if they are inverse of each other they will intersect only at line y=x
The fuctions f(x)=x2-4x+3 and g(x)=2-√1+x are inverse functions of each other.Find any one root of the equation f(x)=g(x).
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eureka123
·2009-08-05 00:21:34
Asish Mahapatra
·2009-08-05 00:23:06
f(x) = f-1(x)
As the graphs of f(x) and its inverse are symmetric about y=x. So there will be solution to f(x)=g(x) when the graph of f(x) or g(x) cuts the line y=x.
So putting y=x in f(x), we have x2-5x+3=0
Solving for roots we have x = 5±√132
But if we put y=x in g(x) we have 1+x ≥0 So, x ≥-1
Hence one solution of f(x) =g(x) is (5+√13)/2