SOLUTION: Topic: Inverses Explain why graphically, you only get "half of a quadratic" when graphing the inverse of a square root function.

Question 1174033: Topic: Inverses
Explain why graphically, you only get "half of a quadratic" when graphing the inverse of a square root function.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Try it. Graph the entire inverse relation. Put a vertical line through any part of the curve other than the vertex. You see two intersection points. One x coordinate and two y coordinates. Now for inverse FUNCTION, you need to specify which part; the part above the symmetry axis, or the part below the symmetry axis.
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