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Functions

1. The diagrams show five different graphs, each for values of x such that −a ≤ x ≤ a where a is a
constant.

(i) State which diagram does not show the graph of a function. Justify your answer. [2]
(ii) State which diagram shows the graph of a function which is not 1-1. Justify your answer. [2]
(iii) It is given that two of the diagrams illustrate function which are inverses of each other.
Identify these two diagrams. [1]
(iv) The graph in Fig. ¿ siu5 has equation y=f (x ). Sketch the graph of y=|f (x )|. [1]

2. The functions f and g are defined as follows:

1
x
f : x →5 e 2 −6 , x ∈ R ,
g : x →|x−2|, x ∈ R ,
(i) State the range of f and the range of g . [2]
(ii) Find the solutions of the equation gf ( x ) =7 giving each in an exact form. [4]

3. The function f is defined for all real values of x by

f ( x )=|2 x−1|+4.

(i) Sketch the graph of y=f (x ) and state the range of f . [3]
(ii) Evaluate ff ( 0 ) . [2]
(iii) Solve the equation f ( x )=100 . [3]
(iv) The function g is defined by

g ( x )=|2 x−1|+ 4 , x< 0.


Find an expression for g−1 ( x ) . [3]

4. (i) Solve the inequality |2 x+ 1| ≤|x−3|. [4]


(ii) Given that x satisfies the inequality |2 x+ 1| ≤|x−3|, determine the greatest possible value
of |x +2|. [2]

5. The function f is defined by

1
f ( x )= ln
3 ( )
x−a
2
for x >a ,

where the constant a is positive. The graph of y=f (x ) is shown in the diagram.

(i) Explain how the graph shows that f is one-one. [1]


(ii) Find an expression for f −1 ( x ) . [2]
(iii) State the range of f −1 . [1]

(iv) Given that f ( a )−f ( a ) =ln


3 2
( 53 ), determine the exact value of a . [6]

6. The functions f and g are defined for all real numbers by

3x
f : x →2 e ,
g : x → x−k ,
where k is a positive constant.

(i) Evaluate fg ( k ) . [2]


(ii) Find an expression for f −1 ( x ) . [2]
(iii) Sketch on the same diagram the graphs of y=f (x ) and y=f −1 ( x ), indicating the
relationship between the graphs. [2]
(iv) The diagram shows the graph of y=|gf ( x )|, which meets the x -axis at A and the y -axis at
( 0 , 6 ) .Find k and the exact value of the x -coordinate of A.
[5]

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