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Proportion and Functions

Functions

10. f: x  5 – 3x.

(a) Find f(–1).

Answer (a) …….………………………….

[1]

(b) Find f –1(x).

Answer (b) …….………………………….

[2]

(c) Find f f –1(8).

Answer (c) …….………………………….

[1]

11. f(x) = x3 – 3x2 + 6x – 4 and g(x) = 2x – 1.

Find

(a) f(–1),

Answer (a) ……….….…………

[1]

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 (b) gf(x),

Answer (b) ……….….…………

[2]

(c) g–1(x).

Answer (c) ……….….…………

[2]

12. The function f(x) is given by

f(x) = 3x – 1.

Find, in its simplest form,

(a) f–1f(x),

Answer (a) ……………………..

[1]

(b) ff(x).

Answer (b) ……………………..

[2]

13. f(x) = x2 – 4x + 3 and g(x) = 2x – 1.

(a) Solve f(x) = 0.

[2]

(b) Find g–1(x).

[2]

(b) Solve f(x) = g(x), giving your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

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(d) Find the value of gf(–2).

[2]

(e) Find fg(x). Simplify your answer.

[3]

14. f(x) = 2x – 1 g(x) = x2 + 1 h(x) = 2x

(a) Find the value of

 1
(i) f   ,
 2

Answer (a)(i) ……..……………

[1]

(ii) g(–5),

Answer (a)(ii) ………….………

[1]

(iii) h(–3).

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 Answer (a)(iii) …………………
[1]

(b) Find the inverse function f–1(x).

Answer (b) f–1(x) = …………..…

[2]

(c) g(x) = z.
Find x in terms of z.

Answer (c) x = …………....……

[2]

(d) Find gf(x), in its simplest form.

Answer (d) gf(x) = ……….….…

[2]

(e) h(x) = 512.

Find the value of x.

Answer (e) x = ……….…………

[1]

(f) Solve the equation 2f(x) + g(x) = 0, giving your answers correct to 2 decimal
places.

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 Answer (f) x = ….… or x = ….…
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 (g) Sketch the graph of

(i) y = f(x),

(ii) y = g(x).
y y

x x
O O

(i) y = f(x) (ii) y = g (x)

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15. f(x) = 2x – 1, g(x) = + 1, h(x) = 2x.
x

(a) Find the value of fg(6).

[1]

(b) Write, as a single fraction, gf(x) in terms of x.

[3]

(c) Find g–1(x).

[3]

(d) Find hh(3).

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 24 
(e) Find x when h(x) = g   
 7 

[2]

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