Math 165 – Introduction to Inverse Functions - Section 5.

2 Name___________________
Complete all parts of pages 1 and 2 only
After you complete the assignment,
- Look at the x and y-coordinates on both tables, what do you notice?
- Look at the graphs; what do you notice?
- Look at the composition of the functions. What do you notice?

1) a) Complete the tables for the given functions and graph both on the same coordinate system
x −3
) 2 x + 3 and g ( x) =
f ( x= . Also graph the line y = x
2

X f ( x=
) 2x + 3 X x −3
g ( x) =
2
-1 1

0 3

1 5

2 7

b) Find (fog)(1) c) Find (gof)(2) d) Find ( fog )( x) e) Find ( gof )( x)

2) a) Complete the tables for the given functions and graph both on the same coordinate system
f ( x) = x3 + 2 and g ( x) = 3 x − 2 . Also graph the line y = x

X f ( x) = x 3 + 2 X g ( x) = 3 x − 2

-2 -6

-1 1

0 2

1 3

2 10

b) Find (fog)(3) c) Find (gof)(1) d) Find ( fog )( x) e) Find ( gof )( x)

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Section 5.2 – Inverse functions - Continued

3) a) Complete the tables for the given functions and graph both on the same coordinate system
f ( x) = x 2 − 4 when x ≥ 0 and g ( x) = x + 4 . Also graph the line y = x

X f ( x) = x 2 − 4 X g ( x) = x + 4

0 -4

1 -3

2 0

3 5

b) Find (fog)(-3) c) Find (gof)(2) d) Find ( fog )( x) e) Find ( gof )( x)

4) a) Use the given tables of values to graph both functions on the same coordinate system. . Also graph the
line y = x. Even though we don’t have the formulas for these functions, you can still graph and answer
the composition problems.

X F(x) = X G(x) =

-1 1/2 1/2 -1

0 1 1 0

1 2 2 1

2 4 4 2

b) Find (fog)(1) c) Find (gof)(2)

d) Find (fog)(2) e) Find (gof)(-1)

f) Find (fog)(1/2) g) Find (gof)(0)

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Section 5.2 – Inverse functions - Continued

5) Summarize the characteristics of inverse functions

a. What do you notice about the tables of inverse functions?

b. What does this say about the domain and range of inverse functions?

c. What do you notice about the graphs of inverse functions?

d. What do you notice about the composition of inverse functions?

6) Write the definition of a ONE TO ONE FUNCTION – read the book, page 266

7) Write the theorem about the HORIZONTAL LINE TEST – page 267.

8) In problems 3 of the last page, why is the domain of the function f ( x) = x 2 − 4 restricted to 𝑥𝑥 ≥ 0?

9) The inverse of a ________________________ function will also be a function.

10) If a function is not one to one, what can you say about its inverse?

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Section 5.2 – Inverse functions - Continued

11) The function f(t) gives the height of a ball, in feet, t seconds after propelling it upwards into the air; we are using the
restricted domain [0, 2].
a) Describe in words what f(0.5) = 34 tells you about the height of the ball.
b) What do the numbers in the RANGE of 𝑓𝑓 −1 represent?
c) Considering that 𝑓𝑓 −1 (54) = 1, what does this statement represent in context?

Section 5.2 – Inverse functions - Continued

12) Solve a few problems from the book

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Section 5.2 – Inverse functions - Continued

13) Solve a few problems from the book

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Section 5.2 – Inverse functions - Continued

14) Word problems – Inverse Functions

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Section 5.2 – Inverse functions – Continued

15) Word problems – Inverse Functions