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Inverse Functions
Instructions: Draw a line from the function to its inverse function. Write the letter the line
passed through to find the secret word.
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2𝑥 − 18
𝑓 −1 (𝑥) =
7
1. 𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒: 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 + 5
2𝑥 + 18
𝑓 −1 (𝑥) =
7

3
2. 𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒: 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 − 3

7𝑥+18
3. 𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒: 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑓 −1 (𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 5
2

𝑓 −1 (𝑥) = (𝑥 − 5)2

4. 𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒: 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑓 −1 (𝑥) = (𝑥 + 3)3

−2√𝑥 + 2
𝑓 −1 (𝑥) = 𝑥 3 + 3

5. 𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ: 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2

𝑓 −1 (𝑥) = (− ) − 2
−2𝑥 3 + 1 2

𝑥 2
𝑓 −1 (𝑥) = ( ) + 2
6. 𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ: 𝑓(𝑥) = 2
3 + √𝑥

7. 𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ: 𝑓(𝑥) =

√𝑥 − 2

8. 𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ: 𝑓(𝑥) =

√𝑥 − 4 − 2