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Finding the Inverse of a Multivariable Function

Started by rabbit, October 19, 2006, 06:11 PM

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rabbit

Okay, so, one day in my math class I got really bored, and I wrote up this equation:
http://www.liquid-server.org/images/-pictures-63bb1c697f340f0559a1fc85e4da12da_1161299204.gif

Now, over the next few days, utilizing the awesomeness of my green pen, I calculated f(7,3,5,31) = 6.  What I wantneed now is to find the inverse of this function within its constraints, though I'm not sure how to start.  Got any ideas?
Grif: Yeah, and the people in the red states are mad because the people in the blue states are mean to them and want them to pay money for roads and schools instead of cool things like NASCAR and shotguns.  Also, there's something about ketchup in there.


topaz

RLY...?

rabbit

.....................holy shit.  That was stupid.  Who feels like moving this?
Grif: Yeah, and the people in the red states are mad because the people in the blue states are mean to them and want them to pay money for roads and schools instead of cool things like NASCAR and shotguns.  Also, there's something about ketchup in there.

Rule

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Your function takes N4 --> R.  For a function to have an inverse, it must be a bijective mapping from its domain to its codomain.  Obviously that is not the case with your function.  Imagine how many input combinations could lead to the number "6" as output.  Now try and think of what the pre-image of "6" would look like.


rabbit

x, y, and z are all reduced mod N, so technically it's self limiting.  I was kind of hoping I could at least find some kind of inverse, at least from [0, n) :\
Grif: Yeah, and the people in the red states are mad because the people in the blue states are mean to them and want them to pay money for roads and schools instead of cool things like NASCAR and shotguns.  Also, there's something about ketchup in there.