Understanding Parent and Inverse Equations

What is the inverse of the parent equation y = x?

• y = -x

• y = 1/x

• y = x

• y = x^2

What is the line of symmetry for the equation y = x and its inverse?

• x = y

• y = x

• y = 0

• x = 0

How does the table of values change when finding the inverse of y = x?

• The values are squared

• The values are doubled

• The values are halved

• The table remains the same

What is the inverse of the equation y = x^2?

• y = 1/x^2

• y = ±√x

• y = -x^2

• y = x^2

What shape does the graph of the inverse of y = x^2 take?

• A horizontal line

• A vertical line

• A circle

• A sleeping parabola