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In mathematics, the inverse function of a function f (also called the inverse of f) is a function that undoes the operation of f. The inverse of f exists if and only if f is bijective, and if it exists, is denoted by
For a function , its inverse admits an explicit description: it sends each element to the unique element such that f(x) = y.
As an example, consider the real-valued function of a real variable given by f(x) = 5x − 7. One can think of f as the function which multiplies its input by 5 then subtracts 7 from the result. To undo this, one adds 7 to the input, then divides the result by 5. Therefore, the inverse of f is the function defined by
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Let's think about what functions really do, and then we'll think about the idea of an inverse of a function. So let's start with a pretty straightforward function. Let's say f of x is equal to 2x plus 4. And so if I take f of 2, f of 2 is going to be equal to 2 times 2 plus 4, which is 4 plus 4, which is 8. I could take f of 3, which is 2 times 3 plus 4, which is equal to 10. 6 plus 4. So let's think about it in a little bit more of an abstract sense. So there's a set of things that I can input into this function. You might already be familiar with that notion. It's the domain. The set of all of the things that I can input into that function, that is the domain. And in that domain, 2 is sitting there, you have 3 over there, pretty much you could input any real number into this function. So this is going to be all real, but we're making it a nice contained set here just to help you visualize it. Now, when you apply the function, let's think about it means to take f of 2. We're inputting a number, 2, and then the function is outputting the number 8. It is mapping us from 2 to 8. So let's make another set here of all of the possible values that my function can take on. And we can call that the range. There are more formal ways to talk about this, and there's a much more rigorous discussion of this later on, especially in the linear algebra playlist, but this is all the different values I can take on. So if I take the number 2 from our domain, I input it into the function, we're getting mapped to the number 8. So let's let me draw that out. So we're going from 2 to the number 8 right there. And it's being done by the function. The function is doing that mapping. That function is mapping us from 2 to 8. This right here, that is equal to f of 2. Same idea. You start with 3, 3 is being mapped by the function to 10. It's creating an association. The function is mapping us from 3 to 10. Now, this raises an interesting question. Is there a way to get back from 8 to the 2, or is there a way to go back from the 10 to the 3? Or is there some other function? Is there some other function, we can call that the inverse of f, that'll take us back? Is there some other function that'll take us from 10 back to 3? We'll call that the inverse of f, and we'll use that as notation, and it'll take us back from 10 to 3. Is there a way to do that? Will that same inverse of f, will it take us back from-- if we apply 8 to it-- will that take us back to 2? Now, all this seems very abstract and difficult. What you'll find is it's actually very easy to solve for this inverse of f, and I think once we solve for it, it'll make it clear what I'm talking about. That the function takes you from 2 to 8, the inverse will take us back from 8 to 2. So to think about that, let's just define-- let's just say y is equal to f of x. So y is equal to f of x, is equal to 2x plus 4. So I can write just y is equal to 2x plus 4, and this once again, this is our function. You give me an x, it'll give me a y. But we want to go the other way around. We want to give you a y and get an x. So all we have to do is solve for x in terms of y. So let's do that. If we subtract 4 from both sides of this equation-- let me switch colors-- if we subtract 4 from both sides of this equation, we get y minus 4 is equal to 2x, and then if we divide both sides of this equation by 2, we get y over 2 minus 2-- 4 divided by 2 is 2-- is equal to x. Or if we just want to write it that way, we can just swap the sides, we get x is equal to 1/2y-- same thing as y over 2-- minus 2. So what we have here is a function of y that gives us an x, which is exactly what we wanted. We want a function of these values that map back to an x. So we can call this-- we could say that this is equal to-- I'll do it in the same color-- this is equal to f inverse as a function of y. Or let me just write it a little bit cleaner. We could say f inverse as a function of y-- so we can have 10 or 8-- so now the range is now the domain for f inverse. f inverse as a function of y is equal to 1/2y minus 2. So all we did is we started with our original function, y is equal to 2x plus 4, we solved for-- over here, we've solved for y in terms of x-- then we just do a little bit of algebra, solve for x in terms of y, and we say that that is our inverse as a function of y. Which is right over here. And then, if we, you know, you can say this is-- you could replace the y with an a, a b, an x, whatever you want to do, so then we can just rename the y as x. So if you put an x into this function, you would get f inverse of x is equal to 1/2x minus 2. So all you do, you solve for x, and then you swap the y and the x, if you want to do it that way. That's the easiest way to think about it. And one thing I want to point out is what happens when you graph the function and the inverse. So let me just do a little quick and dirty graph right here. And then I'll do a bunch of examples of actually solving for inverses, but I really just wanted to give you the general idea. Function takes you from the domain to the range, the inverse will take you from that point back to the original value, if it exists. So if I were to graph these-- just let me draw a little coordinate axis right here, draw a little bit of a coordinate axis right there. This first function, 2x plus 4, its y intercept is going to be 1, 2, 3, 4, just like that, and then its slope will look like this. It has a slope of 2, so it will look something like-- its graph will look-- let me make it a little bit neater than that-- it'll look something like that. That's what that function looks like. What does this function look like? What does the inverse function look like, as a function of x? Remember we solved for x, and then we swapped the x and the y, essentially. We could say now that y is equal to f inverse of x. So we have a y-intercept of negative 2, 1, 2, and now the slope is 1/2. The slope looks like this. Let me see if I can draw it. The slope looks-- or the line looks something like that. And what's the relationship here? I mean, you know, these look kind of related, it looks like they're reflected about something. It'll be a little bit more clear what they're reflected about if we draw the line y is equal to x. So the line y equals x looks like that. I'll do it as a dotted line. And you could see, you have the function and its inverse, they're reflected about the line y is equal to x. And hopefully, that makes sense here. Because over here, on this line, let's take an easy example. Our function, when you take 0-- so f of 0 is equal to 4. Our function is mapping 0 to 4. The inverse function, if you take f inverse of 4, f inverse of 4 is equal to 0. Or the inverse function is mapping us from 4 to 0. Which is exactly what we expected. The function takes us from the x to the y world, and then we swap it, we were swapping the x and the y. We would take the inverse. And that's why it's reflected around y equals x. So this example that I just showed you right here, function takes you from 0 to 4-- maybe I should do that in the function color-- so the function takes you from 0 to 4, that's the function f of 0 is 4, you see that right there, so it goes from 0 to 4, and then the inverse takes us back from 4 to 0. So f inverse takes us back from 4 to 0. You saw that right there. When you evaluate 4 here, 1/2 times 4 minus 2 is 0. The next couple of videos we'll do a bunch of examples so you really understand how to solve these and are able to do the exercises on our application for this.
Definitions
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Let f be a function whose domain is the set X, and whose codomain is the set Y. Then f is invertible if there exists a function g from Y to X such that for all and for all .[1]
If f is invertible, then there is exactly one function g satisfying this property. The function g is called the inverse of f, and is usually denoted as f −1, a notation introduced by John Frederick William Herschel in 1813.[2][3][4][5][6][nb 1]
The function f is invertible if and only if it is bijective. This is because the condition for all implies that f is injective, and the condition for all implies that f is surjective.
The inverse function f −1 to f can be explicitly described as the function
- .
Inverses and composition
Recall that if f is an invertible function with domain X and codomain Y, then
- , for every and for every .
Using the composition of functions, this statement can be rewritten to the following equations between functions:
- and
where idX is the identity function on the set X; that is, the function that leaves its argument unchanged. In category theory, this statement is used as the definition of an inverse morphism.
Considering function composition helps to understand the notation f −1. Repeatedly composing a function f: X→X with itself is called iteration. If f is applied n times, starting with the value x, then this is written as f n(x); so f 2(x) = f (f (x)), etc. Since f −1(f (x)) = x, composing f −1 and f n yields f n−1, "undoing" the effect of one application of f.
Notation
While the notation f −1(x) might be misunderstood,[1] (f(x))−1 certainly denotes the multiplicative inverse of f(x) and has nothing to do with the inverse function of f.[6] The notation might be used for the inverse function to avoid ambiguity with the multiplicative inverse.[7]
In keeping with the general notation, some English authors use expressions like sin−1(x) to denote the inverse of the sine function applied to x (actually a partial inverse; see below).[8][6] Other authors feel that this may be confused with the notation for the multiplicative inverse of sin (x), which can be denoted as (sin (x))−1.[6] To avoid any confusion, an inverse trigonometric function is often indicated by the prefix "arc" (for Latin arcus).[9][10] For instance, the inverse of the sine function is typically called the arcsine function, written as arcsin(x).[9][10] Similarly, the inverse of a hyperbolic function is indicated by the prefix "ar" (for Latin ārea).[10] For instance, the inverse of the hyperbolic sine function is typically written as arsinh(x).[10] The expressions like sin−1(x) can still be useful to distinguish the multivalued inverse from the partial inverse: . Other inverse special functions are sometimes prefixed with the prefix "inv", if the ambiguity of the f −1 notation should be avoided.[11][10]
Examples
Squaring and square root functions
The function f: R → [0,∞) given by f(x) = x2 is not injective because for all . Therefore, f is not invertible.
If the domain of the function is restricted to the nonnegative reals, that is, we take the function with the same rule as before, then the function is bijective and so, invertible.[12] The inverse function here is called the (positive) square root function and is denoted by .
Standard inverse functions
The following table shows several standard functions and their inverses:
Function f(x) | Inverse f −1(y) | Notes |
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x + a | y − a | |
a − x | a − y | |
mx | y/m | m ≠ 0 |
1/x (i.e. x−1) | 1/y (i.e. y−1) | x, y ≠ 0 |
xp | (i.e. y1/p) | x, y ≥ 0 if p is even; integer p > 0 |
ax | loga y | y > 0 and a > 0 |
xex | W (y) | x ≥ −1 and y ≥ −1/e |
trigonometric functions | inverse trigonometric functions | various restrictions (see table below) |
hyperbolic functions | inverse hyperbolic functions | various restrictions |
Formula for the inverse
Many functions given by algebraic formulas possess a formula for their inverse. This is because the inverse of an invertible function has an explicit description as
- .
This allows one to easily determine inverses of many functions that are given by algebraic formulas. For example, if f is the function
then to determine for a real number y, one must find the unique real number x such that (2x + 8)3 = y. This equation can be solved:
Thus the inverse function f −1 is given by the formula
Sometimes, the inverse of a function cannot be expressed by a closed-form formula. For example, if f is the function
then f is a bijection, and therefore possesses an inverse function f −1. The formula for this inverse has an expression as an infinite sum:
Properties
Since a function is a special type of binary relation, many of the properties of an inverse function correspond to properties of converse relations.
Uniqueness
If an inverse function exists for a given function f, then it is unique.[13] This follows since the inverse function must be the converse relation, which is completely determined by f.
Symmetry
There is a symmetry between a function and its inverse. Specifically, if f is an invertible function with domain X and codomain Y, then its inverse f −1 has domain Y and image X, and the inverse of f −1 is the original function f. In symbols, for functions f:X → Y and f−1:Y → X,[13]
- and
This statement is a consequence of the implication that for f to be invertible it must be bijective. The involutory nature of the inverse can be concisely expressed by[14]
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The inverse of a composition of functions is given by[15]
Notice that the order of g and f have been reversed; to undo f followed by g, we must first undo g, and then undo f.
For example, let f(x) = 3x and let g(x) = x + 5. Then the composition g ∘ f is the function that first multiplies by three and then adds five,
To reverse this process, we must first subtract five, and then divide by three,
This is the composition (f −1 ∘ g −1)(x).
Self-inverses
If X is a set, then the identity function on X is its own inverse:
More generally, a function f : X → X is equal to its own inverse, if and only if the composition f ∘ f is equal to idX. Such a function is called an involution.
Graph of the inverse
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If f is invertible, then the graph of the function
is the same as the graph of the equation
This is identical to the equation y = f(x) that defines the graph of f, except that the roles of x and y have been reversed. Thus the graph of f −1 can be obtained from the graph of f by switching the positions of the x and y axes. This is equivalent to reflecting the graph across the line y = x.[16][1]
Inverses and derivatives
By the inverse function theorem, a continuous function of a single variable (where ) is invertible on its range (image) if and only if it is either strictly increasing or decreasing (with no local maxima or minima). For example, the function
is invertible, since the derivative f′(x) = 3x2 + 1 is always positive.
If the function f is differentiable on an interval I and f′(x) ≠ 0 for each x ∈ I, then the inverse f −1 is differentiable on f(I).[17] If y = f(x), the derivative of the inverse is given by the inverse function theorem,
Using Leibniz's notation the formula above can be written as
This result follows from the chain rule (see the article on inverse functions and differentiation).
The inverse function theorem can be generalized to functions of several variables. Specifically, a continuously differentiable multivariable function f : Rn → Rn is invertible in a neighborhood of a point p as long as the Jacobian matrix of f at p is invertible. In this case, the Jacobian of f −1 at f(p) is the matrix inverse of the Jacobian of f at p.
Real-world examples
- Let f be the function that converts a temperature in degrees Celsius to a temperature in degrees Fahrenheit, then its inverse function converts degrees Fahrenheit to degrees Celsius, [18] since
- Suppose f assigns each child in a family its birth year. An inverse function would output which child was born in a given year. However, if the family has children born in the same year (for instance, twins or triplets, etc.) then the output cannot be known when the input is the common birth year. As well, if a year is given in which no child was born then a child cannot be named. But if each child was born in a separate year, and if we restrict attention to the three years in which a child was born, then we do have an inverse function. For example,
- Let R be the function that leads to an x percentage rise of some quantity, and F be the function producing an x percentage fall. Applied to $100 with x = 10%, we find that applying the first function followed by the second does not restore the original value of $100, demonstrating the fact that, despite appearances, these two functions are not inverses of each other.
- The formula to calculate the pH of a solution is pH = −log10[H+]. In many cases we need to find the concentration of acid from a pH measurement. The inverse function [H+] = 10−pH is used.
Generalizations
Partial inverses
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Even if a function f is not one-to-one, it may be possible to define a partial inverse of f by restricting the domain. For example, the function
is not one-to-one, since x2 = (−x)2. However, the function becomes one-to-one if we restrict to the domain x ≥ 0, in which case
(If we instead restrict to the domain x ≤ 0, then the inverse is the negative of the square root of y.) Alternatively, there is no need to restrict the domain if we are content with the inverse being a multivalued function:
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Sometimes, this multivalued inverse is called the full inverse of f, and the portions (such as √x and −√x) are called branches. The most important branch of a multivalued function (e.g. the positive square root) is called the principal branch, and its value at y is called the principal value of f −1(y).
For a continuous function on the real line, one branch is required between each pair of local extrema. For example, the inverse of a cubic function with a local maximum and a local minimum has three branches (see the adjacent picture).
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These considerations are particularly important for defining the inverses of trigonometric functions. For example, the sine function is not one-to-one, since
for every real x (and more generally sin(x + 2πn) = sin(x) for every integer n). However, the sine is one-to-one on the interval [−π/2, π/2], and the corresponding partial inverse is called the arcsine. This is considered the principal branch of the inverse sine, so the principal value of the inverse sine is always between −π/2 and π/2. The following table describes the principal branch of each inverse trigonometric function:[19]
function | Range of usual principal value |
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arcsin | −π/2 ≤ sin−1(x) ≤ π/2 |
arccos | 0 ≤ cos−1(x) ≤ π |
arctan | −π/2 < tan−1(x) < π/2 |
arccot | 0 < cot−1(x) < π |
arcsec | 0 ≤ sec−1(x) ≤ π |
arccsc | −π/2 ≤ csc−1(x) ≤ π/2 |
Left and right inverses
Function composition on the left and on the right need not coincide. In general, the conditions
- "There exists g such that g(f(x))=x" and
- "There exists g such that f(g(x))=x"
imply different properties of f. For example, let f: R → [0, ∞) denote the squaring map, such that f(x) = x2 for all x in R, and let g: [0, ∞) → R denote the square root map, such that g(x) = √x for all x ≥ 0. Then f(g(x)) = x for all x in [0, ∞); that is, g is a right inverse to f. However, g is not a left inverse to f, since, e.g., g(f(−1)) = 1 ≠ −1.
Left inverses
If f: X → Y, a left inverse for f (or retraction of f ) is a function g: Y → X such that composing f with g from the left gives the identity function[20] That is, the function g satisfies the rule
- If f(x)=y, then g(y)=x.
The function g must equal the inverse of f on the image of f, but may take any values for elements of Y not in the image.
A function f with nonempty domain is injective if and only if it has a left inverse.[21] An elementary proof runs as follows:
- If g is the left inverse of f, and f(x) = f(y), then g(f(x)) = g(f(y)) = x = y.
If nonempty f: X → Y is injective, construct a left inverse g: Y → X as follows: for all y ∈ Y, if y is in the image of f, then there exists x ∈ X such that f(x) = y. Let g(y) = x; this definition is unique because f is injective. Otherwise, let g(y) be an arbitrary element of X.
For all x ∈ X, f(x) is in the image of f. By construction, g(f(x)) = x, the condition for a left inverse.
In classical mathematics, every injective function f with a nonempty domain necessarily has a left inverse; however, this may fail in constructive mathematics. For instance, a left inverse of the inclusion {0,1} → R of the two-element set in the reals violates indecomposability by giving a retraction of the real line to the set {0,1}.[22]
Right inverses
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A right inverse for f (or section of f ) is a function h: Y → X such that
That is, the function h satisfies the rule
- If , then
Thus, h(y) may be any of the elements of X that map to y under f.
A function f has a right inverse if and only if it is surjective (though constructing such an inverse in general requires the axiom of choice).
- If h is the right inverse of f, then f is surjective. For all , there is such that .
- If f is surjective, f has a right inverse h, which can be constructed as follows: for all , there is at least one such that (because f is surjective), so we choose one to be the value of h(y).[citation needed]
Two-sided inverses
An inverse that is both a left and right inverse (a two-sided inverse), if it exists, must be unique. In fact, if a function has a left inverse and a right inverse, they are both the same two-sided inverse, so it can be called the inverse.
- If is a left inverse and a right inverse of , for all , .
A function has a two-sided inverse if and only if it is bijective.
- A bijective function f is injective, so it has a left inverse (if f is the empty function, is its own left inverse). f is surjective, so it has a right inverse. By the above, the left and right inverse are the same.
- If f has a two-sided inverse g, then g is a left inverse and right inverse of f, so f is injective and surjective.
Preimages
If f: X → Y is any function (not necessarily invertible), the preimage (or inverse image) of an element y ∈ Y is defined to be the set of all elements of X that map to y:
The preimage of y can be thought of as the image of y under the (multivalued) full inverse of the function f.
Similarly, if S is any subset of Y, the preimage of S, denoted , is the set of all elements of X that map to S:
For example, take the function f: R → R; x ↦ x2. This function is not invertible as it is not bijective, but preimages may be defined for subsets of the codomain, e.g.
- .
The preimage of a single element y ∈ Y – a singleton set {y} – is sometimes called the fiber of y. When Y is the set of real numbers, it is common to refer to f −1({y}) as a level set.
See also
- Lagrange inversion theorem, gives the Taylor series expansion of the inverse function of an analytic function
- Integral of inverse functions
- Inverse Fourier transform
- Reversible computing
Notes
- ^ Not to be confused with numerical exponentiation such as taking the multiplicative inverse of a nonzero real number.
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[...] §473. Iterated logarithms [...] We note here the symbolism used by Pringsheim and Molk in their joint Encyclopédie article: "2logb a = logb (logb a), ..., k+1logb a = logb (klogb a)." [...] §533. John Herschel's notation for inverse functions, sin−1 x, tan−1 x, etc., was published by him in the Philosophical Transactions of London, for the year 1813. He says (p. 10): "This notation cos.−1 e must not be understood to signify 1/cos. e, but what is usually written thus, arc (cos.=e)." He admits that some authors use cos.m A for (cos. A)m, but he justifies his own notation by pointing out that since d2 x, Δ3 x, Σ2 x mean dd x, ΔΔΔ x, ΣΣ x, we ought to write sin.2 x for sin. sin. x, log.3 x for log. log. log. x. Just as we write d−n V=∫n V, we may write similarly sin.−1 x=arc (sin.=x), log.−1 x.=cx. Some years later Herschel explained that in 1813 he used fn(x), f−n(x), sin.−1 x, etc., "as he then supposed for the first time. The work of a German Analyst, Burmann, has, however, within these few months come to his knowledge, in which the same is explained at a considerably earlier date. He[Burmann], however, does not seem to have noticed the convenience of applying this idea to the inverse functions tan−1, etc., nor does he appear at all aware of the inverse calculus of functions to which it gives rise." Herschel adds, "The symmetry of this notation and above all the new and most extensive views it opens of the nature of analytical operations seem to authorize its universal adoption."[a] [...] §535. Persistence of rival notations for inverse function.— [...] The use of Herschel's notation underwent a slight change in Benjamin Peirce's books, to remove the chief objection to them; Peirce wrote: "cos[−1] x," "log[−1] x."[b] [...] §537. Powers of trigonometric functions.—Three principal notations have been used to denote, say, the square of sin x, namely, (sin x)2, sin x2, sin2 x. The prevailing notation at present is sin2 x, though the first is least likely to be misinterpreted. In the case of sin2 x two interpretations suggest themselves; first, sin x · sin x; second,[c] sin (sin x). As functions of the last type do not ordinarily present themselves, the danger of misinterpretation is very much less than in case of log2 x, where log x · log x and log (log x) are of frequent occurrence in analysis. [...] The notation sinn x for (sin x)n has been widely used and is now the prevailing one. [...]
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α = arcsin m This notation is universally used in Europe and is fast gaining ground in this country. A less desirable symbol, α = sin-1 m, is still found in English and American texts. The notation α = inv sin m is perhaps better still on account of its general applicability. [...] A similar symbolic relation holds for the other trigonometric functions. It is frequently read 'arc-sine m' or 'anti-sine m', since two mutually inverse functions are said each to be the anti-function of the other.
- ^ Lay 2006, p. 69, Example 7.24
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- ^ Smith, Eggen & St. Andre 2006, pg. 141 Theorem 3.3(a)
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Further reading
- Amazigo, John C.; Rubenfeld, Lester A. (1980). "Implicit Functions; Jacobians; Inverse Functions". Advanced Calculus and its Applications to the Engineering and Physical Sciences. New York: Wiley. pp. 103–120. ISBN 0-471-04934-4.
- Binmore, Ken G. (1983). "Inverse Functions". Calculus. New York: Cambridge University Press. pp. 161–197. ISBN 0-521-28952-1.
- Spivak, Michael (1994). Calculus (3 ed.). Publish or Perish. ISBN 0-914098-89-6.
- Stewart, James (2002). Calculus (5 ed.). Brooks Cole. ISBN 978-0-534-39339-7.
External links
- "Inverse function", Encyclopedia of Mathematics, EMS Press, 2001 [1994]
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