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Composition of Functions and Invertible Function

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In order to understant the composition of functions we have taken three sets in front of us name them as A,B and C.

now if we take a function f which is moving from A to B and then beginning with the stage set B, I take another function g from B to C. If we take a random element , after applying the funtion f it becomes f(x). Now beginning with f(x), this act as the element for the new function g and gives us the final product as g(f(x)), in short the new function which moves from A to C is defined by gof.
So if to define the function we say if 
f: A→B & g: B→C, then
gof: A→C defined by gof(x)= g(f(x)) ∀x∈A
Notes:
1) f: A→B and g: B→C then,
range of f should be the starting point of the domain for the next function g for gof to exist. Likewise for fog to exist, the range of g should be subset of domain of f.
2) In general fog ≠ gof
Example- Let f: R→R
`"f"(x)= x^2`
g: R→R
g(x)= 2x+1
find fog & gof.
Solution- fog(x)= f(g(x))
                fog(x)= f(2x+1)= (2x+1)^2
`gof(x)= g(f(x))`
`gof(x)= g(x^2)= 2x^2+1` 
Invertible functions- Invertible means the function will be one one or onto both, that means the function will be bijective. 
This means if f: A→B, then there exists `"f"^-1:"B"→"A"`
So, if this is was f(x)= y then `x= "f"^-1(y)`
Example1- If A= {1,2,3}, B= {4,5,6,7} and f={(1,4), (2,5), (3,6)} is a function from A to B. Is it one- one function?
Yes, because every element in set A have different image.
Example2- If f is invertible which is defined as `"f"(x)= (3x-4)/5` then write `"f"^-1 (x).`
Solution- f(x)=y 


`(3x-4)/5 = y`


3x-4 = 5y


`x= (5y+4)/3 = "f"^-1 (y)`
Theorem 1: If f : X → Y, g : Y → Z and h : Z → S are functions, then ho(gof) = (hog)of. 
Proof : We have
 ho(gof) (x) = h(gof(x)) = h(g(f(x))), ∀x in X 
and (hog) of (x) = hog(f (x)) = h(g(f(x))), ∀x in X. 
Hence, ho(gof) = (hog)of.
Theorem 2: Let f : X → Y and g : Y → Z be two invertible functions. Then gof  is also invertible with `(gof)^(–1) = f^(–1)og^(–1).`
 Proof:  To show that gof is invertible with `(gof)^(–1) = f^(–1)og^(–1)`,

it is enough to show that `(f^(–1)og^(–1))o(gof) = "I"_X and (gof)o(f^(–1)og^(–1)) = "I"_Z.`


 Now, `(f^(–1)og^(–1))o(gof) = ((f^(–1)og^(–1)) og) of`,  byTheorem 1 


                                             = `(f^(–1)o(g^(–1)og)) of`, by Theorem 1


                                             = `(f^(–1) oI_Y) of`, by definition of `g^–1` 


                                             = `"I"_X. `


Similarly, it can be shown that `(gof)o(f ^(–1) og ^(–1)) = "I"_Z.` 

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