InverseFunction

InverseFunction[f]

represents the inverse of the function f, defined so that InverseFunction[f][y] gives the value of x for which f[x] is equal to y.

InverseFunction[f,n,tot]

represents the inverse with respect to the n ^(th) argument when there are tot arguments in all.

Details

Examples

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Basic Examples  (3)

The "inverse function" of Sin is ArcSin:

Inverse of a pure function:

Symbolic inverse function:

Derivative of an inverse function:

Scope  (8)

Inverse of a one-to-one function:

When the function is not one-to-one, InverseFunction issues a message:

For functions with a named principal branch of the inverse, the message is not issued:

Inverse function with respect to the second argument:

Inverse of a function with a restricted domain:

The domain of the inverse function is computed automatically:

Here a closed-form representation for the inverse function does not exist:

Evaluation of the inverse function at exact points yields exact numeric values:

However, the inverse may not be unique:

InverseFunction with respect to the first argument of a two-argument function:

Here a closed-form representation for the inverse function does not exist:

Evaluation at an exact point does not find an exact numeric representation:

Evaluation at an approximate point yields a numeric result:

Automatic simplification of symbolic inverses:

Properties & Relations  (3)

For arbitrary function and point , :

Note that neither nor for arbitrary and :

If solutions of exist, gives a solution of :

Use Reduce to find all solutions of :

Use FindInstance to find a solution of :

For non-algebraic input, Solve may use InverseFunction to represent solutions:

Possible Issues  (1)

Equations and may not hold for arbitrary and :

Wolfram Research (1991), InverseFunction, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/InverseFunction.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (1991), InverseFunction, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/InverseFunction.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 1991. "InverseFunction." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/InverseFunction.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (1991). InverseFunction. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/InverseFunction.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2024_inversefunction, author="Wolfram Research", title="{InverseFunction}", year="1991", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/InverseFunction.html}", note=[Accessed: 13-October-2024 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2024_inversefunction, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={InverseFunction}, year={1991}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/InverseFunction.html}, note=[Accessed: 13-October-2024 ]}