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The common theme that links
the functions of this chapter is:
They occur as pairs of inverse functions.
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In particular, two among the most
important functions that occur in
mathematics and its applications are:
The exponential function f(x) = ax.
The logarithmic function g(x) = logax, the inverse of the exponential function.
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In this chapter, we:
Investigate their properties.
Compute their derivatives.
Use them to describe exponential growth and decay in biology, physics, chemistry,and other sciences.
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We also study the inverses of trigonometric
and hyperbolic functions.
Finally, we look at a method (l’Hospital’s
Rule) for computing difficult limits and apply
it to sketching curves.
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There are two possible ways of defining
the exponential and logarithmic functions
and developing their properties and
derivatives.
You need only read one of these two approaches—whichever your instructor recommends.
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One is to start with the exponential function
(defined as in algebra or precalculus courses)
and then define the logarithm as its inverse.
This approach is taken in Sections 7.2, 7.3, and 7.4.
This is probably the most intuitive method.
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The other way is to start by defining
the logarithm as an integral and then define
the exponential function as its inverse.
This approach is followed in Sections 7.2*, 7.3*, and 7.4*.
Although it is less intuitive, many instructors prefer it because it is more rigorous and the properties follow more easily.
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7.1Inverse Functions
In this section, we will learn about:
Inverse functions and their calculus.
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The table gives data from an experiment
in which a bacteria culture started with
100 bacteria in a limited nutrient medium.
The size of the bacteria population was recorded at hourly intervals.
The number of bacteria N is a function of the time t: N = f(t).
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However, suppose that the biologist changes
her point of view and becomes interested in
the time required for the population to reach
various levels.
In other words, she is thinking of t as a function of N.
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This function is called the inverse
function of f.
It is denoted by f -1 and read “f inverse.”
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Thus, t = f -1(N) is the time required for
the population level to reach N.
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The values of f -1can be found by reading
the first table from right to left or by consulting
the second table. For instance, f -1(550) = 6, because f(6) = 550.
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Not all functions possess inverses.
Let’s compare the functions f and g whose arrow diagrams are shown.
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Note that f never takes on the same
value twice.
Any two inputs in A have different outputs.
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However, g does take on the same
value twice.
Both 2 and 3 have the same output, 4.
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In symbols, g(2) = g(3)
but f(x1) ≠ f(x2) whenever x1 ≠ x2
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Functions that share this property
with f are called one-to-one functions.
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A function f is called a one-to-one
function if it never takes on the same
value twice.
That is,
f(x1) ≠ f(x2) whenever x1 ≠ x2
ONE-TO-ONE FUNCTIONS Definition 1
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If a horizontal line intersects the graph of f
in more than one point, then we see from
the figure that there are numbers x1and x2
such that f(x1) = f(x2).
This means f is not one-to-one.
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So, we have the following
geometric method for determining
whether a function is one-to-one.
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A function is one-to-one if and only if
no horizontal line intersects its graph
more than once.
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Is the function
f(x) = x3
one-to-one?
Example 1ONE-TO-ONE FUNCTIONS
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If x1 ≠ x2, then x13 ≠ x2
3.
Two different numbers can’t have the same cube.
So, by Definition 1, f(x) = x3 is one-to-one.
ONE-TO-ONE FUNCTIONS E. g. 1—Solution 1
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From the figure, we see that no horizontal
line intersects the graph of f(x) = x3 more
than once. So, by the Horizontal Line Test, f is one-to-one.
ONE-TO-ONE FUNCTIONS E. g. 1—Solution 2
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Is the function
g(x) = x2
one-to-one?
Example 2ONE-TO-ONE FUNCTIONS
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The function is not one-to-one.
This is because, for instance,
g(1) = 1 = g(-1)
and so 1 and -1 have the same output.
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From the figure, we see that there are
horizontal lines that intersect the graph
of g more than once. So, by the Horizontal Line Test, g is not one-to-one.
E. g. 2—Solution 2ONE-TO-ONE FUNCTIONS
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One-to-one functions are important
because:
They are precisely the functions that possess inverse functions according to the following definition.
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Let f be a one-to-one function with domain A and range B.
Then, its inverse function f -1 has domain Band range A and is defined by
for any y in B.
1( ) ( )f y x f x y
Definition 2ONE-TO-ONE FUNCTIONS
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The definition states that, if f maps x
into y, then f -1 maps y back into x.
If f were not one-to-one, then f -1 would not be uniquely defined.
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The arrow diagram in the figure
indicates that f -1 reverses the effect of f.
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Note that:
domain of f -1 = range of f
range of f -1 = domain of f
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For example, the inverse function
of f(x) = x3 is f -1(x) = x1/3.
This is because, if y = x3, then
f -1(y) = f -1(x3) = (x3)1/3 = x
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Do not mistake the -1 in f -1
for an exponent.
Thus, f -1(x) does not mean .
However, the reciprocal could be written as [f(x)]-1.
1
( )f x
ONE-TO-ONE FUNCTIONS Caution
1
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If f(1) = 5, f(3) = 7, and f(8) = -10,
find f -1(7), f -1(5), and f -1(-10).
From the definition of f -1, we have:
f -1(7) = 3 because f(3) = 7f -1(5) = 1 because f(1) = 5f -1(-10) = 8 because f(8) = -10
Example 3ONE-TO-ONE FUNCTIONS
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This diagram makes it clear how f -1
reverses the effect of f in this case.
ONE-TO-ONE FUNCTIONS Example 3
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The letter x is traditionally used as the
independent variable.
So, when we concentrate on f -1 rather than
on f, we usually reverse the roles of x and y
in Definition 2 and write:
1( ) ( )f x y f y x
Definition 3ONE-TO-ONE FUNCTIONS
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By substituting for y in Definition 2 and
substituting for x in Definition 3, we get
the following cancellation equations:
f -1(f(x)) = x for every x in A
f(f -1(x)) = x for every x in B
CANCELLATION EQUATIONS Definition 4
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The first cancellation equation states that,
if we start with x, apply f, and then apply
f -1, we arrive back at x, where we started.
Thus, f -1 undoes what f does.
CANCELLATION EQUATION 1
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The second equation states that
f undoes what f -1 does.
CANCELLATION EQUATION 2
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For example, if f(x) = x3, then f -1(x) = x1/3.
So, the cancellation equations become:
f -1(f(x)) = (x3)1/3 = x
f(f -1(x)) = (x1/3)3 = x
These equations simply states that the cube function and the cube root function cancel each other when applied in succession.
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Now, let’s see how to compute inverse
functions.
If we have a function y = f(x) and are able to solve this equation for x in terms of y, then, according to Definition 2, we must have x = f -1(y).
If we want to call the independent variable x, we then interchange x and y and arrive at the equation y = f -1(x).
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Now, let’s see how to find the inverse
function of a one-to-one function f.
1. Write y = f(x).
2. Solve this equation for x in terms of y (if possible).
3. To express f -1 as a function of x, interchange x and y.
The resulting equation is y = f -1(x).
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Find the inverse function of
f(x) = x3 + 2.
By Definition 5, we first write: y = x3 + 2.Then, we solve this equation for x :
Finally, we interchange x and y :
So, the inverse function is:
3
3
2
2
x y
x y
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3 2y x
1 3( ) 2f x x
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The principle of interchanging x and y
to find the inverse function also gives us
the method for obtaining the graph of f -1
from the graph of f.
As f(a) = b if and only if f -1(b) = a, the point (a, b) is on the graph of f if and only if the point (b, a) is on the graph of f -1.
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However, we get the point (b, a) from
(a, b) by reflecting about the line y = x.
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Thus, the graph of f -1 is obtained by
reflecting the graph of f about the line
y = x.
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Sketch the graphs of
and its inverse function using the same
coordinate axes.
INVERSE FUNCTIONS Example 5
( ) 1f x x
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First, we sketch the curve
(the top half of the parabola y2 = -1 -x,
or x = -y2 - 1).
Then, we reflect
about the line y = x
to get the graph of f -1.
1y x INVERSE FUNCTIONS Example 5
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As a check on our graph, notice that the
expression for f -1 is f -1(x) = - x2 - 1, x ≥ 0.
So, the graph of f -1 is the right half of the parabola y = - x2 - 1.
This seems reasonable from the figure.
INVERSE FUNCTIONS Example 5
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Now, let’s look at inverse
functions from the point of view
of calculus.
CALCULUS OF INVERSE FUNCTIONS
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Suppose that f is both one-to-one
and continuous.
We think of a continuous function as one whose graph has no break in it.
It consists of just one piece.
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The graph of f -1 is obtained from the graph
of f by reflecting about the line y = x.
So, the graph of f -1 has no break in it either.
Hence we might expectthat f -1 is alsoa continuous function.
CALCULUS OF INVERSE FUNCTIONS
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This geometrical argument does not prove
the following theorem.
However, at least, it makes the theorem
plausible.
A proof can be found in Appendix F.
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If f is a one-to-one continuous function
defined on an interval, then its inverse
function f -1 is also continuous.
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Now, suppose that f is a one-to-one
differentiable function. Geometrically, we can think of a differentiable function
as one whose graph has no corner or kink in it.
We get the graph of f -1 by reflecting
the graph of f about the line y = x. So, the graph of f -1 has no corner or kink in it either.
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Therefore, we expect that f -1 is also
differentiable—except where its tangents
are vertical.
In fact, we can predict the value of the derivative of f -1 at a given point bya geometric argument.
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If f(b) = a, then
f -1(a) = b. (f -1)’(a) is the slope
of the tangent to the graph of f -1 at (a, b), which is tan .
Likewise,
f’(b) = tan
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From the figure, we see that
+ = π/2
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Hence,
That is,
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1 ' tan tan2
1 1cot
tan '
f a
f b
11
1'
'f a
f f a
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If f is a one-to-one differentiable function
with inverse function f -1 and f’(f -1(a)) ≠ 0,
then the inverse function is differentiable
at a and
CALCULUS OF INV. FUNCTIONS Theorem 7
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'f a
f f a
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Write the definition of derivative as in
Equation 5 in Section 3.1:
If f(b) = a, then f -1(a) = b.
Also, if we let y = f -1(x), then f(y) = x.
CALCULUS OF INV. FUNCTIONS Theorem 7—Proof
1 11 ' lim
x a
f x f af a
x a
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Since f is differentiable, it is continuous.
So f -1 is continuous by Theorem 6.
Thus, if x → a, then f -1(x) → f -1(a), that is, y → b.
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Therefore,
CALCULUS OF INV. FUNCTIONS Theorem 7—Proof
1 11
1
' lim
1lim lim
1
lim
1 1
' '
x a
y b y b
y b
f x f af a
x ay b
f y f bf y f by b
f y f b
y b
f b f f a
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Replacing a by the general number x
in the formula of Theorem 7, we get:
NOTE 1 Equation 8
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1'
'f x
f f x
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If we write y = f -1(x), then f(y) = x.
So, Equation 8, when expressed in Leibniz
notation, becomes:
NOTE 1
1dydxdxdy
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If it is known in advance that f -1 is
differentiable, then its derivative can be
computed more easily than in the proof of
Theorem 7—by using implicit differentiation.
NOTE 2
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If y = f -1(x), then f(y) = x.
Differentiating f(y) = x implicitly with respect to x, remembering that y is a function of x, and using the Chain Rule, we get:
Therefore,
NOTE 2
' 1dy
f ydx
1 1
'
dydxdx f ydy
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The function y = x2, x , is not one-to-one
and, therefore, does not have an inverse
function.
Still, we can turn it into a one-to-one function by restricting its domain.
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For instance, the function f(x) = x2, 0 ≤ x ≤ 2,
is one-to-one (by the Horizontal Line Test)
and has domain [0, 2] and range [0, 4].
Hence, it has an inverse function f -1 with domain [0, 4] and range [0, 2].
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Without computing a formula for (f -1)’,
we can still calculate (f -1)’(1).
Since f(1) = 1, we have f -1(1) = 1. Also, f’(x) = 2x. So, by Theorem 7, we have:
CALCULUS OF INV. FUNCTIONS Example 6
11
1 1 1' 1
' 1 ' 1 2f
f f f
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In this case, it is easy to find f -1
explicitly.
In fact,
In general, we could use Method 5.
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Then,
So,
This agrees with the preceding computation.
CALCULUS OF INV. FUNCTIONS Example 6
1
1 12
' 1 2
' 1
f x x
f
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The functions f and f -1 are graphed
here.
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If f(x) = 2x + cos x,
find (f -1)’(1)
Notice that f is one-to-one because
f ’(x) = 2 – sin x > 0
and so f is increasing.
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To use Theorem 7, we need to know f -1(1).
We can find it by inspection:
Hence,
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10 1 1 0f f
11
1 1' 1
' 1 ' 0
1 1
2 sin0 2
ff f f