Exercise 2C

1
2 c gh( x) = g  
 −8  x
1 a pq(−8) = p  
 4  1
2

=   −4
= p ( −2 ) x
= 1 − 3(−2) 1
= 2 −4
=7 x

b qr(5) = q[(5 − 2)2] 1

= q(9) d fh( x) = f  
9 x
=
4 1
= 4×   +1
x
6 4
c rq(6) = r   = +1
4 x
3
= r  e f 2 ( x ) = ff ( x )
2 = f (4 x + 1)
2
3  = 4(4 x + 1) + 1
=  − 2
2  = 16 x + 5
1
=
4 3 a fg( x ) = f ( x 2 )
= 3x 2 − 2
d p2(−5) = p(1 − 3(−5))
= p(16)
b gf=
( x) g(3 x − 2)
= 1 − 3(16)
= −47 = (3x − 2)2
e pqr(8) = pq[(8 − 2)2] When fg( x) = gf ( x) then
= pq(36) 3 x 2 − 2= (3 x − 2) 2
 36 
= p  3 x 2 − 2= 9 x 2 − 12 x + 4
 4
= p(9) 0 = 6 x 2 − 12 x + 6
= 1 − 3(9) 0 = x2 − 2 x + 1
= −26
0= ( x − 1) 2
2 a fg(
= x) f ( x 2 − 4) Hence x = 1

b gf=
( x) g(4 x + 1)

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  1 
4 a qp( x) = q    3x − 2 
 x−2 5 b fg(x) = f  
 1   2 
= 3×  +4
 x−2  3x − 2 
= 9 − 4 
3 4( x − 2)  2 
= +
x−2 x−2 = 9 − 6x + 4
4x − 5 = 13 − 6x
=
x−2
b If qp(m) = 16 then Now fg ( x ) = x when 13 − 6x =
x
 1 
3 +4 = 16
m−2
3
= 12
m−2
3 = 12(m − 2)
3
= m−2
12
1
= m−2
4
9 At A: 13 − 6x = x
m=
4 13 = 7x
13
x=
7
 3(6) − 2 
5 a fg(6) = f   At B: −(13 − 6x) = x
 2 
= f(8) 5x = 13
13
= 9 − 4(8) x=
5
= −23 The solutions are
13 13
= 23 x= and x =
7 5

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  1  9 a qp(x) = q(ln(x + 3))
6 a f2(x) = f   = e3(ln(x + 3)) − 1
 x +1 
ln( x+ 3)3
  =e −1
  3
1 = (x + 3) − 1
= 
  1  +1 
  x +1   Since x > −3, so qp(x) > −1
  
 
 1  b qp(7) = (7 + 3)3 − 1
= 
  1+ x +1   = 999
 
  x +1   c From part a
 x +1  qp ( x ) =( x + 3) − 1
3
= 
 x+2
When qp ( x ) = 124
( x + 3) − 1 =124
3
3  x +1 
b f (x) = f  
 x+2 ( x + 3) =
3
125
 
  x+3=5
1
=  x=2
  x +1  +1 
 x+2 
   10 t2(x) = t(5 − 2x)
  = 5 − 2(5 − 2x)
 1  = 5 − 10 + 4x
= 
  x +1+ x + 2   = −5 + 4x
 x+2

 
t2(x) − (t(x))2 = 0
 x+2  −5 + 4x − (5 − 2x)2 = 0
= 
 2x + 3  −5 + 4x − 25 + 20x − 4x2 = 0
−4x2 + 24x − 30 = 0
7 a st(x) = s(x + 3) 2x2 − 12x + 15 = 0
= 2x + 3
Using the formula:
12 ± (−12) 2 − 4 × 2 ×15
b ts(x) = t(2x) x=
= 2x + 3 2× 2
12 ± 24
=
8 a gf(x) = g(e5x) 4
= 4 ln(e5x) 12 ± 2 6
= 4(5x) =
4
= 20x
6
= 3±
b fg(x) = f(4 lnx) 2
= e5(4 lnx)
ln x 20
= e
= x20

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11 a Range of g is −8 ≤ x ≤ 12

b From the graph,

1
g(x) = − x + 12 for 0 ≤ x ≤ 14
2
and g(0) = 12

So gg(0) = g(12)
1
= − (12) + 12
2
=6

 2(7) − 5 
c gh(7) = g  
 10 − 7 
= g(3)
1
= − (3) + 12
2
= 10.5

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