Sheet 2.

Properties of a Function of One Variable

Exercise 2.1. Given the function
1−x
f (x) = ,
1+x
¡ ¢ 1
nd: f (0), f (−x), f (x + 1), f (x) + 1, f x1 , f (x) .

Exercise 2.2. Given the function

(
2x for |x| ≤ 2
f (x) = ,
2
x − 1 for |x| > 2

nd: f (−1), f (0), f (2), f (−8), f (8).

¡ ¡ π ¢¢
Exercise 2.3. Let f (x) = x3 −x and g (x) = sin 2x. Find: f g 12
, g (f (1)), g (f (2)), f (f (f (1))).

Exercise 2.4. Find: f (f (x)), g (g (x)), f (g (x)), g (f (x)), where f (x) = x2 and g (x) = 2x .
Exercise 2.5. Find the domains of the following functions:
x2 √
a) f (x) = b) f (x) = 4
1 − x2
x+1 r
1 1+x
c) f (x) = √ d) f (x) = (x − 2)
x2 − 4x 1−x
√ 1 3x
e) f (x) = 2 + x − x2 + √ f) f (x) = 2 x−1
x2 − 3x
1 1 √
g) f (x) = e x2 −x−2 h) f (x) = + x+2
log (1 − x)
i) f (x) = log |x| j) f (x) = ln (ex − e)
k) f (x) = logx 2 l) f (x) = arcsin (x + 2)
2x 2x
m) f (x) = arcsin n) f (x) = arccos
1+x 1 + x2
2x
o) f (x) = arcsin (1 − x) + log (log x) q) f (x) = arctan
x+1
Exercise 2.6. Let
1
A) f (x) = x3 B) f (x) = sin x C) f (x) = for x 6= 0
x
Draw the graphs of the following functions:

a) x 7→ f (x) b) x 7→ −f (x) c) x 7→ f (−x) d) x 7→ f (x) − 1

e) x 7→ f (x + 1) f) x 7→ f (2 − x) + 1 g) x 7→ |f (x)| h) x 7→ f (|x|)
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Exercise 2.7. Describe properties of the functions graphed below:

a) b)

c) d)

e) f)

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Exercise 2.8. Using the graphs describe properties of the given functions:

a) f (x) = |x| b) f (x) = |x| + 1 c) f (x) = |x − 2|

d) f (x) = − |x + 1| e) f (x) = 2 − |x + 1| f) f (x) = |4 − x2 |

g) f (x) = x2 − 3x h) f (x) = (x − 1)2 − 4 i) f (x) = 2x+1

¡ 2 ¢x
j) f (x) = 2x − 2 k) f (x) = 3x−2 − 1 l) f (x) = 1 − 3
(
x+1 for x < 0
m) f (x) = log3 (x + 2) n) f (x) = log 1 (−x) + 1 o) f (x) =
2
1 − x2 for x ≥ 0