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DIRECTION: SOLVE THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS. SHOW YOUR COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

3𝑥 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 < −1
1. Let f(x) = {2𝑥 − 1 𝑖𝑓 − 1 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 5 . Find f(3)
𝑥+3 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 > 5
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2. Let f(x) = 𝑥+3 , find f-1(x).

3. Suppose f(x) = 2x2 and g(x) = √𝑥 + 1 . Which of the following is a formula (f ⃘ g)(x)?

4. Which of the following functions is odd?

(a) f(x) = x 2 − x + 4

(b) g(x) = 2x 3 − x

(c) h(x) = 5e3x

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(d) k(x) = 𝑥 2

5. Which of the following functions has an inverse function?

(a) f(x) = |x − 4|

(b) g(x) = (x + 4)2

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(c) h(x) = ( 𝑥−4 )(𝑥+4)

(d) k(x) = (x – 4 )3

6. For each of the following functions, specify the domain and the range, using interval notation
wherever possible.
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(a) f(x) = (𝑥−2)(𝑥+4)
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(b) g(x) = √1+
𝑥3
𝑥 + 1 𝑖𝑓 − 1 < 𝑥 < 1
(c) h(x) = {
3 𝑖𝑓 1 ≤ 𝑥
𝑥−2 𝑖𝑓 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 3
(d) F(x) = {𝑥 − 3 𝑖𝑓 3 < 𝑥 < 4

(e) G(x) = |𝑥 3 | – x3
𝑥 2− 16
, 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≠ 4
7. Let f(x) = x + 4 and g(x) = 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝑥−4 . Determine k so that f(x) = g(x) for all x.
𝑘 , 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 = −4
8. If f(x) = x2 + 2kx + 4 for all x and if f is an even function, find k.
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9. If f(x) = x3 – (k+3) x2 + 3x and if f is an odd function, find k.

10. Find the range of the following functions

(a) f(x) = 3x2 + 2
(b) G(x) = - 4x2 + 2x
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(c) U(x) = (1−2𝑥 3)
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(d) g(x) = (3 + 2𝑥 + 𝑥 2)
(e) F(x) = 4sinx + sin2x

𝑓(𝑥+𝑎)−𝑓(𝑥)
11. Evaluate 𝑎
for the following functions f:
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(a) f(x) = x -2x + 1
(b) f(x) = 3√𝑥 -1
(c) f(x) = √𝑥 – 4x2
(d) f(x) = x3 -8
(e) f(x) = |x 3 |

12. For each of the functions in Problem 7.8, determine whether the function is even, odd, or
neither even nor odd.
(a) g(x) = √𝑥 2 + 4
𝑥 3− 8
(b) G(x) = 𝑥+2
𝑥3
(c) f(x) = |𝑥|
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(d) F(x) = √ √𝑥
𝑥 2−16
𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≠ 3
(e) h(x) = { 𝑥+4
6 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 = 3
1 − 𝑥2 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≤ −1
(f) U(x) = { 2 𝑖𝑓 − 1 < 𝑥 < 1
1 + 𝑥3 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≥ 1

13. Construct a table of at least 4 ordered pairs of points on the graph of the function
and use the ordered pairs from the table to sketch the graph of the function.
(a) f(x) = x2 + 2
(b) f(x) = √𝑥 − 1
5 − 2𝑥 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 < 2
(c) 𝑓 (𝑥) = {
𝑥 2 + 2 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≥ 2