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Erf[InverseErf] -- making a function and its inverse cancel

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Subject: [mg68998] Erf[InverseErf] -- making a function and its inverse cancel
From: mktippett at gmail.com
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 02:04:40 -0400 (EDT)
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How can I get an expression like Erf[InverseErf[0,1/3]] to simplify to
1/3?

Cos[ArcCos[1/3]] gives 1/3. Is there some assumption that I'm missing?

thanks,
Mike

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