Inverse function theorem

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In mathematics, the inverse function theorem gives sufficient conditions for a vector-valued function to be invertible on an open region containing a point in its ___domain.

The theorem states that if at a point P a function

f:Rn-->Rn

has a Jacobian determinant that is nonzero, and F is continuously differentiable near P, it is an invertible function near P.

The Jacobian matrix of f-1 at f(P) is then the inverse of Jf, evaluated at P.