Electrical Engineering Technology Program
Department of Electronic Engineering Technology
GEN111 – Applied Mathematics I
Fall 2024 - Sheet #2
Topics Covered:
● Topic#1: Notion of functions.
● Topic#2: Domain & Range.
● Topic#3: Even & Odd Functions.
● Topic#4: Linear Function.
● Topic#5: Modeling Process.
Exercise No.1
Use the graph shown for the function 𝒇 to:
State the value of
(a) 𝒇(−𝟏).
(b) State the value(s) of 𝒙, if any, for which 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟐.
(c) Find the interceptions with the coordinate axes.
(d) State the domain and range of 𝒇.
Exercise No.2
𝟐
𝟏 − 𝒙 ;𝒙 ≤ 𝟎
Let 𝒇(𝒙) = { . Evaluate 𝒇(−𝟐) and 𝒇(𝟏). Sketch the graph of 𝒇.
𝟐𝒙 + 𝟏; 𝒙 > 𝟎
Exercise No.3
Find the domain for each of the following functions:
2
1−𝑒 𝑥
(b) 𝑓(𝑥) =
(a) ℎ(𝑥) = √4 − 𝑥 + √𝑥 2 − 1 2
𝑒 2𝑥 (1−𝑒 1−𝑥 )
Exercise No.4
Find the domain of each function
(a) 𝒈(𝒕) =
𝒕𝟐 −𝟏 (b) 𝒚 = (𝒙 − 𝟐)𝟑 + 𝟑
𝒕+𝟏
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−𝟏
(c) 𝒚 = √−𝒙 + 𝟐 − 𝟏 (d) (𝒙) = (𝒙−𝟐)𝟐 + 𝟏 [Note that the graph of
𝟏 𝟏
𝒚 = 𝒙𝒏 behaves similarly as 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟐 when
𝒏 is even]
(e) 𝒉(𝒙) = 𝟐 − 𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝟐 (𝟐 − 𝒙)
Exercise No.5
A function 𝒇 has domain [−𝟓, 𝟓] and a portion of its graph is shown.
(a) Complete the graph of 𝒇 if it is known that 𝒇 is even.
(b) Complete the graph of 𝒇 if it is known that 𝒇 is odd.
Exercise No.6
a) Determine whether each of the following functions is even, odd, or neither
even nor odd.
(a) 𝐟(𝐱) = 𝐱 𝟓 + 𝐱
(b) 𝐠(𝐱) = 𝟏 − 𝐱 𝟒
Exercise No.7
In each case, state whether the functions 𝒇 and 𝒈 are equal. Justify your answer.
(a) 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝟐 (𝒙 − 𝟑) + 𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝟐 (𝒙 + 𝟑) (b) 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝐥𝐧(𝒆𝒙 ) and 𝒈(𝒙) = 𝒆𝐥𝐧 𝒙 .
and 𝒈(𝒙) = 𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝟐 (𝒙𝟐 − 𝟗).
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Exercise No.8
The area of a rectangle is 𝟏𝟔 𝐦𝟐 . Express its perimeter as a function of the length of
one of its sides.
Exercise No.9
Let 𝑨(−𝟕, 𝟒) and 𝑩(𝟓, −𝟏𝟐) be points in the 𝒙𝒚 −plane. Find:
(a) The slope of the line that contains 𝑨 and 𝑩.
(b) An equation of the line that passes through 𝑨 and 𝑩. What are the intercept?
(c) An equation of the perpendicular bisector of 𝑨𝑩.
Exercise No.10
Find the functions
a) 𝒇 ∘ 𝒈 b) 𝒈 ∘ 𝒇 c) 𝒇 ∘ 𝒇 d) 𝒈 ∘ 𝒈
𝒇(𝒙) = √𝒙 + 𝟏 , 𝒈(𝒙) = 𝟒𝒙 − 𝟑
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