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Question 479561: explain why y= -x+b is its own inverse
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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Algebraically speaking, if f(x) = -x + b, then f%5E%28-1%29+=+-x+%2B+b, also, because %28f+o+f%5E%28-1%29%29%28x%29+=++-%28-x%2Bb%29+%2B+b+=+x+-+b+%2B+b+=+x, which would satisfy the definition of an inverse function for f(x).
Graphically speaking, the graph of f%5E%28-1%29 in general is just the symmetric rotation of the graph of f(x) about the line y = x. Since the line y = -x + b is perpendicular to the line y = x, a single symmetric rotation about the line y = x would yield the same graph, meaning the inverse function must be equal to itself.