Form 4 Chapter 1 Functions (Topical Test)

[40 marks]

1. Based on the information given below, the relation between P and Q is defined by the
set of ordered pairs {(1, 2), (1, 4), (2, 6), (2, 8)}.
P = {1, 2, 3}
Q = {2, 4, 6, 8, 10}
State:
(a) the image of object 1,
(b) the object of 6. [2 marks]

2. In diagram below, set B shows the images of certain elements of set A.

(a) State the type of relation between set A and set B.

(b) Using function notation, write a relation between set A and set B. [2 marks]

3. Diagram below shows that function h maps x onto y and function g maps y onto z.
h g
x y z
8

5
2
Calculate
(a) h 1(5),
(b) gh(2). [2 marks]

mx
4. Diagram below shows the function h : x  , x  0 , where m is a constant.
x

Find the value of m. [2marks]

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5. Given f : x  4x – 1 and g : x  x2 + 3,find
(a) fg(3),
(b) the value of x when f 2(x) = 7. [4 marks]

6. The information below defines the functions h and g.

h : x  2x – 3
g : x  4x – 1
Find gh -1(x). [3 marks]

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7. A function is defined as w( x )  , x  2.
2 x
Find:
(a) w 1(x),
(b) w 1(4). [3 marks]

8. Given g : x  px + q, p  0 and g2 : x  4x – 15. Find the value of p and q.

[4 marks]

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9. Given function h : x  4x  m and h 1 : x  2kx  , where m and k are constants,
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find the value of m and k. [4 marks]

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10. Given the function h( x)  , x  0 and the composite function hg ( x)  3x , find
x
(a) g(x),
(b) the value of x when gh(x) = 5. [4 marks]

xa
11. Diagram below represents part of the mapping of x onto y by f : x  ,
bx  1
where a and b are constants and part of the mapping of y onto z by the function g.

Find:
(a) the values of a, b and c, [5 marks]
(b) f -1(x), [2 marks]
(c) g(x), given that gf : x → 2x – 1, [2 marks]
(d) the value of d. [1 mark ]

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 Form 4 Chapter 1 Functions (Topical Test) Answers

1 m
9. h 1 ( x)  x
4 4
1 m 5
2k  , - 
4 4 8
1. (a) 2, 4
1 5
(b) 2 k  ,m
2. (a) many-to-one relation 8 2
f (x) = x2 6
(b) 10. (a)  3x
3. (a) 2 g ( x)
(a) 8 2
m 8 1 g ( x)  , x  0
4.  x
8 2 2
m=4 (b) gh( x ) 
6
5. (a) f g(x) = 4x2 + 11  
x
f g(-3) = 47
(b) f f (x) = 16x – 5 x = 15
1 a 0a
x
3 11. (a)  2, 2
4 b 1 0 1
 c2
6. h 1 ( x) 
x 3 3
1
2 c 1
2
 x3
gh1 ( x)  4   1 1
 2  a  2, b  , c  2
2
 2x  5 y2
2y 5 (b) x
7. (a) x 1 y
1
y 2
2x  5 2( x  2)
w1 ( x)  ,x0 f 1 ( x)  ,x2
x 2 x
3  2( y  2) 
(b) w1 (4)  g ( y)  2 
4 (c)  1
8. gg(x) = p2x + pq + q  2 y 
p2 = 4, 2q + q = -15 5( x  2)
g ( x)  ,x2
p = 2,q = -5 2 x
(d) d = -5