Function Practice

1. Let f(x) = 7 – 2x and g(x) = x + 3.

(a) Find (g ° f)(x). (2)

(b) Write down g–1(x). (1)

(c) Find (f ° g–1)(5). (2)

(Total 5 marks)

2. Consider f(x) = 2kx2 – 4kx + 1, for k ≠ 0. The equation f(x) = 0 has two equal roots.
(a) Find the value of k. (5)

(b) The line y = p intersects the graph of f. Find all possible values of p. (2)
(Total 7 marks)

3. The following diagram shows part of the graph of a quadratic function f.

The x-intercepts are at (–4, 0) and (6, 0) and the y-intercept is at (0, 240).

(a) Write down f(x) in the form f(x) = –10(x – p)(x – q). (2)

(b) Find another expression for f(x) in the form f(x) = –10(x – h)2 + k. (4)

(c) Show that f(x) can also be written in the form f(x) = 240 + 20x – 10x2. (2)

A particle moves along a straight line so that its velocity, v m s–1, at time t seconds is given by
v = 240 + 20t – 10t2, for 0 ≤ t ≤ 6.
(d) (i) Find the value of t when the speed of the particle is greatest.
(ii) Find the acceleration of the particle when its speed is zero. (7)
(Total 15 marks)

4. Let f(x) = 3x2. The graph of f is translated 1 unit to the right and 2 units down.
The graph of g is the image of the graph of f after this translation.
(a) Write down the coordinates of the vertex of the graph of g. (2)

(b) Express g in the form g(x) = 3(x – p)2 + q. (2)

The graph of h is the reflection of the graph of g in the x-axis.

(c) Write down the coordinates of the vertex of the graph of h. (2)
(Total 6 marks)

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5. Let f(x) = log3 + log3 16 – log3 4, for x > 0.
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(a) Show that f(x) = log3 2x. (2)
(b) Find the value of f(0.5) and of f(4.5). (3)
ln ax
The function f can also be written in the form f(x) = .
ln b
(c) (i) Write down the value of a and of b.
(ii) Hence on graph paper, sketch the graph of f, for –5 ≤ x ≤ 5, –5 ≤ y ≤ 5, using a scale of 1 cm to 1 unit
on each axis.
(iii) Write down the equation of the asymptote. (6)
(d) Write down the value of f–1(0). (1)
The point A lies on the graph of f. At A, x = 4.5.
(e) On your diagram, sketch the graph of f–1, noting clearly the image of point A. (4)
(Total 16 marks)

6. Let f(x) = 3x, g(x) = 2x – 5 and h(x) = (f ° g)(x).

(a) Find h(x). (2)
(b) Find h–1(x). (3)
(Total 5 marks)

7. Let f(x) = 8x – 2x2. Part of the graph of f is shown.

(a) Find the x-intercepts of the graph. (4)

(b) (i) Write down the equation of the axis of symmetry.

(ii) Find the y-coordinate of the vertex. (3)
(Total 7 marks)

8. Let f(x) = p(x – q)(x – r). Part of the graph of f is shown below.

The graph passes through the points (–2, 0), (0, –4) and (4, 0).

(a) Write down the value of q and of r. (2)

(b) Write down the equation of the axis of symmetry. (1)

(c) Find the value of p. (3)

(Total 6 marks)

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9. Let f(x) = Aekx + 3. Part of the graph of f is shown below.

The y-intercept is at (0, 13).

(a) Show that A =10. (2)

(b) Given that f(15) = 3.49 (correct to 3 significant figures), find the value of k. (3)

(c) (i) Using your value of k, find f′(x).

(ii) Hence, explain why f is a decreasing function.
(iii) Write down the equation of the horizontal asymptote of the graph f. (5)

Let g(x) = –x2 + 12x – 24.

(d) Find the area enclosed by the graphs of f and g. (6)
(Total 16 marks)

10. Consider f(x) = 2 – x2, for –2 ≤ x ≤ 2 and g(x) = sin ex, for –2 ≤ x ≤ 2. The graph of f is given below.

(a) On the diagram above, sketch the graph of g. (3)

(b) Solve f(x) = g(x). (2)

(c) Write down the set of values of x such that f(x) > g(x). (2)
(Total 7 marks)

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11. Consider f(x) = x ln(4 – x2), for –2 < x < 2. The graph of f is given below.

(a) Let P and Q be points on the curve of f where the tangent to the graph of f is parallel to the
x-axis.
(i) Find the x-coordinate of P and of Q.
(ii) Consider f(x) = k. Write down all values of k for which there are exactly two solutions. (5)

Let g(x) = x3 ln(4 – x2), for –2 < x < 2.

− 2x 4
(b) Show that g′(x) = + 3 x 2 ln(4 − x 2 ) . (4)
4− x 2

(c) Sketch the graph of g′. (2)

(d) Consider g′(x) = w. Write down all values of w for which there are exactly two solutions. (3)
(Total 14 marks)

12. Let f(x) = ex+3.

(a) (i) Show that f–1(x) = ln x – 3.
(ii) Write down the domain of f–1. (3)

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(b) Solve the equation f–1(x) = ln  . (4)
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(Total 7 marks)

13. Let f(x) = x2 and g(x) = 2x – 3.

(a) Find g–1(x). (2)

(b) Find (f ° g)(4). (3)

(Total 5 marks)

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14. The diagram below shows the graph of a function f(x), for –2 ≤ x ≤ 4.

(a) Let h(x) = f(–x). Sketch the graph of h on the grid below.

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(b) Let g(x) = f(x – 1). The point A(3, 2) on the graph of f is transformed to the point P on the
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graph of g. Find the coordinates of P. (3)
(Total 5 marks)

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15. Let f(x) = 3 + , for x ≠ ±2. The graph of f is given below.
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The y-intercept is at the point A.

(a) (i) Find the coordinates of A.

(ii) Show that f′(x) = 0 at A. (7)

40(3x 2 + 4)
(b) The second derivative f′′(x) = . Use this to
( x 2 − 4) 3
(i) justify that the graph of f has a local maximum at A;
(ii) explain why the graph of f does not have a point of inflexion. (6)

(c) Describe the behaviour of the graph of f for large │x│. (1)
(d) Write down the range of f. (2)
(Total 16 marks)

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