Scribd
Upload
10 views2 pages

GenMath One-To-One Function

The document provides a guide on one-to-one functions and their inverses, including definitions, tests for identifying such functions, and conversion formulas between English and SI units. It explains that a function is one-to-one if it passes the horizontal line test and details how to find the inverse of a one-to-one function. Key properties of the inverse function are also outlined, emphasizing the relationship between a function and its inverse.

Uploaded by

Rolly Francisco
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
10 views2 pages

GenMath One-To-One Function

The document provides a guide on one-to-one functions and their inverses, including definitions, tests for identifying such functions, and conversion formulas between English and SI units. It explains that a function is one-to-one if it passes the horizontal line test and details how to find the inverse of a one-to-one function. Key properties of the inverse function are also outlined, emphasizing the relationship between a function and its inverse.

Uploaded by

Rolly Francisco
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

One-to-One and Inverse Function

English unit SI Unit English Unit SI Unit


1 pound-force 4.448 Newtons 1 Newton 0.2248 pounds-force
1 foot 0.3048 meters 1 meter 3.281 feet
1 mile 1.609 kilometers 1 kilometer 0.6214 miles
1 galloon 3.785 liters 1 liter 0.2642 galloons

The following formulas for converting Fahrenheit to Celsius and vice versa are also given:

5 9
T ℃= ( T ℉ −32 ) T ℉ = ( T ℃ +32 )
9 5

Definition:
The function f is one-to-one if for any x 1 , x 2 in the domain of f , then f ( x 1 ) ≠ f (x 2 ). That is, the same
y−¿value is never paired with two different x−¿ values.

Horizontal Line Test


A function is one-to-one if each horizontal line does not intersect the graph at more than one point

The Vertical and Horizontal Line Test


All functions satisfy the vertical line test. All one-to-one functions satisfy both the vertical and
horizontal line tests.

Inverse of One-to-one Functions

Inverting’ functions
 If the x−¿ and y−¿values of a one-to-one function are interchanged, the result is a function
but
 If the x−¿ and y−¿values of a function that is not one-to-one are inverted, the result is no
longer a function.

Definition:
Let f be a one-to-one function with domain A and range B. Then the inverse of f , denoted f −1 , is a
function with domain B and range A defined by f −1 ( y )=x if and only if f ( x )= y for any y in B.

To find the inverse of a one-to-one function,


a. write the function in the form y=f ( x ) ;
b. interchange the x and y variables;
c. solve for y in terms of x .

Property of an Inverse of a One-to-one Function


Given a one-to-one function f (x) and its inverse f −1 ( x ) . Then the following are true:
a. The inverse of f −1 ( x ) is f ( x ) .
b. f (f −1 ( x ) ) = x for all x in the domain of f −1.
c. f −1 ( f ( x ) )=x for all x in the domain of f .

You might also like