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Exam 2 Revision Sheet – Final Answer

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

Solution: a)

𝟑𝟑 − 𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒
𝒇𝒇−𝟏𝟏 (𝒙𝒙) =
𝒙𝒙 − 𝟐𝟐

Solution: b)

𝒇𝒇−𝟏𝟏 (𝒙𝒙) = − √ 𝒙𝒙 + 𝟒𝟒 + 𝟑𝟑
Question 2: Find the functions 𝑓𝑓 and 𝑔𝑔 so that 𝑓𝑓 ∘ 𝑔𝑔 = 𝐻𝐻.
𝑥𝑥+1
a. 𝐻𝐻(𝑥𝑥) = (𝑥𝑥+1)2
−2

Solution a:
𝑥𝑥
𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑥𝑥 + 1 , 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) =
𝑥𝑥 2 − 2

1 1−3𝑥𝑥
b. 𝐻𝐻(𝑥𝑥) = � � − (1 − 3𝑥𝑥)
4

Solution b:
1 𝑥𝑥
𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥) = 1 − 3𝑥𝑥 , 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = � � − 𝑥𝑥
4

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

Solution c:
𝐻𝐻(𝑥𝑥) = −2 log 3 (𝑥𝑥 − 2) + 5( 𝑥𝑥 − 2)
𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑥𝑥 − 2 , 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = −2 log 3 (𝑥𝑥) + 5𝑥𝑥

Question 3: Let 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) and 𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥) be inverse functions to each other with 𝑓𝑓(−4) = −1,
𝑓𝑓(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(1 , −2) on the graph of 𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥)
Domain = [−𝟒𝟒, ∞) Domain = [−𝟏𝟏, 𝟑𝟑]
Range = [−𝟏𝟏, 𝟑𝟑] Range = [−𝟒𝟒, ∞)
𝒙𝒙 −intercept: (−𝟑𝟑 , 𝟎𝟎) 𝑦𝑦 −intercept: (𝟎𝟎 , −𝟑𝟑)
𝒚𝒚 −intercept: (𝟎𝟎 , 𝟑𝟑) 𝑥𝑥 −intercept: (3 , 0)
Horizontal Asymptote : 𝒚𝒚 = 𝟓𝟓 Vertical Asymptote : 𝑥𝑥 = 5
If 𝒇𝒇 is increasing on the interval (−𝟒𝟒 , 𝟎𝟎) then 𝑔𝑔 is increasing on the interval (−1 , 3)
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

−2 2
Solution a: (𝑓𝑓 ∘ 𝑔𝑔)(𝑥𝑥) = = or
−2 + 3𝑥𝑥 2 − 3𝑥𝑥

Domain of 𝑓𝑓 ∘ 𝑔𝑔

2 2
= ( −∞, 0 ) ∪ �0, � ∪ � , ∞�
3 3

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

Solution b:
(𝑓𝑓 ∘ 𝑔𝑔)(𝑥𝑥) = = √−7 − 5𝑥𝑥
Domain of 𝑓𝑓 ∘ 𝑔𝑔=

−7
Domain of 𝑓𝑓 ∘ 𝑔𝑔 =�−2, �
5
Question 5:
Graph the following functions, and determine domain, range, any intercepts and asymptotes.

a) 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = 4 − 2𝑥𝑥−1
Domain: 𝐷𝐷𝑓𝑓 = (−∞ , ∞ )

Range: 𝑅𝑅𝑔𝑔 = (−∞ , 4 )

x-intercept: let 𝒇𝒇(𝒙𝒙) = 𝟎𝟎 Y-Intercept: calculate 𝒇𝒇(𝟎𝟎)

7
=
𝑥𝑥 = 3 2

Asymptote: horizontal Asymptote 𝑦𝑦 = 4

b) 𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥) = ln(2 − 𝑥𝑥) + 3
Domain:

𝐷𝐷𝑔𝑔 = (−∞ , 2 )

Range: 𝑅𝑅𝑔𝑔 = (−∞ , ∞ )

 x-intercept: let 𝒇𝒇(𝒙𝒙) = 𝟎𝟎 Y-Intercept: calculate 𝒇𝒇(𝟎𝟎)

1
𝑥𝑥 = 2 − ≈ 1.95 = ln(2) + 3
𝑒𝑒 3
≈ 3.69

Asymptote: vertical Asymptote 𝑥𝑥 = 2

Question 6:
Find the inverse function for each of the following one-to-one functions:

a) 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = 2 − 31−𝑥𝑥

Solution: a)
𝒇𝒇−𝟏𝟏 (𝒙𝒙) = 1 − log 3 (2 − 𝑥𝑥)

b) 𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥) = ln(𝑥𝑥 − 1) + 2

Solution: b)

𝒇𝒇−𝟏𝟏 (𝒙𝒙) = 𝑒𝑒 𝑥𝑥−2 + 1

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

Solution:

1
=ln � �
(𝑥𝑥−1)2

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
Solution:
 1
= ln 5 + 2 ln 𝑥𝑥 + ln(1 − 𝑥𝑥) − ln 4 − 2 ln(𝑥𝑥 + 1)
3

Question 9: Solve each equation.

a) 51−𝑥𝑥 = 42𝑥𝑥+2

Solution a

ln 5 − 2 ln 4
𝑥𝑥 =
2 ln 4 + ln 5

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

Solution b

21
𝑆𝑆. 𝑆𝑆: � �
8
 c) 𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙9 𝑥𝑥 + 3 𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙3 𝑥𝑥 = 14

Solution c: we need to change the base, will use the base of (3)

𝑆𝑆. 𝑆𝑆: {81}

Question10: Analyze the graph of each of the following rational functions.

3𝑥𝑥 2 − 𝑥𝑥
𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) =
𝑥𝑥 3 − 4𝑥𝑥