THE COPPERBELT UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS AND NATURAL SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

TUTORIAL SHEET 4: MA110-Mathematical Methods 2024

Functions
1. Determine whether each of the given relation below is a function or not .
2 x  3 , x  1
(i) y  3x  1 (ii) y
6 x , x 1
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 x,x3  x3 , x  2
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(iii) y (iv) y  1 (v) 𝑦 = 𝑥 2
 x , x  3  x , x  2

2. Determine the domain of the following functions:

i) ℎ(𝑥) = 𝑥 + √3𝑥 − 4 ii) 𝑘(𝑥) = √𝑥 + √𝑥 − 1

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iii) 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 + 3 iv) 𝑘(𝑥) = √2𝑥 + 1

𝑥+1
v) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + √𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 − 12 (vi) 𝑓(𝑥) = √
𝑥−1

3. a) The function 𝑓 is defined by

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𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝑥 − 6, 𝑥 < 0
10 − 𝑥 𝑥≥0
i) Sketch 𝑓(𝑥).
ii) Find the value(s) of 𝑎 such that 𝑓(𝑎) = 43.
iii) Find the values of the domain that get mapped to themselves in the range.

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b) The function f ( x)   b is such that f (1)  and f (2)  9 .
x 2
(i) Find the values of a and b.
(ii) State the domain of f.
(iii) Determine whether f (x ) a one – to – one function is.
x 1 1
c) Let f ( x )  and g ( x )  be two functions.
2x  1 x
1
(i) Find f  
4

(ii) Find the domain and the range of the function f.

 (iii) Show that the function f is a one – to – one function.

(iv) Find also the composition  fog (x)

x3
d) Let f ( x)  be a function.
x2
(i) Find the domain and the range of f (x ) .
(ii) Find also the inverse f 1 ( x) of f (x ) .
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(iii) Given also that g ( x)  , solve the equation f ( g ( x))  1 .
x 1

𝑓(𝑎+ℎ)−𝑓(𝑎)
4. For each of the given functions find .
ℎ

(i) 𝑓(𝑥) = 4𝑥 + 5 (ii) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 (iii) 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 (iv) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥

5. Determine whether the function 𝑓 is even, odd or neither.

(i) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 (ii) 𝑓(𝑥) = √2 − 𝑥 2 (iii) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2

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(iv) f ( x)  1  x 4 (v) f ( x)  3 x 3  2 x  1 (vi) f ( x)  x 
x

6. Find (𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥) and (𝑔 ∘ 𝑓)(𝑥) for the following and their domains

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(i) 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥, 𝑔(𝑥) = 3𝑥 − 1. (ii) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 , 𝑔(𝑥) = 3𝑥 − 1

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(iii) 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 − 2, 𝑔(𝑥) = 3𝑥 − 1 (iv) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥+2 , 𝑔(𝑥) = 2𝑥
7. Solve each of the following problems
(i) If 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 + 1 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 3𝑥 − 1, find (𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(4) and (𝑔 ∘ 𝑓)(4)

(ii) If 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 5 and 𝑔(𝑥) = |𝑥|, find (𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(−4) and (𝑔 ∘ 𝑓)(−4)

8. Show that (𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥) = 𝑥 and (𝑔 ∘ 𝑓)(𝑥) = 𝑥

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(i) 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 , 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 (ii) 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 + 4, 𝑔(𝑥) =
2 3

𝑥+3
(iii) 𝑓(𝑥) = 4𝑥 − 3, 𝑔(𝑥) = 4

9. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 − 4 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏, find the conditions on 𝑎 and 𝑏 that guarantee that
(𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥) = (𝑔 ∘ 𝑓)(𝑥)
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10. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥+2 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 2𝑥 − 1.

(i) Find (𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥)

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(ii) Evaluate (𝑔 ∘ 𝑓) (4)

(iii)Verify that (𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)−1 = 𝑔−1 ∘ 𝑓 −1

11. Verify that the two given functions are inverses of each other

𝑥 2 +4
(i) 𝑓(𝑥) = √2𝑥 − 4 for 𝑥 ≥ 0 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 2
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𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 − 4 for 𝑥 ≥ 0 and 𝑔(𝑥) = √𝑥 + 4 for 𝑥 ≥ −4

12. Find 𝑓 −1 and verify that (𝑓 ∘ 𝑓 −1 )(𝑥) = 𝑥 and (𝑓 −1 ∘ 𝑓)(𝑥) = (𝑥)

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(i) 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 for 𝑥 ≥ 0 (ii) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 for 𝑥 ≠ 0 (iii) 𝑓(𝑥) = 4 𝑥 − 6

13. State whether or not the following graphs represent functions. Give reasons for your
answers and describe the type of the function.

i) ii)

𝑓
14. Find 𝑓 + 𝑔, 𝑓 − 𝑔, 𝑓 ∙ 𝑔, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔
and determine their domain

i) 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 − 1 , 𝑔(𝑥) = √𝑥 ii) 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 + 2 , 𝑔(𝑥) = √3𝑥 − 1

iii) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 24 , 𝑔(𝑥) = √𝑥 iv) 𝑓(𝑥) = −6𝑥 − 1, 𝑔(𝑥) = −𝑥 − 1

15. Determine whether the function is one-to-one . If it is,find the inverse and graph both the

function and its inverse.

𝑥
(i) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 − 2 ii)𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 2 + 1 iv) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥+4 v) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 3

16.a) Sketch the graph of 𝑓(𝑥) = |2𝑥 + 1|. On the same diagram sketch also the graph

of 𝑔(𝑥) = √1 − 2𝑥 and , hence, find the values such that √1 − 2𝑥 > |2𝑥 + 1|
 b). (i) If 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 − 4 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏 , find the conditions of 𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏 such

that (𝑓𝑜𝑔)(𝑥) = (𝑔𝑜𝑓)(𝑥).

(ii) If 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 1 and 𝑔(𝑥) = √𝑥 − 1 . Find the domain and inverse of

(𝑓𝑜𝑔)(𝑥) and (𝑔𝑜𝑓)(𝑥).

c) . If 𝑓(𝑥) = 1 − 𝑥 2 and (𝑥) = √𝑥 . Find (𝑔𝑜𝑓)(𝑥) and (𝑓𝑜𝑔)(𝑥) and their domains

d). Show that the function 𝑓 defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥⁄ 2 ,𝑥 ∈ 𝑅, is a bijection on R on to

√𝑥 + 1
{𝑦: −1 < 𝑦 < 1}

17. a) If 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 3𝑥 − 4 ,find (𝑔𝑜𝑓)(𝑥) and(𝑓𝑜𝑔)(𝑥)and determine its domain
b) If 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 2𝑥 − 1 ,find (𝑓𝑜𝑔)(𝑥) and determine its domain.
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c) If 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥−1 and (𝑥) = 𝑥 , find (𝑓𝑜𝑔)(𝑥) and determine its domain
d) If 𝑓(𝑥) = 1 − 𝑥 2 and 𝑔(𝑥) = √𝑥 , find (𝑔𝑜𝑓)(𝑥) and(𝑓𝑜𝑔)(𝑥) determine their domains