1 The functions f and g are defined by
f : x → 3x + 4, x∈ℝ
g:x→ 2 , x ∈ ℝ, x ≠ 3
x+3
(a) Evaluate fg(1) (2)
(b) Solve the equation gf(x) = 6 (4)
(Total for question 1 is 6 marks)
2 The function f is defined by
f(x) = x2 + 2x + 1, x ∈ ℝ, x ≥ -1
(a) State the range of f (1)
(b) Sketch the graphs of f(x) and f -1(x) on the same diagram (3)
(c) Find an expression for f -1(x) and state its domain (4)
(Total for question 2 is 8 marks)
3 The function f is defined by
f(x) = 2 + ln (2x – 1), x ∈ ℝ, x > 0.5
(a) Find the exact value of ff(1) (2)
(b) Find an expression for f -1(x) (3)
(Total for question 3 is 5 marks)
4 The functions f and g are defined by
f : x → ex, x∈ℝ
g : x → 2x + ln x , x ∈ ℝ, x > 0
(a) Write down the range of f (1)
(b) Find an expression for the composite function gf (2)
(c) Write down the range of gf (1)
(Total for question 4 is 4 marks)
5 The function f is defined by
f(x) = 1 , x ∈ ℝ, x ≠ -2
x+2
(a) Write down the range of f(x) (2)
(b) Find an expression for f -1(x) and state its domain (3)
g(x) = x2 – 5 , x∈ℝ
(c) Solve fg(x) = 1 (3)
2
(Total for question 5 is 8 marks)
6 The function f is defined by
f(x) = x2 + 4x + 1, x∈ℝ
(a) Find the range of f(x) (3)
(b) Explain why the function f(x) does not have an inverse (1)
(Total for question 6 is 4 marks)
7 (a) Sketch the graph with equation
y = │2x – 3│
stating the coordinates where the graph cuts of meets the coordinate axis. (2)
(b) Find the values of x which satisfy │2x – 3│< 9 (2)
(c) Find the values of x which satisfy │2x – 3│< x + 1 (2)
(Total for question 7 is 6 marks)
8 The functions f and g are defined by
2
f : x → ln (3x – 2) , x ∈ ℝ, x >
3
g:x→ 3 , x ∈ ℝ, x ≠ 2
x −2
(a) Find the exact value of fg(3) (2)
(b) Find an expression for f -1(x) and state its domain (4)
(c) Sketch the graphs of f(x) and f -1(x) on the same diagram (3)
(d) Sketch the graph of y = │g(x)│ (3)
(e) Find the exact values of │ 3 │=4 (3)
x −2
(Total for question 8 is 15 marks)
