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Example: Verifying that and are Inverse Functions
To verify that the functions and are inverse functions, one must confirm that their composition in both directions yields the identity function, meaning and . First, evaluate by substituting for in the function , yielding . Simplifying the numerator gives , which reduces to . Next, evaluate by substituting for in the function , yielding f\left(\frac{x+1}{5} ight) = 5\left(\frac{x+1}{5} ight) - 1. The s cancel out, leaving , which also simplifies to . Because both and are true, it is algebraically verified that the functions and are inverses of each other.
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