1. (a) The functions f and g are defined as f(x) = 2x – 5 and g(x) = x2 + 3.

(i) Calculate the value of

a) f (4)

b) g f (4)

(ii) Find f –1(x)

2x + 1
f (x ) =
(b) Given 3 and g(x) = 4x + 5, determine the values of:

(i) fg(2 )

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(ii) f (3)

(c) The arrow diagram shown below represents the relation f : x → x2 – k, where
x ϵ {3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}

Calculate the value of

(i) k

(ii) f (3)

(iii) x when f (x) = 95.

2. (a) The functions f (x) and g (x) are defined as:

5x − 4
f (x ) =
3 g( x) = x 2 − 1

(i) Evaluate f (7)

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(ii) Write an expression, in terms of x, for f ( x)

(iii) Write an expression, in terms of x, for f g( x )

(b) The functions f (x) and g (x) are defined as

2
x −1
f (x) = 3x + 2 g (x) = 3

(i) Evaluate g (5)

(ii) Write an expression in terms of x for f -1(x)

(iii) Write an expression for g f (x), in the form (x + a) (x + b), where a and b  R.

3. (a) Two functions are defined as follows:

g( x ) = 4 x + 3

2x + 7
f (x ) =
x+1
(i) State the value of x for which f(x) is undefined.

(ii) Calculate the value of gf (5).

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Find f ( x)
(iii)

(b) The functions h (x) and g (x) are defined as:

10
h( x) = −3
x g( x ) = 3 x − 2
(i) Evaluate

a) g (4)

b) hg (4)
 (ii) Write expressions in x for:

a) h–1 (x)

b) g g (x)

(c) The functions f and g are defined as follows:

x−3
g( x) =
f(x) = 2x + 5 and 2
Evaluate:

(i) f –1 (19)

(ii) gf (3)

4. (a) (i) Make x the subject of the formula

2x + 3
y=
x−4

2x + 3
f (x ) =
(ii) Hence, determine the inverse of x − 4 , where x ≠ 4 .

(iii) Find the value of x for which f (x) = 0.

(b) The functions f and g are defined by

x−2
f (x) = 6x + 8 ; g (x) = 3 .

(i) Calculate the value of

g ( 21 )
(ii) Write an expression for g f (x) in its simplest form

(iii) Find the inverse function f –1(x).