MATHEMATICAL METHODS CAS UNITS 3 & 4

Assignment 2, 2009

1 Sketch the graphs of each of the following. Label all important features. State the
maximal domain and range of each of the functions.
a f(x) = 4 x
4
b f(x) = (x 3)2 4
2
c f(x) = 3 x 4
d f(x) = 6 + 4x 1

2 Sketch the graphs of each of the following. Label all important features.
State the maximal domain and range of each of the functions.
2
a f(x) = x 3
2
b f(x) = x3
3
5
a f(x) = x

1
3 Find the rule of the image when y = x2 + 2 is translated 5 units in the negative

direction of the x-axis and 1 unit in the positive direction of the y-axis then dilated
by a factor of 2 from the y-axis.

4 Find the rule of the image when y = | x 1 | + 4 is reflected in the y-axis, dilated
by a factor of 3 parallel to the y-axis and translated 2 units in the positive
direction of the x-axis.

1
5 List an appropriate sequence of transformations that map f(x) = x to
3
g(x) = + 6.
x4

6 List an appropriate sequence of transformations that map f(x) = x to

g(x) = 2 3x + 5 7.
 2

6
7 List an appropriate sequence of transformations that map f(x) = 1 to
(1 2x)2
1
g(x) = x2 .

8 Find the matrix that determines the composition of transformations, in the given
order:
dilation of factor 3 from the y-axis
reflection in the x-axis
dilation of factor 2 from the x-axis.

9 A transformation is described through the equation

TX + B = X
where
3 0 5
T= and B =
0 2 3
Find the image equation of the curve with equation y = 4x x3

A
10 The graph shown has rule y = x + b.
Find the values of A and b.

11 Find the maximal domain of the function f, with rule f (x) = 1 + x + 1 .

Find f 1, the inverse of f, stating its domain and range.
Sketch the graphs of f and f 1 on the same set of axes.
Find the coordinates of the point of intersection of the two graphs.