Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 2 - Section 2.8 - One-to-One Functions and Their Inverses - 2.8 Exercises - Page 228: 104

Answer

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Work Step by Step

Given $I(x)=x$, we have $f\circ I=f(I(x))=f(x)$ $I\circ f=I(f(x))=f(x)$ $f\circ f^{-1}=f(f^{-1}(x))=x=I(x)$ use fundamental property of inverse functions $f^{-1}\circ f=f^{-1}(f(x))=f^{-1}(y)=x=I(x)$
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