To prove that f(x) is invertible, we'll have to prove
first that f(x) is bijective.
To prove that f(x) is
bijective, we'll have to prove that is one-to-one and on-to
function.
1) One-to-one
function.
We'll suppose that f(x1) =
f(x2)
We'll substitute f(x1) and f(x2) by their
expressions:
-2x1 + 3 = -2x2 +
3
We'll eliminate like
terms:
-2x1 = -2x2
We'll
divide by -2:
x1 = x2
A
function is one-to-one if and only if for x1 = x2 => f(x1) =
f(x2).
2) On-to function:
For
a real y, we'll have to prove that it exists a real x.
y =
-2x + 3
We'll isolate x to one side. For this reason, we'll
add -3 both side:
y - 3 =
-2x
We'll use the symmetric
property:
-2x = y-3
We'll
divide by -2:
x = (3-y)/2
x is
a real number.
From 1) and 2) we conclude that f(x) is
bijective.
If f(x) is bijective => f(x) is
invertible.
f^-1(x) =
(3-x)/2
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