f(a) = 1 / [ 1 - a ]
For f(a) write y
y = 1 / [ 1 - a] rearrange as
[1 - a] = 1 / y
1 - 1/y = a swap a and y
1 - 1 / a = y = f-1 (a) = [ a - 1 ] / a
So
f-1 (a) * a * f(a) =
[ a - 1 ] / a * a * 1 / [ 1 - a] =
[a - 1] / [ 1 - a ] =
- [ 1 - a ] / [ 1 - a ] = -1