Function
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. 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)
3. Let f(x) = x2 + 4 and g(x) = x – 1.
(a) Find (f ° g)(x).
(2)
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The vector çç ÷÷ translates the graph of (f ° g) to the graph of h.
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(b) Find the coordinates of the vertex of the graph of h.
(3)
(c) Show that h(x) = x2 – 8x + 19.
(2)
(d) The line y = 2x – 6 is a tangent to the graph of h at the point P. Find the x-coordinate of P.
(5)
(Total 12 marks)
IB Questionbank Maths SL 1
4. Let f(x) = x2 and g(x) = 2(x – 1)2.
(a) The graph of g can be obtained from the graph of f using two transformations.
Give a full geometric description of each of the two transformations.
(2)
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(b) The graph of g is translated by the vector çç ÷÷ to give the graph of h.
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The point (–1, 1) on the graph of f is translated to the point P on the graph of h.
Find the coordinates of P.
(4)
(Total 6 marks)
5. Let f(x) = x2 and g(x) = 2x – 3.
(a) Find g–1(x).
(2)
(b) Find (f ° g)(4).
(3)
(Total 5 marks)
IB Questionbank Maths SL 2
6. Consider the graph of f shown below.
(a) On the same grid sketch the graph of y = f(–x).
(2)
The following four diagrams show images of f under different transformations.
(b) Complete the following table.
Description of transformation Diagram letter
Horizontal stretch with scale factor 1.5
Maps f to f(x) + 1
(2)
(c) Give a full geometric description of the transformation that gives the image in
Diagram A.
(2)
(Total 6 marks)
IB Questionbank Maths SL 3
7. 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.
(2)
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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
2
the graph of g. Find the coordinates of P.
(3)
(Total 5 marks)
IB Questionbank Maths SL 4
8. Part of the graph of a function f is shown in the diagram below.
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–2
–3
–4
(a) On the same diagram sketch the graph of y = − f (x).
(2)
(b) Let g (x) = f (x + 3).
(i) Find g (−3).
(ii) Describe fully the transformation that maps the graph of f to the graph of g.
(4)
(Total 6 marks)
9. Consider f(x) = x -5 .
(a) Find
(i) f(11);
(ii) f(86);
(iii) f(5).
(3)
(b) Find the values of x for which f is undefined.
(2)
(c) Let g(x) = x2. Find (g ° f)(x).
(2)
(Total 7 marks)
IB Questionbank Maths SL 5
10. The functions f and g are defined by f : x a 3x, g : x a x + 2.
(a) Find an expression for (f ° g)(x).
(2)
(b) Find f–1(18) + g–1(18).
(4)
(Total 6 marks)
11. Let f (x) = x + 4 , x ³ − 4 and g (x) = x2, x Î .
(a) Find (g ◦ f ) (3).
(b) Find f −1(x).
(c) Write down the domain of f −1.
(Total 6 marks)
12. The following diagram shows part of the graph of f (x) = 5 − x2 with vertex V (0, 5).
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Its image y = g (x) after a translation with vector çç ÷÷ has vertex T (3, 6).
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(a) Write down the value of
(i) h;
(ii) k.
(2)
(b) Write down an expression for g (x).
(2)
(c) On the same diagram, sketch the graph of y = g (−x).
(2)
(Total 6 marks)
IB Questionbank Maths SL 6
13. Let f (x) = x3 − 4 and g (x) = 2x.
(a) Find (g ◦ f ) (−2).
(b) Find f −1 (x).
(Total 6 marks)
14. The functions f and g are defined by f : a 3x, g : x a x + 2 .
(a) Find an expression for (f ° g) (x).
(b) Show that f –l (18) + g–l (18) = 22.
(Total 6 marks)
15. Consider the line L with equation y + 2x = 3. The line L1 is parallel to L and passes through the
point (6, –4).
(a) Find the gradient of L1.
(b) Find the equation of L1 in the form y = mx + b.
(c) Find the x-coordinate of the point where line L1 crosses the x-axis.
(Total 6 marks)
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16. Consider the functions f (x) = 2x and g (x) = , x ¹ 3.
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(a) Calculate (f ◦ g) (4).
(b) Find g−1(x).
(c) Write down the domain of g−1.
(Total 6 marks)
IB Questionbank Maths SL 7
17. Let f (x) = 2x + 1 and g (x) = 3x2 – 4.
Find
(a) f –1(x);
(b) (g ° f ) (–2);
(c) ( f ° g) (x).
(Total 6 marks)
IB Questionbank Maths SL 8
