MATH131 Tutorial 2: Functions
1. Find all real solutions of the equations
(a) x4 − 6x3 + 22x + 15 = 0 (b) x4 − 7x3 + 3x2 + 31x + 20 = 0
(c) 3x4 + 14x3 + 14x2 − 8x − 8 = 0 (d) x5 − 2x4 − 6x3 + 5x2 + 8x + 12 = 0
(e) 2x4 − x3 − 14x2 − 5x + 6 = 0 (f ) x5 + 4x4 − 4x3 − 34x2 − 45x − 18 = 0
10 4 5
(i) x − x3 − 7x2 + 5x − = 0 (j) 21x4 + 13x3 − 103x2 − 65x − 10 = 0
7 7
4 3 2
(k) 9x + 3x − 8x − 4 = 0 (l) 4x5 + 8x4 + 9x3 + 27x2 + 27x
2. f (x) = 27x3 − 9x − 2
(a) Show that (3x + 1) is a factor of f (x)
(b) It is further given that 36 cos 2θ cos θ + 9 sin 2θ sin θ = 4
Find possible values of cos θ
3. Solve the following trigonometric equation, for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π
√ √
(a) cos x − 3 sin x = 2 (b) sin x + cos x = 2
√ √ √
(c) 3 cos x + sin x = 2 (d) cos 2x + 3 sin 2x = 2 cos x
√ √
4. f (x) = 3 + 1 cos 2x + 3 − 1 sin 2x
π
(a) Express f (x) in the form R sin 2x + ϕ , R > 0, 0 ≤ ϕ ≤ 2
(b) Solve the equation f (x) = 2, 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π
5. Find the Range of f (x) = 4 cos x + 3 sin x − 3
6. The function f and g are defined as
√ 3
f (x) = 3 cos x + sin x g(x) = , x∈R
x2 +3
(a) Express f (x) in the form R sin x + ϕ
(b) Determine the range of g ◦ f (x), showing clearly all the relevant workings
√ √
7. y = 2 cos x − 6 sin x, 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π
(a) Express y in the form R cos x + π , R > 0, 0 ≤ ϕ ≤ π2
(b) Sove the equation y = 2
(c) Determine the range of y 2
8. By factoring the polynomial f (x) = x5 + x3 + 8x2 + 8 completely, find all real zeroes of
the polynomial.
9. If f (x) = x3 + x2 − x + k and (x − k) is a factor of f (x), then k =
10. Let f (x) = px3 − 32x2 − 10x + q where p and q are constants. If f (x) is divided by
(x − 2) the remainder is exactly the same as when f (x) is divided by (2x + 3). Then p =
11. When f (x) is divided by (x2 + 1) the quotient is (3x − 1) and the remainder is (2x − 1).
Determine an expression for f (x)
12. Let f (x) = x3 + (k − 1)x2 − k 3 , where k is a positive constant. If f (x) is divided by
(x − 3) the remainder is 18. Determine the value of k
13. In the following, determine whether y is a function of x, and explain why.
(a) 3x + 2y = 6 (b) y 2 − 4 = x (c) x2 y − x2 + y = 0
14. Suppose function f is odd and function g is even. Is the function
(a) f g (b) f ◦ g (c) g ◦ f (d)f − g.
even, odd, or neither? Explain.
15. Find the natural domain of each of the functions using both interval notation and set
notation where possible :
√ √
x2 − 4x 1 − x2 6 − x2 − 9
(a) f (x) = 2 (b) f (x) = 2 (c) √
x − 3x − 4 2x − x − 1 16 − x2
r √ √
4 − x2 x2 − 4 1+ x−2
(d) f (x) = (e) f (x) = √ (f ) f (x) =
x2 − 1 3 − 25 − x2 x2 + 1
1 √ 3x − 1
(g) f (x) = 1 (h) f (x) = 4 − x2 − 5 (i) f (x) = 2
1 + 1+ 1 2x + 7
x
1 1 √ √ √
(j) f (x) = √ (k) f (x) = 2 + x2 − 4x + 3 (l) f (x) = x2 − 1 − 9 − x2
x+2−3 x − 25
s
√ 1 3x(1 − 2x)
(m) f (x) = 4x − x2 − 3 (n) f (x) = 2 (o) f (x) =
1 − 1+ 1 (x − 2)(x + 3)2
1−x
16. Find the natural domain of f ◦ g, g ◦ f , f ◦ f , g ◦ g, if
1 x+1
(a) f (x) = x + , g(x) =
x x+2
x
(b) f (x) = , g(x) = cos 2x
1+x
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