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  • 09-12-2020
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8. A student claims that f(x) = 4x is the inverse of h(x) = -4x. Is the student correct? Justify your
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Answer:

The student is not correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

A function h(x) is the inverse of f(x) if and only if:

[tex]h(f(x))=f(h(x))=x[/tex]

We have that f(x)=4x.

And h(x)=-4x.

Let’s verify whether or not they are inverses using the above property.

So:

[tex]h(f(x))=h(4x)[/tex]

Therefore:

[tex]h(4x)=-4(4x)=-16x\neq x[/tex]

Likewise:

[tex]f(h(x))=f(-4x)[/tex]

Then:

[tex]=4(-4x)=-16x\neq x[/tex]

Since both of the compositions do not result in x, the two functions are not inverses.

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