Questions tagged [inverse-function]
For questions regarding an inverse function as the dominant topic of the post, or for questions requesting guidance on finding the inverse function for a particular function.
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Limit involving inverse functions
When I am given the limit
$$\lim\limits_{x \rightarrow \infty}\frac{x\arctan\sqrt{x^2 +1}}{\sqrt{x^2+1}}$$
would it be possible to evaluate it giving some substitution?
L'Hospital's rule seemed an ...
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Approximate $\int_0^x e^{f^{-1}(t)} \; dt$ from an approximation of $f$
I am wondering if it is possible to have an approximation of this integral
$\int_0^x e^{f^{-1}(t)} \; dt$
I have only an approximation of $f$: $f(\frac{i}{n}),\; i=0, \dots, n$?
Many thanks, Peter....
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Inverse trigonometric functions without calculator, arcsin, arctan
How can I evaluate this expression without the use of a calculator and only assuming i know the standard angles ($\pi/3, \pi/4, \pi/6$)?
\begin{align*}
\arcsin\left(\frac{5\sqrt{3}}{14}\right)-\...
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What is the inverse operation of a gradient?
I notice that the function
$$f(x,y,x;a,b,c) = ke^{-a/x-b/y-c/z}$$
has partial derivatives
$$\nabla f = \begin{bmatrix}
\partial f / \partial x
\\
\partial f / \partial y
\\
\partial f / \partial ...
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inverse of the function whose exponential value is different
$f(x)=x^2+2 $
$f^{-1}(x)= \sqrt {x-2} $
$g(x)=x^7+x^3+2$
$g^{-1}(x)= ?$
and for more $x^y$?
for example:
$f(x)=x^{11}+x^8+x^7+x^4+x^3+x+7$
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Are there any equation that could produce a monotonic smooth step function by parameter
I want to write a mathematic formular that, given any number of monotonic arbitrary point, it will produce a monotonic smooth step function
Such as a figure below, I give it 2 point (the intersect ...
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If P(x)=Q(R(x)) and $P(x)=(\log_3 x)^2$ what is R(x)?
The full problem is here.
I am seriously lost on how I should approach this question. Thanks in advance.
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Write the Taylor expansion of order $2$ at $x=0$ of $h(x)=g^{-1}(x+\sin(x))$, for $g(x)=x\ln(2+x^2)$
Can anyone tell me whether I carried out properly this exercise and where are mistakes? Thank you.
Let be $g: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ the function defined by:
$$g(x)\,=\,x\ln(2+x^2)$$
Show that $...
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finding the inverse function $f(x) = x^5+ x^3 + x$, then find what is $f^{-1}(3)$
if $f(x) = x^5+ x^3 + x$, then $f^{-1}(3) = ?$
I TRIED to do it, and I got this answer : 3/91 . I don't know if it is correct or not?
I tried to do this work like this:
$$ y = x^5+x^3+x\\
y = x(x^4+...
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How do I know whether the inverse function has a closed form?
I am interested in the function
$$ y(x) := \left( x +\frac{3\pi}{2} \right) \sin(x) + \cos(x). $$
Over the range $ x \in \left[ -\frac{\pi}{2} ,\frac{\pi}{2} \right]$, this function grows ...
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Inverse function of $x-\lfloor x \rfloor $ and $(x-\lfloor x \rfloor)^2$
I need to find the inverse of these two functions if they exist:
$$f_1 = x-⌊x⌋, 1\leq x<2, 0\leq f_1<1$$ and
$$f_2 = (x-⌊x⌋)^2, 1\leq x<2, 0\leq f_2<1$$
I worked through it and I think ...
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If $z=\dfrac{(z_1+\bar{z}_2)z_1}{z_2\bar{z}_1}$ where $z_1=1+2i$ and $z_2=1-i$, then find $\arg(z)$
If $z=\dfrac{(z_1+\bar{z}_2)z_1}{z_2\bar{z}_1}$ where $z_1=1+2i$ and $z_2=1-i$, then find $\arg(z)$
My Attempt
$$
z_1+\bar{z}_2=2+3i,\quad(z_1+\bar{z}_2)z_1=(2+3i)(1+2i)=-4+7i\\
z_2\bar{z}_1=(1-i)(1-...
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Find the domain of the trig function
Find the domain of the function.
$f(x)=({2+\cos 2x-\sin2x*\tan x})$^1/2
$2+\cos2x-\sin2x*\tan x≥0$
Simplifying
$-4\sin^2x+3≥0$
$\sin^2x≤3/4$
$-3/4≤\sin x≤3/4$
$\arcsin(-3/4)≤x≤\arcsin(3/4)$
My ...
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Need some help with trigonometry. Inverse functions.
Can someone help me to solve these examples?
Evaluate:
$$A= \text{arccot}\bigl(\tan\biggl[\frac{4\pi}{5}\biggr]\bigr)\;\; \text{and}\;\; B=\sin\bigl(\arctan\biggr[\frac{-3}{7}\biggr]\bigr)$$
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Double-precision algorithm for inverse log gamma or log factorial?
Question in a nutshell:
Can anyone point me to an algorithm for computing to double-precision floating-point (roughly 16 digits) the inverse of either log gamma or log factorial?
In other words, if ...
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Definition of the functional inverse
In the context of the calculus of variations, I have seen the following used to define $V^{-1}$ as the "functional inverse" of a functional $V$:
$$
\delta(x-y) = \int V(x,t|f)V^{-1}(t,y|f) dt \tag{1}
,...
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About Theorem 4.17 on p.90 in “Principles of Mathematical Analysis 3rd Edition” by Walter Rudin.
On p.90 in "Principles of Mathematical Analysis 3rd Edition" by Walter Rudin.
Theorem 4.17
Suppose $f$ is a continuous 1-1 mapping of a compact metric space $X$ onto a metric space $Y$. Then ...
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Looking for an explanation or insight on a form of the inverse of a restricted gamma function
I posted this yesterday asking about how to find an inverse of a restricted gamma function. To put it concisely, I was looking at the gamma function in the positive reals after restricting it to be ...
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Finding an Inverse of Restricted Gamma Function
I don't know/haven't used LaTeX yet but I'll do my best to keep it simple,
I'm working on my undergrad senior project and I'm trying to find an inverse function for f(x)=(x-1)! just in the positive ...
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How do you find a and b in a ln function from (x1, y1) and (x2, y2)?
Like I was looking at one answer from JohnD
https://math.stackexchange.com/users/52893/johnd
and he answered that to find a and b of a ln function, you have to use
a=y1−y2ln(x1/x2), b=exp(y2ln(x1)−...
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How to find the inverse of a function numerically
This is an extension of my previous question posted in here Inverse of a function of a 3rd order
Now, I have another one which seems to be more complicated. I don't know how to solve them numerically....
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Calculating inverse - what about assumptions?
Can someone verify this and answer my questions? I've chosen simple function on purpose. I've also added my paper from an exam at the very end.
Find inverse function $f^{-1}$ to function $f(x)= \frac{...
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How to find the inverse function
For this function: $f(x)=x\exp(ax)$
what is the inverse function $f^{-1}(\cdot)$?
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Relationship between inverse function, origin function and its domain - with an example
I am having problem with proper math-fashioned style of solving this task. It's task from my exam and apparently I didn't do well enough to get 2.5 out of 5 points.
Find inverse function $f^{-1}$to ...
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Finding the inverse of an incomplete beta function
Is there a rigorous way of inverting
$$\rho(r)=\frac{b_{0}}{1-q}B(1-(\frac{b_{0}}{r})^{1-q},\frac{1}{2},\frac{1}{q-1})$$
where $B(1-(\frac{b_{0}}{r})^{1-q},\frac{1}{2},\frac{1}{q-1})$ is an ...
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Asymptotics of gauss hypergeometric function
My problem is focused on obtaining $r(\rho)$ which is the inverse of the $\rho$ given below. Along the way, I will be integrating a differential equation containing $r(\rho)$ in the regime $\rho>&...
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Inverse of power-2 rational function
I have a function $f(a,b) = \frac{ab}{(\frac{a+b}{2})^2}$, and (to me) it has some cool properties (e.g $f(a,b) = f(b,a)$, $f(x,0) = 0$, $f(x, x) = 1$, $0 \leq f \leq 1$, etc.). Now I wanted to know ...
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Algebra - find the formula for the inverse
I have the function
$$y=\frac12\ln\left(\frac{1+x}{1-x}\right)$$
I have to find the inverse function. I know that
$$e^{2y}=\frac{1+x}{1-x}$$
How do I solve this equation for $x$?
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Calculating exact values of “weird” functions like arcsin(sin 100)
This is pretty much the last thing I need to know for now.
Tasks (calculate):
$\arccos{(\cos{12})}$
$\arctan{(\tan{\sqrt{5}})}$
$\arcsin{(\sin{100})}$
Answers:
$4\pi-12$
$\sqrt{5}-\pi$
$100-32\pi$
...
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Inverting a function from asymptotic expansion
Can I invert the following functions to obtain $r(\rho)$?
$\rho=r+a+b r^{q}$, where $q<0$
$\rho=cr+dr^{q}$, where $q>0$
$\rho=r+\frac{b_{0}}{2}\left(-1+\ln[2]-\ln[b_{0}/2]-\ln[1/r]\right)$
...
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How to solve inverse trig. equations like sin(arctan 2)?
These are some of the tasks I am supposed to be prepared for. I have no idea where to begin when solving them. Below I present what I already know regarding the subject and what I have problems with.
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Generalized inverse function for $Y=\min(X, b)$
$X$ is a continuous and non-negative random valuable with CDF $F$, $b>0$, what is the generalized inverse function for $Y=\min(X, b)$
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Inverse of a function of a 3rd order
can someone help me how to find the inverse the following function?
$$z(\zeta)=\frac{1}{\zeta}+m_1\zeta+m_2\zeta^2+m_3\zeta^3$$
In my case, $z$ is a complex number and cannot be zero. And $m_k$ is a ...
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Finding the inverse of $\phi_{\lambda}^2$ where $\phi_{\lambda}$ is the Mobius transform on $\mathbb{D}$
Let $\mathbb{D}$ denote the open unit disk. Fix $\lambda \in \mathbb{D}$. Define the Mobius transform $\phi_{\lambda}:\mathbb{D}\rightarrow\mathbb{D}$ by
$$\phi_{\lambda}(z) = \frac{z-\lambda}{1-\...
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First Order Nonlinear PDE - Discrete Ray Method
In the application of the discrete ray method to the mixed differential-difference equation below , as $n \to \infty $:
$G'_n(x) = e^{-\frac{x^{2}}{2\,n\,(n+1)}}\,G_{n-1}(x)$, $G_{0}(x)=1$
and ...
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Closed-form solution for $f(x)/x=y$ using $f^{-1}$
I'm programming a piece of math that requires solving an equation of a form $f(x)/x=y$. Now I already have $f^{-1}(z)$ coded (efficiently, and not by me) so I'd prefer using this implementation ...
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Inverse function theorem to prove onto
Let $f: \mathbb R^2 \to \mathbb R^2$ be $C^1$, $D_f(x)$ is invertible everywhere, and $\lim_{|x| \to \infty}|f(x)| = \infty$
Show that $\min_{x \in \mathbb R^2}|f(x)-a|$ exists, and that $f$ is onto.
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Finding $\phi^{-1}({id_{P(\mathbb{N})}})$, where $\phi:(\mathbb{N}\to\mathbb{N})\to(P(\mathbb{N})\to P(\mathbb{N}))$ and $\phi(f)(A) = f^{-1}(A)$
I have function $\varphi : (\mathbb{N} \to \mathbb{N}) \to (P(\mathbb{N}) \to P(\mathbb{N}))$ and $\varphi(f)(A) = f^{-1}(A)$.
I have to find $\varphi^{-1}({id_{P(\mathbb{N})}})$, and I don't have ...
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How does one interpret $\dfrac{dx}{dy}$ for a function which isn't invertible?
I was just going through the proof of derivative of inverse functions.
The statement reads:
If $y= f(x)$ is a differentiable function of $x$ such that it's inverse $x=f^{-1}(y)$ exists, then $x$ ...
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on the inverse of trigonometric or/ and hyperbolic functions
If we want to find, say, the inverse $\tan$ function, $\tan^{-1}$, in terms of (complex) logarithm function we start with the equation $z=\tan w =\frac{\sin w}{\cos w}=\frac{1}{i}\frac{e^{iw}-e^{-iw}}{...
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How to find the inverse of the method to find the nth lexicographic logical permutation
I'm looking for a proper method to find the nth logical permutation of a particular sequence that is able to return the desired permutation. For example, for a sequence 1234567890, the 100,001st ...
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Can't figure out how $\sin\left(\tan^{-1}(x)\right)=\frac{x}{\sqrt {x^2+1}}$
Simplify the expression
$$\sin\left(\tan^{-1}(x)\right)$$
Using a triangle with an angle $\theta$, opposite is x and adjacent is 1 meaning the hypo. is ${\sqrt {x^2+1}}$
Now because the problem has ...
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Correction terms in the asymptotics of hypergeometric function
I am interested in obtaining the asymptotic expansion of $r(\rho)$ $($which is the inverse of $\rho$ below$)$,
$$\rho=\frac{2b}{1-q}\left(1-\left(\frac br\right)^{1-q}\right)^{1/2}\left(_2F_1\left(\...
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If $g$ is the inverse of function $f$ and $f'(x)= \frac{1}{1+x^n}$, Find $g'(x)$
I tried the question and got an answer by the following steps:
$f(g(x))=x$
Differentiating both sides w.r.t to $x$, we get
$f'(g(x)).g'(x)=1$
And therefore,
$g'(x)=1+\left[{g(x)} \right]^n$
Now ...
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Semi-Prime Number Originator Lookup For Identifying Prime Numbers
In one of BBC's documentaries on security, a mathematician stated that prime and semi prime numbers helped with the design of RSA encryption - a number like 91 can be easily calculated through ...
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Solve: $\arctan(2x)+\arctan(3x) = \frac{\pi}{4}$
Solve: $\arctan(2x)+\arctan(3x) = \frac{\pi}{4}$
I started by applying tan on both sides,
$\frac{2x+3x}{1-2x\times3x}=\tan\frac{\pi}{4}$
This yields $x=\frac16,$ $x=-1$
But -1 doesn't satisfy the ...
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What is x in terms of p?
In this equation
$$\frac x{\ln(x)} = p$$
How can I have $x$ as a function of $p$?
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Inverting the maximum of a function? Is this solvable analytically [= by hand?]
Define $$f_a(x) = ax - \log \left[ \frac{x}{5(1-x)} + 1\right], \ x < 1,$$
for some constant $a > 0$.
Let $x'$ be the maximum-point of this function, and $f_a(x')$ the max-value. Clearly, ...
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Inverse of a trace based function?
I have the following linear operator:
and I need to compute its inverse operator for y: vector of real values.
The trace function is invertible as far as I know, so is this even possible? and if so,...
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Find the Range and Inverse of the function $f(x)=\sec x\tan x+\sec^2 x$
Find the Range and Inverse of the function $f(x)=\sec x\tan x+\sec^2 x$
My try:
We have $$y=\sec x\left(\sec x+\tan x\right)$$
$$2y=\left(\sec x+\tan x+\sec x-\tan x\right)\left(\sec x+\tan x\...
