document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1029704>Question 1029704</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Are these functions inverse functions?  Please explain why or why not in reference to the line y = x. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=x-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=x+5 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #644679 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=644679\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> They are inverses of each other.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We use the line y = x as our \"mirror\" to see if the \"reflection\" of one line is shown on the other side of it...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Here both lines are parallel to it, but that counts too...one is a reflection of the other... </SPAN>\n" );
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