Warm

Up 6.4, Part 1
2

Let f (x ) = 6 x and g (x ) = 4 x + 5

Find f (x) g (x), f (g (x)), and f ( f ( 2))

Warm Up 6.4, Part 2

Use function composition to nd the sale price of $85 worth of

DVDs when the $15 discount is applied before the 10% discount.

Use function composition to nd the sale price of $85 worth of

DVDs when the $15 discount is applied after the 10% discount.

Unit 6: Rational Exponents and

Radical Functions

Target 6.4
USE INVERSE FUNCTIONS (6.4)

An inverse function is created by switching the _____________

and _____________ of a function.
Find the inverse of f ( x ) = 3x 5

f 1 (x )

Graph the original function and its inverse on the same graph.
Also, graph the line y = x. What do you notice?

To show that two functions are inverses, show that

f ( f 1 ( x )) = x AND f 1 ( f ( x )) = x
Show (verify) that the following functions are inverses:

f ( x ) = 3x 5

1
5
f ( x) = x +
3
3
1

2
f
x
=
x
Sketch a graph of ( ) . Do you recall the name of the test

that can tell you whether or not the graph represents a function?

Next, sketch its inverse by reecting the graph over the line y = x.
Is the inverse a function?

The Horizontal Line Test states that the ______________ of a

function is also a function if and only if any horizontal line
intersects the _____________ graph once.
VLT Use it on the original, tells you if the ________ is a function
HLT Use it on the original, tells you if the ________ is a function

Can you sketch a graph that is not a function but whose inverse is?

What about a graph that is not a function and whose inverse is also
not a function?

What about a graph that is a function and whose inverse is also a

function?

Sketch the inverse of f ( x ) = x 2 (with a domain of x 0)

Will the inverse be a function?

Is the inverse of f ( x ) = 2x 3 +1
a function? Explain. Then, nd it.

4
f
x
=
x
9 a function? Explain. Then, nd it.
Is the inverse of ( )

In a story problem, we will nd the inverse simply by solving for

one of the variables (rather than switching them).
The average ticket price for a MLB game can be modeled by
the function P
= 35t
0 . 192
where P stands for the ticket price
and t stands for the years since 1995.
Write a function that gives time as a
function of price (solve for t).

Use your function to nd the year that the average ticket price will
be $58.