FIS 0444/ FIS 0024 Mathematics 1 Unit2- Functions

By Goh YS Suki

Composite of Functions

( f  g )( x)  f ( x)  g ( x) ( f  g )( x)  f ( x)  g ( x) f
 x  
f ( x)
g g ( x)

 f .g ( x)  f ( x) g ( x) ( f  g )( x)  f ( g ( x))

3. Using the vertical line test, determine whether or

Exercise 1 not each of the following equations defined a
function.
1. Using the transformation graphing techniques,
sketch the graph of g from the basic function
f ( x)  x as shown below.

a. g ( x)  2 x
b. g ( x)  x  1  1
c. 1
g ( x)   x
3
4. Sketch the graph of y  f ( x)  x 3 , and use this
d. g ( x)  2 x
graph to sketch the graph of
e. g ( x)  x  2 a. y  f ( x)  8
f. g ( x)  x  3 b. y  f ( x  1)
g. 1 c. y  2 f ( x)
g ( x)   x4 d. y  f ( x  1)  8
2
h. e. 1
g ( x) 
1
x 3 y
2 f ( x)
i. g ( x)   x  2
Exercise 2
2. A function f is defined by f : x  6 x  5, x  R ,
find, 1. Graph each of the following functions. Then
a. f (3) determine the domain and range.
b. the value of x whose image is  17 a. f ( x)  x  4
c. f (2 x 2 ) b. f ( x)  x 3  x
d. f (1  x) c. f ( x)  5  2 x 2  x 4
e. The values of x if f (2 x )  f (1  x)
2
d. f ( x)  4  x 2
e.
f ( x)  16  x 2

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2. The graph below

shows the function
f ( x)  12 x  4 x  3x .
2 3 4

a. Determine the intervals on which the

a. Find the domain and the range function W is increasing and those on
b. Find the interval on which f increases and which it is decreasing.
decreases. b. What do you think happened when this
person was 30 years old?
3. A function is given. Find all the local maximum
and minimum values of the function and the value 6. The graph shows the depth of water W in a
of x at which each occurs. State each answer
reservoir over a one-year period as a function of
correct to two decimal places. Then, find the
the number of days x since the beginning of the
intervals on which the function is increasing and
year.
on which the function is decreasing. State each
answer correct to two decimal places.
a. f ( x)  x 4  2 x 3  11x 2
b. f ( x)  x 2
c. f ( x)  5  x
d. f ( x)  x 2  6 x  10

4. The figure shows the power consumption in San

Francisco for a particular date ( P is measured in
a. Determine the intervals on which the
megawatts; t is measured in hours starting at
function W is increasing and on which it is
midnight).
decreasing.
b. At what value of x does W achieve a local
maximum? A local minimum?

Exercise 3
1. Let f ( x)  x 2  4 and g ( x)  x  2 .
a. Find the functions f  g , f  g , fg , f / g
and their domains.
b. Find ( gg )( x) .

2. Find the functions f  g , f  g , fg , f / g and

a. What was the power consumption at 6:00 their domains.
a.m.? at 6:00 p.m.? a. f ( x)  x  3, g ( x)  x 2
b. When was the power consumption the b.
lowest?
f ( x )  4  x 2 , g ( x)  1  x .
c. When was the power consumption the c. 2 4
f ( x)  , g ( x) 
highest? x x4
d. f ( x)  2 x  3, g ( x)  3  5x
5. The graph gives the weight W of a person at age
x.
e. f ( x)  x  3, g ( x)  x  4
f. f ( x)  2 x  1, g ( x)  2 x 2

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3. Given that f ( x)  2 x  5 and c. d

.
g ( x)  x  3x  8 , find each of the following.
2

a. ( f  g )( x) and ( g  f )( x)
b. ( f  g )(7) and ( g  f )(7)

4. Given that f ( x)  x and g ( x)  x  3

a. Find f  g and g  f
b. Find the domain of f  g and g  f
e f.
5. 1 5 .
Given that f ( x)  and g ( x)  , find
x2 x
f  g and g  f and the domain of each.

6. Given that f ( x)  3x  1, g ( x)  x 2  2 x  6 ,and

h( x)  x 3 ,find each of the following.
a. ( f  g )(1)
b. (h  f )(1)
c. ( g  f )(5) 2 Use your knowledge of asymptotes and intercepts
. to match the equation with one of the graph (a) to
d. ( f  h)(3) (f). List all the asymptotes.
i. 8
7. Find f  g and g  f and the domain of each. f ( x) 
x2  4
a. f ( x)  x  3, g ( x)  x  3 ii. 8
b. 4 1 f ( x) 
f ( x)  , g ( x)  x 4
2

1  5x x iii. 8x
c. x7 f ( x) 
f ( x)  3x  7, g ( x)  x 4
2

3 iv. 8x 2
d. f ( x)  2 x  1, g ( x)  x f ( x) 
x2  4
e. f ( x)  20, g ( x)  0.05 v. 8x 3
f. f ( x)  x 3  5x 2  3x  7, g ( x)  x  1 f ( x) 
x2  4
vi. 8x 3
Exercise 4 f ( x) 
1 Determine the domain of each of the function x2  4
. illustrated below.
a b
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e. x3
f ( x) 
2 x  5x  3
2

f. x2  9
f ( x) 
x 1
g. x2  x  2
f ( x) 
2x 2  1
3 Determine the vertical asymptotes of the graph of
. each of the following functions.
a. 1 Exercise 5
f ( x)  2 1. Match the exponential function with its graph.
x
b. x7 a. f ( x)  2 x
f ( x) 
2 x b. f ( x)  2  x
c. 3 x c. f ( x)  2 x
f ( x) 
( x  4)( x  6) d. f ( x)  2  x
d. x2
f ( x) 
2x 2  x  3

4 Determine the horizontal asymptote of the graph

. of each of the following functions.
a. 3x 2  5
f ( x) 
4x 2  3
b. x2  4
f ( x)  4
2x  3
c. x 3  2x 2  x  1
f ( x) 
x 2  16

5 Determine the slant asymptote of the graph of

. each of the following function.
a. x 2  4x  1 2. Use a calculator to evaluate the function at the
f ( x)  indicated values. Round your answers to three
x3
decimals.
b. x 2 4
a.
f ( x)  3 1
f ( x)  4 ; f (0.5), f ( 2 ), f ( ), f ( )
x
x 1 3
c. x3  x2  x  4 b. 2 1
f ( x)  g ( x)  ( ) x 1 ; g (1.3), g ( 5 ), g (2 ), g ( )
x 2  2x  1 3 2
6 Graph each of the following function. Be sure to 3. Graph the function below and state the domain,
. label all the asymptotes. List the domain and the range, and asymptote.
x- and y- intercepts. a. f ( x)  3 x
a. 1
f ( x)  b. f ( x)  2 x  3
x
c. 1
b.
f ( x)  
4 f ( x)  4  ( ) x
2
x2 x 3
d. f ( x)  10
c. x 2  4x  3
f ( x)  e. f ( x)  5  x  1
x 1
d. x 1
f ( x)  4. Use the calculator to evaluate the following.
x2 Round off your answer to three decimals.

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a. f ( x)  e x ; f (3), f (0.23), f (1), f (2)

b. 1
f ( x)  e 2 x ; f (1), f ( 2 ), f (3), f ( )
2

5. Complete the table of values, rounded to two

decimal places, and sketch a graph of the
function.
x f ( x)  3e x
-2
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
2

6. Sketch the following functions. State the

domains and ranges of the functions.
a. y  e x 4
b. y  e x 1  2
c. e2x
y
2
d. y  2e x2  3

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Exercise 1 g.
1. a.

h.
b.

i.
c.

2. a. 13
d. b. -2
c. 12 x 2  5
d. 1 6 x
e. 1
or -1
2
3. a. Yes
b. No
e. c. Yes
d. No Exercise 2
4. 1. a.  4, , 0, 
b.  , ,  , 
c.  , ,  ,6
d.  , ,  ,4
e.  4,4, 0,4.
f. 2. a.  , ,  ,32
b.  ,1  0,2;
 1,0  2,  
3. a. Increase on
 1.71,0  3.21, 
b. Increase on 0,  
c. Increase on  ,0
d. Increase on 3,  
4. a. 500 MW; 725 MW

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b. Between 3:00am and

4:00am
c. Just before noon
5. a. Increasing on
0,30  32,68;
decreasing on 30,32
b. He went on a crash
diet and lost weight,
only to regain it later.
6. a. Increasing on
0,150  300, ;
decreasing on
150,300
b. Local max when
x  150 , local min
when x  300 .

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Exercise 3

f g domain f g domain fg domain f domain

g
1.a. x2  x  2  ,  x2  x  6  ,  x 3  2x 2  4x  8  ,  x2  ,  2   2, 
b. x 2  4x  4

2.
f g domain f g domain fg domain f domain
g
a. x2  x  3  ,   x2  x  3  ,  x 3  3x 2  ,  x3  , 0  0, 
x2
b. 4  x2  1 x  1, 2 4  x2  1 x  1, 2 ( 4  x 2 )( 1  x )  1, 2 4  x2  1, 2
1 x

c. 6x  8 x  R, x  4, x  0 8  2x x  R, x  4, x  0 8 x  R, x  4, x  0 x4 x  R, x  4, x  0

x( x  4) x( x  4) x( x  4) 2x
d. 6  3x  ,  7x  ,  9  9 x  10 x 2  ,  2x  3  3  3 
  ,    ,  
3  5x  5 5 
e.
x 3 x  4  4,  x 3 x  4  4,  ( x  3) x  4  4,  x3  4, 
x4
f.  2x  2x  1
2
 ,  2x  2x  1  ,  2x  4x
2 3
 ,  1  2x  , 0  0, 
2x 2

3. a. 2 x 2  6 x  11; 4 x 2  26 x  48 b. 4 x 1  5x  1
; ; x  R, x  0, x  5;  x  R, x  
b. 67, 62 x5 4  5
4. a. x  3, x  3 c. x; x; (, ); (, )
b. 3, ; 0,  d.  1 
2 x  1; 2 x  1; 0,  ;  ,  
5. x
, 5( x  2);  ,0  (0, )  ( , ) ;
5 5  2 
5  2x 2 2 e. 20; 0.05;  ,   ;  ,  
(,2)  (2, ) f. x 3  2 x 2  4 x  6; x 3  5x 2  3x  8; (, )
6. a. -8
b. 64
c. 218
d. -80
7. a. x; x; (, ); (, )

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Exercise 4 c.

1. a. (,0)  (0, )
b. (,0)  (0, )
c. (,2)  (2, 1)  (1, )
d. (,3)  (3, )
e. (,1)  (1, 2)  (2, )
f. (,1)  (1, )
2. i. (d) d
ii. (f) .
iii. (e)
iv. (a)
v. (c)
vi. (b)
3. a. x0
b. x2
c. x  4; x  6
d. 3
x  ; x  1 e
2
4. a. .
3
y
4
b. y0
c No horizontal asymptote
5. a. y  x 1
b. yx
c y  x 3

6 a
. . f.

b
g
.
.

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e.
Exercise 5

1. a. III
b. I
c. II
d. IV
2. a. 2, 7.103, 0.013, 1.587
b. 0.885, 0.606, 0.117, 1.837
3. a

5.

b.

6.
Domain Range
a. R 0, 
b. R  2, 
c. R 0, 
c. d. R 3, 

d.

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