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Exam 2 Revision Sheet

Question 1:
Find the inverse for each function below.
2𝑥𝑥+3
a) 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = b) ℎ(𝑥𝑥) = (𝑥𝑥 − 3)2 − 4 𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓 𝑥𝑥 ≤ 3
𝑥𝑥+4

Question 2: Find the functions 𝑓𝑓 and 𝑔𝑔 so that 𝑓𝑓 ∘ 𝑔𝑔 = 𝐻𝐻.

𝑥𝑥+1
a. 𝐻𝐻(𝑥𝑥) = (𝑥𝑥+1)2
−2

1 1−3𝑥𝑥
b. 𝐻𝐻(𝑥𝑥) = � � − (1 − 3𝑥𝑥)
4

c. 𝐻𝐻(𝑥𝑥) = −2 log 3 (𝑥𝑥 − 2) + 5𝑥𝑥 − 10

Question 3: Let 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) and 𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥) be inverse functions to each other with 𝑓𝑓(−4) = −1, (0) = 3 , and
𝑓𝑓(−3) = 0.
 Use the given information of 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) in the below table to fill in the blank
𝒇𝒇(𝒙𝒙) 𝒈𝒈(𝒙𝒙)
If point 𝑷𝑷(−𝟐𝟐 , 𝟏𝟏) on the graph of 𝒇𝒇(𝒙𝒙) then the point 𝑄𝑄(__ , __) on the graph of 𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥)
Domain = [−𝟒𝟒, ∞) Domain = ___________
Range = [−𝟏𝟏, 𝟑𝟑] Range = ___________
𝒙𝒙 −intercept:___________ ____intercept:_____
𝒚𝒚 −intercept:___________ ____intercept: _____
Horizontal Asymptote : 𝒚𝒚 = 𝟓𝟓 _________ Asymptote : ________
If 𝒇𝒇 is increasing in interval (−𝟒𝟒 , 𝟎𝟎) then 𝑔𝑔 is ____________ in__________

Question 4: Find the composite function 𝑓𝑓 ∘ 𝑔𝑔 in each case below and state its domain.
𝑥𝑥 2
a. 𝑓𝑓 (𝑥𝑥 ) = , 𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥) = −
𝑥𝑥+3 𝑥𝑥

b. 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = √3 − 𝑥𝑥 2 , 𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥) = √10 + 5𝑥𝑥

Question 5:
Graph the following functions, and determine domain, range, any intercepts and asymptotes.

a) 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = 4 − 2𝑥𝑥−1
Domain:……………………….

Range:…………………………

Asymptote:…………………….

x- & y-intercepts:

b) 𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥) = ln(2 − 𝑥𝑥) + 1

Domain:……………………….

Range:…………………………

Asymptote:…………………….

x & y-intercepts:
 Question 6:
Find the inverse function for each of the following one-to-one functions:

a) 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = 2 − 31−𝑥𝑥

b) 𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥) = ln(𝑥𝑥 − 1) + 2

Question 7:
Write the expression as a single logarithm.
𝑥𝑥 𝑥𝑥+1
ln � � + ln � � − ln( 𝑥𝑥 2 − 1 )
𝑥𝑥−1 𝑥𝑥

Question 8:
Write the expression as a sum and/or difference of logarithms. Express powers as factors.
3
5 𝑥𝑥 2 √1−𝑥𝑥
ln � �
4 (𝑥𝑥+1)2
Question 9: Solve each equation.

a) 51−𝑥𝑥 = 42𝑥𝑥+2

b) 𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙(2𝑥𝑥 + 1) = 1 + 𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙(𝑥𝑥 − 2)

c) 𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙9 𝑥𝑥 + 3 𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙3 𝑥𝑥 = 14
Question10: Analyze the graph of the rational function.
3𝑥𝑥 2 − 𝑥𝑥
𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) =
𝑥𝑥 3 − 4𝑥𝑥