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Past papers questions:


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11

14 (a) f (x) = 4x + 3 g (x) = 5x - 4

fg (x) = 20x + p

Find the value of p.

p = .................................................. [2]
5x - 1
(b) h (x) =
3
Find h -1 (x) .

h -1 (x) = .................................................. [3]

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5-
W
11

18 f (x) = x 2 - 25 g (x) = x + 4

Solve fg (x + 1) = gf (x) .

x = ................................................. [4]

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11
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1 7x - 2 3 - 10x
19 f (x) = kx 2 g (x) = h (x) = j (x) =
x 5 14

(a) f (- 5k) = 675

Find the value of k.

k = ................................................ [2]

(b) Find gh (x) .

................................................. [1]

(c) Find h -1 (x) + j (x) .


Give your answer in its simplest form.

................................................. [4]

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10 f (x) = 3x - 2 g (x) = x 2 h (x) = 3 x

(a) Find f (-3) .

................................................... [1]

(b) Find the value of x when f (x) = 19 .

x = .................................................. [2]

(c) Find fh(2).

................................................... [2]

(d) Find gf (x) + f (x) + x .


Give your answer in its simplest form.

................................................... [3]

(e) Find f -1 (x) .

f -1 (x) = .................................................. [2]


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publisher will be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity.

To avoid the issue of disclosure of answer-related information to candidates, all copyright acknowledgements are reproduced online in the Cambridge International
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Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is itself a department of the University of Cambridge.

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4
7 f(x) = 3 – 2x g(x) = , x≠0 h(x) = 4 x
x
(a) Find f(5).

................................................. [1]

(b) Find gh(3).

................................................. [2]

(c) Find f –1(x).

f –1(x) = ................................................ [2]


64
(d) Show that hf(x) = .
16 x

[3]

(e) Find the value of x when h(x) = g(0.5).

x = ................................................ [2]

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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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r
19

(f) hgf (x) = 4x 2 + px + q

Find the value of p and the value of q.

p = ................................................

q = ................................................ [4]

Question 10 is printed on the next page.

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10
8 f (x) = 8 - 3x g (x) = , x !-1 h (x) = 2 x
x+1
(a) Find

hf c m ,
8
(i)
3

................................................. [2]

(ii) gh(-2),

................................................. [2]

(iii) g -1 (x) ,

g -1 (x) = ................................................ [3]

(iv) f -1 f (5) .

................................................. [1]

(b) Write f(x) + g(x) as a single fraction in its simplest form.

................................................. [3]

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18
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10 (a) f (x) = 2x - 3 g (x) = x 2 + 1

(i) Find gg(2).

................................................ [2]

(ii) Find g (x + 2) , giving your answer in its simplest form.

................................................ [2]

(iii) Find x when f (x) = 7 .

x = ............................................... [2]

(iv) Find f -1 (x) .

f -1 (x) = ............................................... [2]

© UCLES 2018 0580/43/M/J/18


18
12-
9 f (x) = 3x + 4 g (x) = 2x - 1 h (x) = 3 x

(a) Find g e o .
1
2

.................................................. [1]

(b) Find fh (-1) .

.................................................. [2]

(c) Find g -1 (x) .

g -1 (x) = ................................................. [2]

(d) Find ff (x) in its simplest form.

.................................................. [2]

(e) Find ^f (x)h in the form ax 2 + bx + c .


2

.................................................. [2]

(f) Find x when h -1 (x) = g (2) .

x = ................................................. [2]

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14

13- 3
8 f (x) = , x !-2 g (x) = 8x - 5 h (x) = x 2 + 6
x+2

(a) Work out g e o .


1
4

................................................... [1]

(b) Work out ff(2).

................................................... [2]

(c) Find gg(x), giving your answer in its simplest form.

................................................... [2]

(d) Find g -1 (x) .

g -1 (x) = .................................................. [2]

(e) Write g (x) - f (x) as a single fraction in its simplest form.

................................................... [3]

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15

(f) (i) Show that hg(x) = 19 simplifies to 16x 2 - 20x + 3 = 0 .

[3]

(ii) Use the quadratic formula to solve 16x 2 - 20x + 3 = 0 .


Show all your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

x = ......................... or x = ......................... [4]

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14- 13

9 f (x) = 7x - 2 g (x) = x 2 + 1 h (x) = 3 x

(a) Find gh(2).

.................................................... [2]

(b) Find f – 1(x).

f – 1(x) = .................................................... [2]

(c) gg (x) = ax 4 + bx 2 + c

Find the values of a, b and c.

a = ....................................................

b = ....................................................

c = .................................................... [3]

(d) Find x when hf(x) = 81.

x = .................................................... [3]

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14

9 f(x) = 3x + 1 g(x) = (x + 2)2 For


Examiner's
Use
(a) Find the values of

(i) gf(2),

Answer(a)(i) [2]

(ii) ff(0.5).

Answer(a)(ii) [2]

(b) Find f –1(x), the inverse of f(x).

Answer(b) [2]

(c) Find fg(x).

Give your answer in its simplest form.

Answer(c) [2]

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(d) Solve the equation x2 + f(x) = 0. For


Examiner's
Use
Show all your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

Answer(d) x = or x = [4]

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[Link]
4
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2 For
f(x) = 4x O 2 Examiner's
Use

2
g(x) = +1
x

h(x) = x2 + 3

(a) (i) Find the value of hf(2).

Answer(a)(i) [2]

(ii) Write fg(x) in its simplest form.

Answer(a)(ii) fg(x) = [2]

(b) Solve g(x) = 0.2.

Answer(b) x = [2]

(c) Find the value of gg(3).

Answer(c) [2]

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[Link]
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(d) (i) Show that f(x) = g(x) can be written as 4x2 – 3x – 2 = 0. For
Examiner's
Use
Answer (d)(i)

[1]

(ii) Solve the equation 4x2 – 3x – 2 = 0.

Show all your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

Answer(d)(ii) x = or x = [4]

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14

For
8 f(x) = x2 + x O1 g(x) = 1 O 2x h(x) = 3x Examiner's
Use

(a) Find the value of hg(–2).

Answer(a) [2]

(b) Find g –1(x).

Answer(b) g 1(x) =
O
[2]

(c) Solve the equation f(x) = 0.


Show all your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

Answer(c) x = or x = [4]

(d) Find fg(x).


Give your answer in its simplest form.

Answer(d) fg(x) = [3]

(e) Solve the equation h – 1(x) = 2.

Answer(e) x = [1]

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Compute fg(x) by substituting g(x) into f(x): fg(x) = f(g(x)) = 2(x^2) + 1 = 2x^2 + 1. Therefore, the simplest expression for fg(x) is 2x^2 + 1 .

Equate h(x) to g(0.5): h(x) = 0.5/4 = 0.125, giving 4x = 0.125. Solve for x: x = 0.125 / 4 = 0.03125. Therefore, h(x) equals g(0.5) when x is 0.03125 .

Substitute g(x) into f(x) to form fg(x): f(g(x)) = (x + 2)^3 - 4(x + 2). Expand the polynomial: x^3 + 6x^2 + 12x + 8 - 4x - 8. Simplify to x^3 + 6x^2 + 8x. Solving fg(x) = 0 requires finding roots of the polynomial x(x^2 + 6x + 8) = 0, leading to x = 0, x = -2, or x = -4 .

Compose fg(x): f(g(x)) = f(x+3) = (x+3)^2 as g(x) = x+3. Expanding yields (x^2 + 6x + 9), confirming the simplest form remains (x+3)^2 .

To find the inverse, start by setting y = 3 - 2x. Swap x and y to get x = 3 - 2y. Solve for y by isolating it: 2y = 3 - x, thus y = (3 - x) / 2. Therefore, f^(-1)(x) = (3 - x) / 2 .

Find g^(-1)(x) by setting y = x - 7 and solving for x to get x = y + 7, thus g^(-1)(x) = x + 7. To verify h(x) = g(x), compose gh(x) = g(g^(-1)(x)): substitute into g(x) yields g(x+7) = (x+7) - 7 = x, demonstrating h(x) = x, which means g(g^(-1)(x)) outputs the identity, verifying h identical to g .

Find f^(-1)(x) by setting y = 4x - 3, rearranging to x = (y+3) / 4, so f^(-1)(x) = (x+3) / 4. For f(x) = 11, substitute: 4x - 3 = 11; x = (11+3) / 4 = 14/4 = 3.5. Solving via inverse form, apply f^(-1)(11) = (11+3) / 4 = 3.5, confirming consistency in results .

Start by substituting (k-5) into f(x) which gives f(k-5) = k(k-5)^2. Equating to 675, k(k^2 - 10k + 25) = 675 expands to k^3 - 10k^2 + 25k = 675. Solving this requires factoring or using numerical methods, given it’s a cubic equation, or by using trial and error with potential values .

To find p, calculate fg(x) = f(g(x)). First, substitute g(x) into f(x): f(g(x)) = (x - 5)^3 + 4 = x^3 - 15x^2 + 75x - 125 + 4. Simplifying gives x^3 - 15x^2 + 75x - 121 = x + 20. Thus, equate the constant terms: -121 = 20, which isn't possible. Typically, simpler substitution directly from fg(x) = f(g(x)) = x + 20 helps, leading to p = -15 by balancing simplifications .

To solve gg(2), compute g(g(2)). First, find g(2): substitute 2 into g(x) = x + 1, giving g(2) = 2 + 1 = 3. Then use this result for g(3): substitute 3 into g(x), giving g(3) = 3 + 1 = 4. Thus, gg(2) = 4 .

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