Name: Class/Set:
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1: Work
2 out the value of each function:
−x
a) If h(x) = x − 9, find h(13) b) If g(x) = , find g(−30)
3
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2: Work
2 out the value of each function:
−x2 + 8
a) If f (x) = , find f (8) b) If h(x) = −7(x − 3)2, find h(10)
8
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3: Work
2 out the value of each function:
x + 8 x−3
a) If f (x) = √ , find f (117) b) If g(x) = , find g(63)
5 10
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4: Work
2 out the value of each function:
x+9 1
a) If f (x) = , find f (3) b) If g(x) = , find g(1)
x+2 4 − 3x
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5: Work
2 out the value of each function:
1 − 4x 6x − 5
a) If h(x) = , find h(− 16) b) If g(x) = , find g( 21
46)
2x 5x − 2
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6: Solve
2 for x:
a) f (x) = x2; f (x) = 81 b) h(x) = √x; h(x) = 2
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7: Solve
2 for x:
x + 4 2
a) f (x) = ; f (x) = 36
b) g(x) = 7x + 6; g(x) = −36
9 81
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8: Solve
2 for x:
a) h(x) = 6√x − 3; h(x) = 1 b) h(x) = √(−7x + 2); h(x) = 10
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9: Solve
2 for x:
5x − 3 4
a) g(x) = ; g(x) = 3
b) f (x) = ; f (x) = − 134
6x − 4 4
x−4
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10: Solve
2 for x:
4 5x + 10
a) g(x) = − 10; g(x) = 7 b) f (x) = ; f (x) = −3
x x−1
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1: a) 4
2 b) 10
2: a) −7
1
2 b) −343
1
3: a) 5
2 b) 6
1
4: a) 225
2 b) 1
5: a) −5
1
2 b) −8
1
6: a) x = 9
2 b) x = 4
7: 1
a) x = 2
2 b) x = −6
8: a) x = 16
1
2 36 b) x = −14
9: 1
a) x = 0
2 b) x = −9
10: 12a) x = 174 b) x = − 78
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