2 3
g  y = x − 4x + 3, for x ≥ 2 h  y = x + 3x2 + 3x

2 Find the inverse function of each function and state its domain and range.
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a  y = 2x + 1 b  y =     +1
x
x +1
c  y =   x + 1 d  y =  
x
1
e  y =   4 − x 2 for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2 f  y =   x3 + x2 + x
3

3 If the domain of each of the following functions is restricted to a monotonic increasing curve:
i  find the inverse function
ii   find the domain and range of the inverse function
iii  sketch the inverse function.
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a  y = x +1
2
b  f (x) = (x − 2)
2
c  y = 2 − x
2
d  y = x − 2x + 4
1
e  y =  2
x +1
f  y =  9 − x 2

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Answers
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1  a  y = x + 3 b  y = x + 3 c  y = x +3 d  y= 3 x
3 2
e  y = x + 1 f  y= +1 g  y = 2 + x +1 h  y = −1 + 3 x + 1
x
1
2  a y = ( x − 1), domain ( −∞ , ∞ ), range ( −∞ , ∞ )
2
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b  y = , domain ( −∞ , 1) ∪ (1, ∞ ),  range ( −∞ ,0 ) ∪ ( 0, ∞ ) 
x −1
c  y = (x − 1) , domain [1, ∞ ), range [ 0, ∞ )
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d  y= , domain ( −∞ , 1) ∪ (1, ∞ ),  range ( −∞ ,0 ) ∪ ( 0, ∞ ) 
x −1
e  y = 4 − x 2 , domain [ 0,2 ], range [ 0,2 ]
f  y = −1 + 3 3x + 1 , domain ( −∞ , ∞ ), range ( −∞ , ∞ )

3  a i y = x −1 b i y = 2+ x
ii domain [1, ∞ ), range [ 0, ∞ ) ii domain [ 0, ∞ ), range [ 2, ∞ )
iii y = x −1 iii y = 2+ x
y y
10 10

5 5

210 25 0 5 10 x 210 25 0 5 10 x

25 25

210 210

c i y = − 2− x d i y = 1+ x − 3
ii domain ( −∞ ,2 ] , range ( −∞ ,0 ] ii domain [ 3, ∞ ) , range [1, ∞ )
iii y = − 2− x iii y = 1+ x − 3
y y
10 10

5 5

210 25 0 5 10 x 210 25 0 5 10 x

25 25

210 210

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e i y=− −1 f i y = − 9− x2
x
ii domain (0, 1] , range ( −∞ ,0 ] ii domain [ 0,3] , range [ −3,0 ]

1 iii y = − 9− x2
iii y=− −1
x y
10
y
4
5

210 25 0 5 10 x

24 22 0 2 4 x 25

22
210

24

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