Roe P.
asked 11/02/20Are these two functions inverses of each other?
f(x)=4x+24
g(x)=1/4x+6
2 Answers By Expert Tutors
Inactive Tutor answered 11/03/20
These are not inverse functions.
If they were inverse functions then if f(x) = y then g(y) = x
or g(f(x)) = x
In this case g(4x +24) = 1/4(4x + 24) + 6 = x + 6 + 6 = x + 12
x + 12 does not equal x so not inverse functions
Inactive Tutor answered 11/02/20
f(x) = 4x + 24
x = 4f-1(x) + 24
x - 24 = 4f-1(x)
(x / 4) - 6 = f-1(x)
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Inactive Tutor
These two functions are not inverses of each other. If they were then if f(x) = y then g(y) would = x or g(f(x)) would = x... g(4x +24) = 1/4(4x+24) + 6 = x + 6 + 6 = x + 12 so g(f(x)) = x + 12 not x ... proof of not inverse functions... Numerical example f(2) = 4(2) + 24 = 32 g(32) = 1/4(32) + 6 = 1411/03/20