PRE-RMO MATHEMATICS FUNCTION
1. Let f be a function with domain [−3, 5] and let g x 3x 4 . Then the domain of (fog)(x) is
1 1
(a) 3, (b) 3, (c) [ 3, 1 ) (d) none of these
3 3 3
2. If f x 1 x, x 3,3, then the domain of fof(x) is
(a) 3,3 (b) 2,3 (c) 2,3 (d) [ 2, 3)
3. If f x 1 , x 0,1, then the graph of the function y f f f x , x 1, is
1 x
(a) a circle (b) an ellipse (c) a straight line (d) a pair of straight lines
x 1; x 1
x2 ; x 2
4. If f x & g x x 1 x 3 2;1 x 3
2 x 1; x 2 x 2; x 3
Then find: fog (2)
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
x 1; x 1
x2 ; x 2
5. If f x & g x x 1 x 3 2;1 x 3
2 x 1; x 2 x 2; x 3
Then find: fog (1−)
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
x2 ; x 2 x 1; x 1
f x
2 x 1; x 2 & g x x 1 x 3 2;1 x 3
6. If
x 2; x 3
Then find: fog (1+)
(a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
x 1; x 1
x2 ; x 2
7. If f x & g x x 1 x 3 2;1 x 3
2 x 1; x 2 x 2; x 3
Then find: fog (3+)
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
x 1; x 1
x2 ; x 2
8. If f x & g x x 1 x 3 2;1 x 3
2 x 1; x 2
x 2; x 3
Then find: gof (2+)
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
x 1; x 1
x2 ; x 2
9. If f x & g x x 1 x 3 2;1 x 3
2 x 1; x 2 x 2; x 3
Then find: gof (2−)
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
10. The function g : 5,6,7,8 1, 2,3, 4 defined as _____ has an inverse.
(a) g 5, 4 , 6, 3 , 7, 4 , 8, 2 (b) g 5,3 , 6,3 , 7, 4 , 8, 2
(c) g 5,3 , 6, 4 , 7, 2 , 8,1 (d) none of these
11. If f x 3x 5 then f –1(x)
(a) is given by 1
(b) is given by x 5
3x 5 3
(c) does not exist because f is not one-one (d) does not exist because f is not onto
12. What is the inverse of the function f x x3 8 , if f : ?
1
(a) f 1 x x 3 8 (b) f 1 x 8 x 3
1 1
(c) f 1 x x 8 3 (d) f 1 x x 8 3
13. What is the inverse of the function f x x if f : 0, 0, ?
(a) f 1 x x (b) f 1 x x
(c) f 1 x x (d) f 1 x x
14. What is the inverse of the function f x x if f : , 0 0, ?
(a) f 1 x x (b) f 1 x x
(c) f 1 x x (d) f 1 x x
2x 3
15. In the domain and codomain for which f x is a bijection, find its inverse.
3x 2
3x 2 3x 2
(a) f 1 x (b) f 1 x
2x 3 2x 3
2x 3 2x 3
(c) f 1 x (d) f 1 x
3x 2 3x 2
f x x 2 x f 1 x
16. Let f : ( ,1] ( ,1] such that . Then is
(a) 1 1 x (b) 1 1 x
(c) 1 x (d) none of these
17. Let S = {1, 2, 3}. Determine whether the functions f : S S defined as below have inverses. Find f
–1
, if it exists.
(a) f 1,1 , 2,2 , 3,3
(b) f 1,2 , 2,1 , 3,1
(c) f 1,3 , 3,2 , 2,1
f : 0, , 3 f x 3 x2 f 1 x
18. If a function is defined by , then find .
(a) f 1 x x 3 (b) f 1 x 3 x
(c) f 1 x x 3 (d) f 1 x 3 x
f : 0, , 8 f x 8 3x 2 f 1 x
19. If a function is defined by , then find .
x3 3 x
(a) f 1 x (b) f 1 x
8 8
x 8 8 x
(c) f 1 x (d) f 1 x
3 3
If the function f : [2, ) [ 1, ) is defined by f x x 4 x 3 then f−1 is:
2
20.
(a) 2 x 1 (b) 2 x 1
2 x 1
(c) (d) not defined
2
21. If a function f : 0, , 1 is defined by f x 1 x 2 , then _____.
(a) f 1 3 2 (b) f 1 7 3 2
(c) f 1 8 10 (d) f 1 48 47
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22. If f x 2 f 3x x then find f(x).
x
4004 x 2 4004 x 2
(a) (b)
x2 x
4004 x 4004
(c) (d)
x x
3 f x 2 f 1 x x 2 f x
23. If , then _____.
x2 2x 2 x2 2x 2
(a) (b)
2 3
x2 4x 2 x2 4x 2
(c) (d)
3 2
1
24. If 3 f x 4 f x, x 0 , then find f x .
x
1 3 1 3
(a) f x 4 x (b) f x 7 x
7 x 4 x
17 1 4
(c) f x 3x (d) f x 3x
4 x 7 x
25. If 3 f x 2 f 1 x x 2 , then _____.
(a) f 1 1 (b) f 2 2
1 1
(c) f (d) f 100 3466
2 6
ANSWERS KEY
1. b 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. D
6. d 7. B 8. B 9. C 10. c
11. b 12. D 13. A 14. B 15. d
16. b 17. f 1 1,1 , 2, 2 , 3, 3 Does not exist, f 1 3,1 , 2, 3 , 1, 2
,
18. b 19. D 20. B 21. A 22. b
23. c 24. D 25. a, d