Chapter 1 Functions Exercise

Chapter 1 Functions

1. Determine whether each of these mappings is one-one, many-one or one-many.

(a) x  3 x − 2 , x ∈  (b) x  x 2 − 1 , x ∈  (c) x  x 3 + 3 , x ∈ 

(d) x  5 x , x ∈  6 (f) x  ± x , x ∈ 
(e) x  , x∈
x

2. Based on Question 1, which of the mappings are functions?

Answer:

3. Find the range for each of these functions.

(a) f ( x)= x − 2 , −1 ≤ x ≤ 6 (b) f ( x=
) 4x − 3 , 0 ≤ x ≤ 5 (c) f ( x)= 6 − 3 x , −2 ≤ x ≤ 4

) x 2 − 2 , −3 ≤ x ≤ 3
(d) f ( x= (e) f ( x) = 3x , −2 ≤ x ≤ 2 1
(f) f ( x) = − , 1≤ x ≤ 5
x

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(g) f ( x) = ( x + 1) − 4 , x ≥ −1 1 (i) 2
f ( x) =8 − ( x − 2) , 1 ≤ x ≤ 5
(h) f ( x) = (3 x − 1) 2 − 2 , x ≥
3

4. Find the largest possible domain for the following functions.

( x)
(a) f = x2 − 4 5 1
(b) h( x) = (c) g ( x) =
x−2 ( x − 1)( x + 3)

5. Given two functions f and g, find the values of each of the following composite functions.
x 2 (b) f(x) = 2x + 1 and g(x) = 2 – x2. Find fg(–2).
(a) f(x) = x – 8 and g(x) = , x ≠ . Find gf (10).
3x − 2 3

4 x +1 6
(c) f(x) = x – 2 and g(x) = + 3 , x ≠ 0. Find fg(4). (d) f(x) = , x ≠ 3 and g ( x) = , x ≠ 2.
x x−3 x−2
Find f 2(4) and g2(8).

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6. Two functions f and g are defined as f : x  , x ≠ 1 and g : x  2 x − 1 , x ∈  respectively. Find
1− x
(a) fg(x) (b) gf(x)

(c) f2(x) (d) g2(x)

7. Find the value(s) of x for each of the following.

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(a) f =
( x) , x ≠ 0 , g ( x=
) 2 x − 5 and fg(x) = 3. (b) f ( x)= x − 2=
, g ( x) , x ≠ 4 and gf(x) = 4.
x x−4

(c) f ( x=
) 3 x − 2 and f 2 ( x) = 10 (d) f ( x=
) x 2 − 1 , g ( x=
) 2 x + 1 and gf(x) = 7.

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8. The functions f and g are defined by f(x) = x + 2 and g(x) =
2
2 − x respectively.
(a) Find the domain and range of (b) Solve the equation g(x) = 0. (c) Find the domain and range of
g. fg.

9. Solve.
(a) 2 x − 1 =
11 (b) 6 − 3 x =
4

9 − 2x 2x + 5 2x
(c) =4 (d) + 3
=
3 3 5

(e) 2 x − 3 =
3x (f) 7 − 1 − 2 x =3x

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(g) x + 5 =
2
11 (h) 9 − x =3 − x
2

(i) x 2 − 4 x =−
3 2x (j) 2 x 2 − 2 x + 5 =1 − x

10. Solve each of the following pairs of simultaneous equations.

(a) y= x + 4 and =
y x2 − 2 (b) y = 1 − x and=y 4 x2 − 4 x

11. Sketch the graphs of each of the following functions showing the coordinates of the points where the graph meets
the axes.
(a) =
y 3x − 3 (b) y= 3 − x

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(c) =
y x−3 (d) y= 5 − x
3 2

(e) =
y x −2 (f) y = 3 x − 6 − 2

12. Complete the table of values for y =3 − x − 1 .

x –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4

y 1 3

Draw the graph of y =3 − x − 1 for −2 ≤ x ≤ 4 .

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13. Given that each of these functions is defined for the domain −3 ≤ x ≤ 4 , find the range of
(a) f : x  7 − 2 x (b) g : x  7 − 2 x (c) h : x  7 − 2 x

14. Solve the following.

(a) (i) Sketch the graph of =
y 2 x − 3 for −1 ≤ x ≤ 5 , (b) (i) Sketch the graph of =
y 3 x − 2 for −2 < x < 5 ,
showing the coordinates of the points where the showing the coordinates of the points where the
graph meets the axes. graph meets the axes.
(ii) On the same diagram, sketch the graph of (ii) On the same diagram, sketch the graph of
y= x + 1 . y = 2x .
(iii) Solve the equation 2 x − 3 = x + 1 . x 3x − 2 .
(iii) Solve the equation 2=

15. Find an expression for f–1(x).

3 3x − 2 x
(a) f : x  + 1, x ≠ 0 (b) f : x  (c) f : x  ,x ≠ 2
x 5 x−2

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(d) f ( x) =( x − 3) + 6 , x ≥ 3 (e) f ( x) =4 − x + 2 , x ≥ −2 5 3
(f) f ( x) = , x≥−
2x + 3 2

16. Solve the following.

x 3x + 1 x−2
(a) f : x  − 2 , x ∈  and g : x  x 2 − 4 x , x ∈  (b) f : x  , x ≠ 1 and g : x  , x > –2
2 x −1 3
(i) Find f–1(x). Solve f(x) = g–1(x).
(ii) Solve fg(x) = f–1(x) leaving answer as exact
values.

x2 − 4 (d) Find the value of the constant k such that

(c) If f ( x) = , x ∈  , find an expression for
x2 + 9 2x − 4
f ( x) = is a self-inverse function.
f–1(x). x+k

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17. Given a function f and a composite function fg, determine the function g.
(a) f : x  4 x + 5 , fg : x  8 x − 7 (b) f : x  x − 2 , fg : x  x 2 + 7

1 1 (d) f : x  x 2 − 4 , fg : x  x 2 − 6 x + 5
(c) f : x  , x ≠ 3 , fg : x  ,x ≠ 4
x−3 x−4

18. Given a function g and a composite function fg, determine the function f.
(a) f : x  x − 3 , fg : x  x 2 − 4 (b) g : x  x + 5 , fg : x  x 2 + x − 2

(c) g : x  3 x , fg : x  9 x − 7 (d) g : x  x 2 + 6 , fg : x  x 2 + 4

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19. On the same axes, sketch the graphs of y = f ( x) and y = f ( x) , showing the coordinates of any points where the
curves meet the coordinate axes.
) x2 + 1 , x ≥ 0
(a) f ( x= (b) f ( x) = 3x for x ∈ 

20. On the square grid, draw the graph of the inverse of the function.

21. The function f is defined by f : x  4 − ( x + 3) 2 for x ≥ −3 .

(a) Explain why f has an inverse. (b) On the same axes, sketch the graphs of y = f ( x)
and y = f −1 ( x) , showing the coordinates of any
points where the curves meet the coordinate axes.

(c) Find an expression for f –1 in terms of x.

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