find the inverse of $\frac{1-e^t}{1+e^t}$

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Hi I am trying to prove that the inverse of $f(t) = \frac{1-e^t}{1+e^t}$ is $F^{-1}(t) = \ln\left(\frac{1-t}{1+t} \right )$

But I don't quite know where to start? Do I just sub $\frac{1-e^t}{1+e^t}$ for all t in $F^{-1}(t) = \ln \left(\frac{1-t}{1+t} \right)$?

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From the original equation, we want to solve for $t$ in terms of $y=f(t)$.

$\displaystyle y = \frac{1-e^t}{1+e^t} $

$\displaystyle (1+e^t)y = 1-e^t$

$\displaystyle y + ye^t = 1 - e^t$ (*)

$(1+y)e^t = 1-y$ $\quad$ (grouping $e^t$ terms together, attempting to solve for $e^t$)

$\displaystyle e^t = \frac{1-y}{1+y}$

I can divide by $1+y$ because $y\neq-1$. You can plug $y=-1$ into the original equation and has no solution.

Now you can take the natural logarithm on both sides, switch y and t, and obtain the desired result.

I hope this helps.