How can you tell if this function if invertible? And if so, how would you find the inverse function?
The function F = g(C) = 32 + 9/5C converts a temperature in degrees Celsius to degrees Fahrenheit.
( a ) Explain how you can tell that this function is invertible.
( b ) If it invertible, find the inverse function C= g^(-1) (F)
The function F = g(C) = 32 + 9/5C converts a temperature in degrees Celsius to degrees Fahrenheit.
( a ) Explain how you can tell that this function is invertible.
( b ) If it invertible, find the inverse function C= g^(-1) (F)
1 Answer
Nov 17, 2017
Explanation:
Given:
F = 32+9/5 C
Subtract
F-32 = 9/5 C
Multiply both sides by
C = 5/9(F-32)
Note that both of these steps are reversible, so the equation we have arrived at is exactly equivalent to the original equation.
The derived equation uniquely determines
g^(-1)(F) = 5/9(F-32)
Since we have found an inverse function, we have completed b) and proved a).