Determine which two relations are inverses of each other based on their descriptions.(1 point)

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The height of a plant in terms of the amount of fertilizer in its soil, and the number of days since a plant sprouted in terms of its height.
The height of a plant in terms of the amount of fertilizer in its soil, and the number of days since a plant sprouted in terms of its height.

The number of days since a plant sprouted in terms of the amount of water it received, and the amount of water the plant received in terms of its height.
The number of days since a plant sprouted in terms of the amount of water it received, and the amount of water the plant received in terms of its height.

The height of a plant in terms of the number of days since it sprouted, and the number of days since a plant sprouted in terms of its height.
The height of a plant in terms of the number of days since it sprouted, and the number of days since a plant sprouted in terms of its height.

The height of a plant in terms of the number of times it was watered, and the height of the plant in terms of the amount of fertilizer in its soil.

1 answer

To determine which two relations are inverses of each other, we need to identify pairs that essentially describe the same relationship from opposite perspectives.

Let's analyze the options:

  1. The height of a plant in terms of the amount of fertilizer in its soil, and the number of days since a plant sprouted in terms of its height:

    • These do not appear to be inverses of each other since one is about fertilizer affecting height, while the other is about time affecting height.
  2. The number of days since a plant sprouted in terms of the amount of water it received, and the amount of water the plant received in terms of its height:

    • These are not directly inverse relationships focusing on different parameters (time vs. water vs. height).
  3. The height of a plant in terms of the number of days since it sprouted, and the number of days since a plant sprouted in terms of its height:

    • These are inverse relationships. The first describes how height changes with time since sprouting, and the second describes how time since sprouting changes with height.
  4. The height of a plant in terms of the number of times it was watered, and the height of the plant in terms of the amount of fertilizer in its soil:

    • Again, these do not examine the same relationship and are not inverses of one another.

Based on the analysis, the correct answer is:

The height of a plant in terms of the number of days since it sprouted, and the number of days since a plant sprouted in terms of its height.