How do you show that f(x)=9x2 and g(x)=9x are inverse functions algebraically and graphically?

1 Answer
Jan 31, 2017

See proof below

Explanation:

We calculate the composition of the functions

f(x)=9x2

g(x)=9x

f(g(x))=f(9x)=9(9x)2

=9(9x)=x

g(f(x))=g(9x2)=9(9x2)

x2=x

Therefore, f(x) and g(x) are inverses

f(x)=g1(x)

and g(x)=f1(x)

Graphically, f(x) and g(x) are symmetrics wrt y=x

graph{(y-9+x^2)(y-sqrt(9-x))(y-x)=0 [-1.78, 43.84, -9.37, 13.44]}