Re: Common points of f and f^{-1}



grigkost@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

Let f:R-->R invertible function and f^{-1} it's inverse.
Question: The common points of their graphs are always on the line y=x?



Much simpler counterexample: f(x) = 1 - x.

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