Question 9 • Algebraic Reasoning
A function and its inverse are reflections of each other across the line y = x, which has positive slope and passes through the origin. The listed points support this relationship: (0, 1) on one curve corresponds to (1, 0) on the other, and (-2, 0) corresponds to (0, -2). Choice D shows the dashed line through (-5, -5), the origin, and (5, 5), so it verifies the inverse relationship.
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