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1 The Teaching and Learning of Inverses
Roger Wolbert, Ph.D. Edinboro University of PA

2 Topics Covered in this Activity
Graphing inverses Domain and Range What makes a relation a function Reflection of a relation over y=x Exchange of x's and y's Exchange of domain and range Need for restricting domains Composition of inverse functions Misconceptions with inverses

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5 Discuss any observations with another person.

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16 Thank you. Resource Roger Wolbert, rwolbert@edinboro.edu
Wilson, F. C., Adamson, S., Cox, T., & O'Bryan, A. (2011). Inverse functions: What our teachers didn't tell us. Mathematics Teacher, 104(7), Roger Wolbert,

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