If the function f of x is equal to m x plus b has an inverse function, which statement must be true?

A function has an inverse function only if it is one-to-one. For f(x) = mx + b, if m = 0, then f(x) = b for every x, so different inputs give the same output. Therefore m must not equal 0; the value of b can be any number.

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