Thread: are these 2 functions inverse of each other?

Yes right?

Originally Posted by rj2001

Yes right?

--Chris

so i switched x and y
- 12
then?

something with cubing

Originally Posted by rj2001

so i switched x and y
- 12
then?

something with cubing

To make y the subject you cube root both sides.

x-12^1/3=y so this is the answer?

This graph shows that they are inverses:



The blue and cyan graphs are inverses of each other, since they reflect each other across the green graph .

--Chris

Originally Posted by rj2001

(x-12)^1/3=y so this is the answer?

Now its correct!

Parenthesis are needed!

--Chris