CXC QUESTIONS: Functions by: Mr.

Mills

1. f and g are functions defined as iv. obtain an expression, in terms

1 of x, for h-1(x)
follows: f(x) = 7x +4 ; g(x) =
2x
Calculate
8. The arrow diagram shown below
i. g(3)
represents the relation f(x) = x2 – k,
ii. f(-2) where x ϵ {3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10}
iii. f-1(11)
x x2 – k
2x  1
2. Given that g(x) = and
5
4 11
f(x) = x +4
i. Calculate the value of g(-2) 5 20
ii. Write an expression for gf(x)
in the simplest form 6 31
iii. Find the inverse function g-
1
(x) Calculate the value of

3. If f(x) = 2x -3 i. k
ii. f(3)
i. f(2) iii. x when f(x) = 95
ii. f-1 (0)
2x  3
iii. f-1f(2) 9. f(x) = and g(x)= x-2
x 1
4. Two functions are defined as i. evaluate f(-2)
follows: f(x) = x -3
ii. gf(-2)
i. f(6) iii. determine f-1(x)
ii. f-1(x)
iii. show that fg(2)=fg(-2)=0 iv. calculate the value of x, if
f(x) = 12
5. given that f(x) = 2x -5 and v. calculate the values of x, for
g(x) = x2 – 31, calculate the value of which

i. f(2) a. f(x) = 0
ii. gf(-1)
b. f(x) is undefined
iii. f-1(3)
x
10. f(x) =  1 and g(x)= 2x -1
6. The functions f and g are defined as 3
f(x) = 2x-5 and g(x) = x2 + 3
a. Calculate g(-3)
i. f(4) b. Find the simpliest form
ii. gf(4)
iii. find f-1(x) i. f-1(x)

7. Given that f(x)=3x-2, g(x)=2x-5 ii. g-1(x)

2x  3
and h(x)= iii. fg(x)
x 1
iv. (fg)-1
i. Evaluate g(-6)
c. Show that (fg)-1(x)=g-1f-1(x)
ii. fg(3)

iii. if f(x) = 8, calculate the

value of x.
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2x  3 1 x2
11. g(x) = and h(x)= 17. f(x)=6x+5 and g(x) =
x4 x 3

Calculate: 1
i. Calculate the value of g( )
2
i. the value of g(7)
ii. gf(x) in its simplest form
ii. the value for which g(x) = 6
iii. Find the inverse function f-1(x)
write expression for
x3
iii. hg(x) 18. f(x) = 2x +5 and g(x) =
2
iv. g-1(x)
i. f-1(19)
12. Given that f(x) = 3x +4 and
ii.gf(3)
g(x)= x
1
i. g(25) 19. f(x) = x and g(x) = x-2
2
ii. gf(15) i. g(-2)
2x  5 ii. f-1(4)
13. f(x) = and g(x)= 2x -3
x4
iii. fg(4)
calculate the value of
20. f(x) = 2x2 -5 and g(x) = 3x -2
i. g(4)
i. f(-3)
ii. fg(2)
ii. gf(-3)
iii. g-1(7)
iii. write an expression for g-1(x)
14. The functions f and g are defined by
iv. determine the value of x for
1 which g-1(x) = 4
f(x) = x  5 and g(x) = x2
2
v. write an expression for gf(x).
Evalaute
21. f(x) = 4 -5x and g(x) = x2 +1
i. g(3) + g(-3)
i. f(-2)
ii. f-1(6)
ii. gf(-1)
iii. fg(2)
iii. f-1(4)
2x  1
15. Given that f(x) = and 22. h(x) = 1 + 3x and k(x) = x +2
3
g(x)= 4x + 5 determine the value of: i. hk(x)
i. fg(2) ii. hk(4)
ii. f-1(3)
iii. (hk)-1(x)
2x  7
16. f(x) = g(x)= x3 iv. The value of x when
x
hk(x) = 0
i. Evaluate f(5)
1
23. f(x) = 2x -1 and g(x)= ( x  2)
ii. write expression in x for 2

a. f-1(x) i. f(-2) ii. g-1(x)

b. gf(x) iii. gf(3)