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10 (a) f(x) = 2x – 3 g(x) = +2 h(x) = 3x
x +1
(i) Work out f(4).
Answer(a)(i) ................................................ [1]
(ii) Work out fh(–1).
Answer(a)(ii) ................................................ [2]
(iii) Find f –1(x), the inverse of f(x).
Answer(a)(iii) f –1(x) = ................................................ [2]
(iv) Find ff(x) in its simplest form.
Answer(a)(iv) ff(x) = ................................................ [2]
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(b) g(x) = 1 – 2x h(x) = x2 – 1 Examiner′s
Use
(i) Find gh(3).
Answer(b)(i) ............................................... [2]
(ii) Find g–1(x).
Answer(b)(ii) g–1(x) = ............................................... [2]
(iii) Solve the equation h(x) = 3.
Answer(b)(iii) x = .................... or x = .................... [3]
(iv) Solve the equation g(3x) = 2x.
Answer(b)(iv) x = ............................................... [3]
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7 2 Examiner′s
8 f(x) = 4x + 3 g(x) = (x ¸ –1) h(x) = x + 5x
x +1 Use
(a) Work out
(i) h(–3),
Answer(a)(i) ............................................... [1]
(ii) hg(13).
Answer(a)(ii) ............................................... [2]
(b) Find f –1(x).
Answer(b) f –1(x) = ............................................... [2]
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(c) (i) Solve the equation f(x) = 23. Examiner′s
Use
Answer(c)(i) x = ............................................... [2]
(ii) Solve the equation h(x) = 7.
Show all your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.
Answer(c)(ii) x = ......................... or x = ......................... [5]
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9 f(x) = 4 – 3x g(x) = 3
(a) Find f(2x) in terms of x.
Answer(a) f(2x) = ................................................ [1]
(b) Find ff(x) in its simplest form.
Answer(b) ff(x) = ................................................ [2]
(c) Work out gg(–1).
Give your answer as a fraction.
Answer(c) ................................................ [3]
(d) Find f –1(x), the inverse of f(x).
Answer(d) f –1(x) = ................................................ [2]
(e) Solve the equation gf(x) = 1.
Answer(e) x = ................................................ [3]
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10 f(x) = 2x – 1 g(x) = x2 + x h (x) = , x!0
x
(a) Find ff(3).
Answer(a) ................................................. [2]
(b) Find gf(x), giving your answer in its simplest form.
Answer(b) ................................................. [3]
(c) Find f –1(x).
Answer(c) f –1(x) = ................................................. [2]
(d) Find h(x) + h(x + 2), giving your answer as a single fraction.
Answer(d) ................................................. [4]
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5 f(x) = 5x – 2 g(x) = 7 , x≠3 h(x) = 2x2 + 7x
x-3
(a) Work out
(i) f(2),
Answer(a)(i) ................................................ [1]
(ii) hg(17).
Answer(a)(ii) ................................................ [2]
(b) Solve g(x) = x + 3.
Answer(b) x = ....................... or x = ....................... [3]
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(c) Solve h(x) = 11, showing all your working and giving your answers correct to 2 decimal places.
Answer(c) x = ....................... or x = ....................... [5]
(d) Find f –1(x).
Answer(d) f –1(x) = ................................................ [2]
(e) Solve g–1(x) = – 0.5 .
Answer(e) x = ................................................ [1]
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1 x
9 f(x) = 2x – 1 g(x) = x , x 0 h(x) = 2
(a) Find h(3).
Answer(a) ................................................ [1]
(b) Find fg(0.5).
Answer(b) ................................................ [2]
(c) Find f –1(x).
Answer(c) f –1(x) = ................................................ [2]
(d) Find ff(x), giving your answer in its simplest form.
Answer(d) ................................................ [2]
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(e) Find (f(x))2 + 6, giving your answer in its simplest form.
Answer(e) ................................................ [2]
(f) Simplify hh–1(x).
Answer(f) ................................................ [1]
(g) Which of the following statements is true?
f –1(x) = f(x)
g–1(x) = g(x)
h–1(x) = h(x)
Answer(g) ................................................ [1]
x+1
(h) Use two of the functions f(x), g(x) and h(x) to find the composite function which is equal to 2 – 1.
Answer(h) ................................................ [1]
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8 f(x) = 2x + 1 g(x) = x2 + 4 h(x) = 2x
(a) Solve the equation f(x) = g(1).
x = .................................................. [2]
(b) Find the value of fh(3).
................................................... [2]
(c) Find f -1(x).
f -1(x) = .................................................. [2]
(d) Find gf(x) in its simplest form.
................................................... [3]
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(e) Solve the equation h-1(x) = 0.5 .
x = .................................................. [1]
1
(f) = 2 kx
h (x)
Write down the value of k.
k = .................................................. [1]
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9 (a) y= + 2, x!0
x
(i) Find the value of y when x =- 6 .
y = ................................................ [1]
(ii) Find x in terms of y.
x = ................................................ [3]
(b) g (x) = 2 - x h (x) = 2 x
(i) Find g(5).
................................................. [1]
(ii) Find hhh(2).
................................................. [2]
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(iii) Find x when g (x) = h (3) .
x = ................................................ [2]
(iv) Find x when g –1 (x) =- 1.
x = ................................................ [1]
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9 f (x) = 1 - 2x g (x) = x + 4 h (x) = x 2 + 1
(a) Find f (-1) .
................................................. [1]
(b) Solve the equation.
2f (x) = g (x)
x = ................................................ [2]
(c) Find fg (x) .
Give your answer in its simplest form.
................................................. [2]
(d) Find hh(2).
................................................. [2]
(e) Find f - 1 (x) .
f - 1 (x) = ................................................ [2]
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(f) hgf (x) = 4x 2 + px + q
Find the value of p and the value of q.
p = ................................................
q = ................................................ [4]
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