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2024 Tshwane University Of Technology February 20–27, 2024

Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics Worksheet 2


EM115AB - Engineering Mathematics IA

Surname & Initials: Student #:

1. Find the domain of the function:


1 √ √ √ √
a) f (x) = √ b) g(u) = u − 4 − u c) f (t) = t+ 3t
x−1 r
x x
d) f (x) = e) h(x) =
3x − 1 x−5
2. Determine whether the following functions are polynomials, rational or neither. Also
give their domains.
√
a) f (x) = 5
x b) h(x) = x9 + x4 c) k(x) = tan(2x)

t2 +1 x−6
d) g(t) = t3 +t
e) h(x) = x+6

3. Find the compositions f ◦g, g◦f, f ◦f and g◦g as well as their domains for the following
functions:

a) f (x) = x2 − 1, g(x) = 2x + 1
b) 1 − 3x, g(x)√= cos x
f (x) = √
c) f (x) = x, g(x) = 3 1 − x
x
d) f (x) = , g(x) = sin(2x)
x+1
√
4. Find f ◦g◦h of f (x) = x − 3, g(x) = x2 and h(x) = x3 + 2.

5. Express the function in the form f ◦g: √ √


a) F (x) = (x2 + 2)10 b) F (t) = sin( t) c) U (y) = cos y

6. a) What is a one-to-one function?


b) How can you tell from the graph of a function whether it is one-to-one?

7. If f is a one-to-one function such that f (2) = 9, what is f −1 (9)?

8. Find a formula for the inverse of a function:


√ 2x + 1
a) f (x) = 10 − 6x b) y = 2x3 + 3 c) f (x) =
4x + 7
9. Rewrite the expression without using the absolute value symbol:

a) |5 − 23| b) | − 2| − | − 3| c) |x − 2| if x < 2
d) |x + 1| e) |x2 + 1| f) |1 − 2x2 |

1
10. Solve the following inequalities by using a sign line and express your answers in intervals.

a) 2x + 7 > 3 b) 1 < 3x + 4 ≤ 16 c) 0≤1−x<1


1
d) (x − 1)(x − 2) > 0 e) x3 > x f) x−1
<4
4 − x2
g) x2 + x > 1 h) (2x + 3)(x − 1) ≤ 0 i) ≥0
x2 − 6x
11. Solve for x:

a) |2x| = 3 b) |3x + 5| = 1 c) |x + 3| = |2x + 1|


2x − 1
d) =3 e) |x| < 6 f) 2|x − 6| < −4
x+1
g) |x + 5| ≥ 2 h) |2x − 3| ≤ 4 i) 1 ≤ |x| ≤ 4
1
j) 0 < |x − 5| < 2

EXAM–TYPE QUESTIONS

12. Find all values of x that satisfies the following. Leave your answer in interval notation.
(x2 − 1)(x + 3) (3 − x)2
a) ≤ 0 b) ≤0
x3 + 6x2 + 9x 2x + 7
13. Show that f (x) = (1 + x)2 for x ≥ −1 is one-to-one.
3 1 5
14. Solve for t if − = .
t+3 t 6 + 2t
x3 + 3
15. Determine the inverse function of f (x) = where 2 − x3 ̸= 0.
2 − x3

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