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Is the inverse a function

Is the inverse a function-example-1
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Answer:

Is not a function

Explanation:

A relation is a function if each value of the input set (domain) is assigned only one value of the output set (range)

Given a function
f(x), the inverse of f denoted
f ^ {- 1}(x) is a function only if f(x) is a one-to-one function. This means that there are not in the domain of
f(x) two distinct values of x that produce the same value of y.

In the graph of f(x) you can see that the function is not one-to-one. Since
f(x) = (-x) for all x.

For example:


f(1) = f (-1)\\\\f (2) = f (-2)\\\\

Observe the attached graph

In general, the inverse of a quadratic function f(x) is not a function

Is the inverse a function-example-1
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