What happens if we graph both
and
on the same set of axes, using the x-axis for the input to both
and
?
Suppose
is a function from the set of real numbers to the same set with
. We write
to represent
and
. Is it true that
? Why? Is the set {
l
} infinite? Why?
Inherently, the range of a function f (x) is the domain of the inverse function
. The domain of
is the range of
. So, what happens if we graph both
and
on the same set of axes, using the x-axis for the input to both
and
? Let's try some examples.
If we type
,
, and
on the graph, all of the three functions will be limited in the same input
and their output will also affected by such a input boundary. The domain of
become the domain of
, not its range.
Let's try another example: C° to F°: Celsius to Fahrenheit Conversion Formula


Again, as we can see that these these three lines are more like projections of each other from different angles rather than reflection.
The difficulty of setting the same set of axes for
and
is that
will become not fully or true inverse function of
since the output of
is limited. Instead of setting the input {-100 < x < 100}, the input of
should be the range of
Suppose
is a function from the set of real numbers to the same set with
. We write
to represent
and
.
When
. and 

If
represents
,

It is similar to an arithmetic progression which the next one is the previous number +1
Recall that


Therefore, 

In this case,

Now, we know that the set has to satisfy the equation
If the domain of
is all real numbers, then g(1)=g(0)+1, g(2)=g(1)+1, g(3)=g(2)+1,....... it will be infinite.