CHAPTER 1 – FUNCTIONS 5) Given that f : x  3  2 x and

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Exercise 1 g:x , x≠0
x
Find :
a) fg [ 3 6 ]
1) The functions f and g are defined x
by : b) g2 [x]
f : x  ax  2 2
c) fg [ 3 + 2x ]
g : x  4x  3
Find:
a) fg and gf ans: fg = 4ax + 3a-2 6) The function f and the composite
gf = 4ax- 5
b) The value of a if fg = gf function fg and fh are defined as
follows . Find the function g and h

2) The functions f and g are defined f : x  2x  1 ans: [ g ( x)  2 ]

x
by :
f : x  x2  6
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fg : x  1 [ h( x )  x 2  5 ]
g : x  3x  4 x
Find : fh : x  2 x 2  9
a) gf and fg
b) the values of x if f = g
[ x = 1 or 2 ]
c) the values of x if 8) The functions f, fg, and hf are
gf = fg defined as follows :
[ x = 0 or -4 ]
f : x  x3
fg : x  2 x  6
3) Given that f : x  ax  b ( a > 0 ) hf : x  x 2  6 x  11
and f 2 : x  9 x  20 ; Find the functions g and h
Find g ( x)  2 x  3
a) f 4 [ 81x – 200 ] Ans:
h( x )  x 2  2
b) The values of a and b

4) Given that f : x  x 2  4 and 9) The function m is defined as

x m : x  5  3x . If p is another
g : x  4 x  1 and h : x   1
2 function and mp is defined by
Find : mp : x  1  3 x 2 , find p
a) fg [ ( 4 x  1) 2  4 ] [ans: p ( x)  x 2  2 ]
b) gh [ 2x – 3 ]
c) gf [ 4 x  15 ]
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d) fgh [ 4 x 2  12 x  5 ]

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 1 x 2) Given that f : x  5  2 x and
10) Given that the function f : x  ,
1 x x
g : x  . Find the expression for
x ≠ 1 , Find the expression for each 3
of the following the following :
functions : a)  fg 1 ans: 15  3 x
2

a) f 2
[ 
1
] b) gf  1
ans: 5  3x
x 2
4
b) f [ x ]
c) f 16 [x] 3) The function , f , is defined by
17 1 x 1
d) f [ ] f : x  1  x .Find the other
1 x 2
function g , such that
gf 1 ( x)  4 x 2  8 x  6
ans : g(x) = x² + 2
11) The functions f and g are
defined by :
4) Given that f : x  2  x , and
f : x  1  x and g : x  px 2  q
respectively . If the composite gf : x  3x 2  12 x  8 . Find :
function gf is given by a) g (x ) ans: g(x)= 3x² -4

gf : x  3x 2  6 x  5 , find: b) g (1)2
g²(x) = - 1
a) the value of p and q
[ p = 3, q = 2 ]
b) the value of g (1)2
[ 77 ] 5) Given the function f :x  x3
and gf ( x)  2 x  12 x  9 . Find:
2

a) the function g ans: g(x) = 2x²-9

b) gf (0 ) gf(0) = 9
1
c) the value of y if g ( y )  5
ans: y = 41
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
1) Find the inverse functions of the
1) The functions f and g are defined
given functions:
by
x 3
a) f ( x )  2 x  3 f :x , ( x )
2x  3 2
b) g ( x )  7  3 x
and g : x  3 x  4
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c) h( x)  ans:
h 1 x ) 
3  2x Find:
x2 x
a) fg ans : 3x  4
x3 6x  5
d) k ( x)  ans: k 1 ( x)  x  3
 5 x  12
x 1 1 x b) gf
2x  3
c) f 1 3x
1  2x

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2) The function f and g are defined xa
6) Given that f : x  , x4
by : x4
1 2 and f (7)  4 . Find :
f :x , x
3x  2 3 a) the value of a
g:x x 4
2 ans : a) 5
1
Find : b) f (2)
a) fg ans : 1 b) 1
3x 2  14

b) gg x 4  8 x 2  12
c) f 1 1  2x x  24
3x
7) Given h:x  , x4
x4
Find :
a) h 1 (3)
3) Given that f : x  2 x  5 and
ans : 18
6 b) The positive value of q if
g:x , x  0 . Find :
x h(q) = q
a) f 1 ans:
x5
2 ans : -3 or 8
b) ff 4 x  15
c) gg x
8) Given that f : x  ax  b
d) fg 12  5 x
1
x f ( 4)  6 an d f (12)  6
e)  fg  1
12 Find a and b
x5 ans: a =3, b = -6

4) The function f is defined by

2x  4 9) A function f is such that
f :x
x5 f : x  3 x  a and ff (4)  0
For all values of x except x = 5 . Find :
Find : a) the value of a ans : a) -9
a) f (7) ans: 9 1
b) f (3) b) 2
1
b) f (1) –9

5) The function f is defined by

5 x
f :x , x 3
3 x
Calculate f 1 (7)
ans: 2
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