Functions Revision e) f ( x )=5 √ x +1

f) f ( x )=10−3 x
Exercise 1 - Functions

1. If f ( x )=2 x +5, find:

a. f (3) 2x
2. f ( x )= Find f −1 ( x )
b. f (−1) x−1

c. f ( 12 ) 3. Find f −1 (x) for the following functions.

2. If f ( x )=x 2 +5, find: x
a) f ( x )=
a. f (−1) x +3
b. The possible values of a such that x−2
b) f ( x )=
f ( a )=41 x
2 x−1
c. The possible values of k such that c) f ( x )=
x−1
f ( k )=5.25
1−x
3
f ( x )=2 x −250 . Work out x when f ( x )=0 d) f ( x )=
3 x+ 1
3x
3. f ( x )=x 2 +ax −8. e) f ( x )=
3+2 x
If f (−3 )=13, determine the value of a .

4. If f ( x )=5 x +2, determine the following,

simplifying where possible. Exercise 3 – Composite Functions
a. f (x+ 1)
1. If f ( x )=3 x and g ( x )=x+ 1, determine:
b. f ( x 2 )
a. fg ( 2 )
5. f ( x )=3 x−5 for all values of x . Solve b. gf ( 4 )
c. fg ( x )
f ( x 2 ) =43
d. gf ( x )
e. ¿ ( x )
6. f ( x )=x 2 +3 x−10
2. If f ( x )=2 x +1 and g ( x )=3 x+1
Show that f ( x +2 )=x ( x +7 )
determine:
a. fg ( x )
7. If f ( x )=2 x−1 determine:
b. gf ( x )
(a) f (2 x)
c. ff ( x )
(b) f ( x 2 )
3. If f ( x )=x 2−2 x and g ( x )=x+ 1, find
(c) f ( 2 x−1 )
fg( x), simplifying your expression.
(d) f ( 1+ 2 f ( x −1 ) )
(e) Solve f ( x +1 ) + f ( x−1 )=0 4. If f ( x )=x + k and g ( x )=x 2 and gf ( 3 )=16
, find the possible values of k .
8. f ( x )=3 x 2−2 x−8
Express f ( x +2 ) in the form a x 2 +bx 5. If f ( x )=2( x+ k ) and g ( x )=x 2−x and
fg ( 3 ) =30, find k .
Exercise 2 – Inverse Functions

1. Find f −1 (x) for the following functions. 6. Let f ( x )=x +1 and g ( x )=x 2+1 .
a) f ( x )=5 x If gf ( x ) =17, determine the possible
b) f ( x )=1+ x values of x .
c) f ( x )=6 x −4
x +7 7. Let f ( x )=x 2 +3 x and g ( x )=x−2.
d) f ( x )=
3
 If fg ( x )=0 , determine the possible values (a) f ( x )=x 2−2 x +5 ,for all x
of x . (b) f ( x )=x 2 +6 x−2 , for all x

8. Here is a sketch of f ( x )=x 2 +6 x +a for all x ,

where a is a constant.

Exercise 4 – Range/Domain

1. Work out the range for each of these

functions.
(a) f ( x )=x 2 +6 for all x The range of f (x) is f ( x ) ≥11. Work out the
(b) f ( x )=3 x−5 ,−2 ≤ x ≤6 value of a .
(c) f ( x )=3 x 4 , x ←2
9. The straight line shows a sketch of y=f (x ) for
x +2 the full domain of the function.
2. (a) f ( x )=
x−3
Give a reason why x >0 is not a suitable
domain for f (x) .
(b) Give a possible domain for f ( x )= √ x−5

3. f ( x )=3−2 x , a< x< b

The range of f (x) is −5< f ( x )<5
Work out a and b .

4. (a) The function f (x) is defined as:

(a) State the domain of the function.
f ( x )=22−7 x ,−2 ≤ x ≤ pThe range of f (x)
(b) Work out the equation of the line.
is −13 ≤ f ( x ) ≤ 36
Work out the value of p. 10. f (x) is a quadratic function with domain all
(b) The function g(x ) is defined as
2
real values of x . Part of the graph of y=f ( x )
g ( x )=x −4 x+5 for all x . is shown.
(i) Express g(x ) in the form ( x−a )2+ b
(ii) Hence write down the range of g(x ).

5. f ( x )=2 x 2 +7 for all values of x .

(a) What is the value of f (−1 )?
(b) What is the range of f (x)?

6. f ( x )=sin x 180 ° ≤ x ≤ 360 °

g ( x )=cos x 0 ° ≤ x ≤ θ(a) What is the range of
f (x)?
(b) You are given that 0 ≤ g ( x ) ≤1 .
Work out the value of θ .
(a) Write down the range of f (x).
7. By completing the square or otherwise, (b) Use the graph to find solutions of the
determine the range of the following equation f ( x )=1 .
functions:
 (c) Use the graph to solve f ( x ) <0 .

11.The function f (x) is defined as:

{
2
f ( x )= x −4 0 ≤ x <3 Work out the range
14−3 x 3 ≤ x ≤ 5
of f ( x ) .

12.The function f (x) has the domain

−3 ≤ x ≤ 3 and is defined as:

{
2
f ( x )= x +3 x+2 −3 ≤ x <0 Work out the
2+ x 0≤ x≤3
range of f ( x ) .

13.A sketch of y=g (x) for domain 0 ≤ x ≤ 8 is

shown.

The graph is symmetrical about x=4. The

range of g(x ) is 0 ≤ g ( x ) ≤12 .
Work out the function g(x ).

g ( x )= {?? 0≤x ≤4
4< x ≤ 8