SAT Math Function Examples
1. If f (x) = 3x − 7, then: 3. If g(x) = x2 , then:
a) What is f (2) ? a) What is g(−2) ?
b) If g(w) = 25, then what is w ? /
b) What is 3f (3) ?
c) If g(a) = 12, then what is g(2a) ? /
c) What is f (chickpea) ?
d) If f (a) = 14, then what is a ? 4. Define △x = 1 − 3x. Then:
e) If f (2b) = 23, then what is b ? a) What is △2 ?
b) If △a = 4, then a = ?
f) If f (c) + f (2c) = 4, then c = ?
△3
g) If f (3d − 7) = 8, then d = ? / c) What is ?
△1
x f (x)
y
1 1
f (x)
2 3 2
3 5
1
4 7
x
5 9 −2 −1 1 2
6 11
5. For the function f graphed above,
2. For the function in the table above,
a) What is f (1.5) ?
a) What is f (3) ?
b) If c < 0 and f (c) = 1, then c = ? /
b) If f (a) = 7, then what is a ?
3
c) For how many values of x is f (x) = ?
c) If f (2) = b, then what is f (2b) ? / 2
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SAT Math Function Examples Answers
1. If f (x) = 3x − 7, then: 3. If g(x) = x2 , then:
a) What is f (2) ? −1 a) What is g(−2) ? 4
b) If g(w) = 25, then what is w ? / 5, −5
b) What is 3f (3) ? 6
c) If g(a) = 12, then what is g(2a) ? / 48
c) What is f (chickpea) ? 3 × chickpea − 7
4. Define △x = 1 − 3x. Then:
d) If f (a) = 14, then what is a ? 7
a) What is △2 ? −5
e) If f (2b) = 23, then what is b ? 5
b) If △a = 4, then a = ? −1
f) If f (c) + f (2c) = 4, then c = ? 2
△3
c) What is ? 4
g) If f (3d − 7) = 8, then d = ? / 4 △1
x f (x)
y
1 1 f (x)
2 3 2
3 5 1
4 7 x
5 9 −2 −1 1 2
6 11
5. For the function f graphed above,
2. For the function in the table above,
a) What is f (1.5) ? 2
a) What is f (3) ? 5
1
b) If c < 0 and f (c) = 1, then c = ? / −
2
b) If f (a) = 7, then what is a ? 4
3
c) For how many values of x is f (x) = ? Two
c) If f (2) = b, then what is f (2b) ? / 11 2
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