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PrecalculusChallengeFunctions and Their Graphs

Functions and Their Graphs · Challenge problem

Let f(x)={x2,x≥0x,x<0.f(x)=\begin{cases} x^2, & x\ge 0\\[2pt] x, & x<0.\end{cases} Show ff is one-to-one on R\mathbb{R}, and find a piecewise formula for f−1f^{-1}.