Lesson 8 Pulling a Rabbit Out of the Hat Solidify Understanding

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Fill in the blanks with words, numbers, or algebraic expressions that make the statement true.

If $f (\underset{―}{}) = \underset{―}{}$ , then $f^{- 1} (\underset{―}{}) = \underset{―}{}$ .

Explain why your statement is true.

Learning Focus

Understand the input-output relationship between a function and its inverse.

Find the inverse of a function.

How can we be sure that two functions are inverses?

How can we find inverse functions?

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I have a magic trick for you:

Pick a number, any number
Add $6$
Multiply the result by $2$
Subtract $12$
Divide by $2$
The answer is the number you started with!

People are often mystified by such tricks, but those of us who have studied inverse operations and inverse functions can easily figure out how they work and even create our own number tricks. Let’s get started by figuring out how inverse functions work together.

Lesson 8 Pulling a Rabbit Out of the Hat Solidify Understanding

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Learning Focus

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