Is there a way to transform $\{1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6, 7, 8\}$ to $\{8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1\}$ by applying a single function? That is, transform $1$ to $8$, $2$ to $7$, $3$ to $6$ etc.
Find an equation to transform $\{1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6, 7, 8\}$ to $\{8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1\}$
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algebra-precalculus
functions
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0i find this but i dont know what is the n into the equation http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/100275/transformation-matrix-for-matrix-indices-to-cartesian-coordinates – 2012-07-17
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2Guy wants an interpolating polynomial like $9-x$, I guess. – 2012-07-18
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1If you want to learn a general method to find any function of this sort have a look at this article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagrange_polynomial – 2012-07-18
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$f(x) = 9 - x$
$f(1) = 9 - 1= 8$
$f(3) = 9 - 3 = 6$
etc.