Topical Worksheets for Cambridge IGCSE™
Mathematics (0580)
Functions
1st edition, for examination until 2025
1
Find h−1 (x).
h−1 (x) = ................................................... [3]
[Total: 3]
(a) Find .
................................................... [2]
(b) Find .
................................................... [2]
[Total: 4]
2
Find the value of p.
p = ................................................... [2]
[Total: 2]
Find in its simplest form.
................................................... [2]
[Total: 2]
(a) Find .
................................................... [2]
(b) Find .
................................................... [2]
3
(c)
Find the values of a, b and c.
a = ...................................................
b = ...................................................
c = ................................................... [3]
(d) Find x when .
x = ................................................... [3]
[Total: 10]
(a) Work out .
................................................... [1]
4
(b) Work out .
................................................... [2]
(c) Find , giving your answer in its simplest form.
................................................... [2]
(d) Find .
................................................... [2]
(e) Write as a single fraction in its simplest form.
................................................... [3]
5
(f) (i) Show that simplifies to .
[3]
(ii) Use the quadratic formula to solve .
Show all your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.
x = .............................. or x = .............................. [4]
[Total: 17]
(a)
Find the value of k.
k = ................................................... [2]
6
(b) Find the value of x when .
x = ................................................... [2]
(c) Find .
................................................... [2]
[Total: 6]
Find the value of a when .
a = ................................................... [2]
[Total: 2]
(a) Find .
................................................... [1]
7
(b) Find .
................................................... [2]
[Total: 3]
10
(a) Find .
................................................... [1]
(b) Find .
................................................... [2]
(c) Find .
................................................... [2]
(d) Find in its simplest form.
................................................... [2]
8
(e) Find in the form .
................................................... [2]
(f) Find x when .
x = ................................................... [2]
[Total: 11]
11 f(x) = 5 − 2x g(x) = x2 + 8
(a) Calculate ff(−3).
................................................... [2]
(b) Find
(i) g(2x),
................................................... [1]
(ii) f−1(x).
f−1(x) = ................................................... [2]
[Total: 5]
12
9
(a) Find .
................................................... [2]
(b) Find , giving your answer in its simplest form.
................................................... [2]
(c) Find x when .
x = ................................................... [2]
(d) Find .
= ................................................... [2]
[Total: 8]
13
Find
10
(a) ,
................................................... [2]
(b) ,
................................................... [2]
(c) ,
= ................................................... [3]
(d) .
................................................... [1]
[Total: 8]
14 f(x) = g(x) = h(x) =
(a) Find ff(2).
................................................... [2]
11
(b) Find gf(x) in its simplest form.
................................................... [2]
(c) Find h(2x) in its simplest form.
................................................... [2]
[Total: 6]
15 ,
(a) Calculate .
Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.
................................................... [2]
(b) Find x when .
x = ................................................... [1]
[Total: 3]
12
16 f(x) = 3x + 5 g(x) = x2
(a) Find g(3x).
Answer(a) ................................................... [1]
(b) Find f -1(x), the inverse function.
Answer(b) f -1(x) = ................................................... [2]
(c) Find ff(x).
Give your answer in its simplest form.
Answer(c) ................................................... [2]
[Total: 5]
17
(a) Find f(6).
Answer(a) ................................................... [1]
13
(b) Find f(x + 2).
Answer(b) ................................................... [1]
(c) Find ff(x), in its simplest form.
Answer(c) ................................................... [2]
(d) Find f -1(x), the inverse of f(x)
Answer(d) f -1(x) = ................................................... [2]
[Total: 6]