Why can we do this to find inverse functions? @MuPrimeMath

Uploaded January 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

One way to find the two-sided inverse of a function is to solve the equation f(x) = y for the variable x. But why does this always give us an inverse function? In this video, we give a proof and explanation of where this method comes from.

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