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Mathematics

e. State the maximum area of the rectangle, accurate to the nearest whole num-
ber.

1 Multiple Choice Questions


1. The linear function f : D → R, f (x) = 6 − 2x has range [−4, 12]. The domain
D is:
A. [−4, 5]
B. [−5, 3]
C. R
D. [−14, 18]
E. [−18, 14]
2. Let g(x) = x2 + 2x − 3 and f (x) = e2x−1 . Then f (g(x)) is given by:
A. e2x+2 + 2e2x−1 − 1
B. 2x2 + 4x − 6
2 +4x−7
C. e2x
2 +4x−5
D. e2x
E. e2x+4x−6
3. The function f satisfies the functional equation f (f (x)) = x for the maxi-
mal domain of f . The rule for the function is:
A. f (x) = x2 + 1
B. f (x) = x − 1
x−1
C. f (x) = x+1
D. f (x) = loge |x|
x+1
E. f (x) = x−1

4. The graphs of y = f (x) and y = g(x) are as shown. The graph of y = |f (x)|
is best represented by:

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5. The inverse of the function f : R∗ → R, f (x) = 1−x


2x
is:
−1
A. f −1 : R → R∗ f −1 (x) = 2x+1

B. f −1 : R → R∗ f −1 (x) = 1
2x+1

C. f −1 : (−1, ∞) → R∗ f −1 (x) = 1
2x+1

D. f −1 : (−∞, 1) → R∗ f −1 (x) = 1
2x+1
−1
E. f −1 : R → R∗ f −1 (x) = 2x−1

6. Let f : R → R, f (x) = x3 . Which one of the following is not true?

A. f (x) = f (−f (x))


B. f (x) − f (−x) = 0
C. f (2x) = 8f (x)
D. f (x − y) = f (x) − f (y)
E. f (x + y) + f (x − y) = 2(f (x) + f (y))
1
7. If f (x) = 2x
and g(x) = log2 (2x) + 3, then g(f (x)) is equal to:

A. 2x + 3
B. −x + 3

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C. ex + 3
D. 3(x + 1)
E. log2 f (x) + 3

8. The function f : (−∞, a] → R with rule f (x) = x3 − 3x2 + 3 will have an inverse
function provided:

A. a ≤ 0
B. a ≥ 2
C. a ≥ 0
D. a ≤ 2
E. a ≤ 1

9. Consider the functions f : R → R, f (x) = x(x − 4) and the function g : 32 , 5 →


 

R, g(x) = x + 3. If the function h = f + g, then the domain of the inverse function


of h is:

A. [0, 13)
B. − 43 , 10
 

C. − 34 , 15
 
4
D. 23 , 13


E. 32 , 13
 

10. The range of the function f : [−2, 3) → R, f (x) = x2 − 2x − k is:

A. R
B. (−9, −5]
C. (−5, 0)
D. [−9, 0]
E. (−9, −3)

11. Let the rule for a function g be g(x) = log3 (x − 2)2 . For this function g, the:

A. maximal domain = R and range = R


B. maximal domain = R \ {2} and range = R
C. maximal domain = R \ {2} and range = (−∞, ∞)
D. maximal domain = [2, ∞) and range = (0, ∞)
E. maximal domain = [2, ∞) and range = [0, ∞)

12. 2023 VCE Exam 2 MC Q17 A cylinder of height h and radius r is formed from a
thin rectangular sheet of metal of length a and width b by cutting along the dashed
lines shown below.

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The volume of the cylinder, in terms of x and y, is given by:

A. πxy
πxy 2 −y 2
B. 4π
2y 3 −πxy 2
C. 4π
4xy−3y 2
D. 2π
3y 2 −πxy
E. 2π

13. If the equation f (2x) − 2f (x) = 0 is true for all real values of x, then the rule for
f could be:
1
A. 2
√
B. x
C. 2x
D. loge ( 21 )
E. x − 2
√
14. If f : (−∞, 1) → R, f (x) = 2 loge (1 − x) and g : (−1, ∞) → R, g(x) = 3 x + 1,
then the maximal domain of the function f ◦ g is:

A. [−1, 1)
B. (1, ∞)
C. (−1, 1]
D. [−∞, −1)
E. R

15. Let g(x) = log2 (x), x > 0. Which one of the following equations is true for all
positive real values of x?

A. 2g(8x) = g(x2 ) + 8
B. 2g(8x) = g(x2 ) − 6
C. 2g(8x) = (g(x) + 8)2

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D. 2g(8x) = g(2x) + 6
E. 2g(8x) = g(2x) + 64

16. The linear function f : D → R, f (x) = 4 − x has range [−2, 6).


The domain D of the function is

A. [−2, 6)
B. (−2, 2]
C. R
D. [−2, 6]
E. [−6, 2]

17. The function f : D → R with rule f (x) = 2x3 − 9x2 − 168x will have an inverse
function for

A. D = R
B. D = [7, ∞)
C. D = [−4, 8]
D. D = (−∞, 0)
E. D = [− 12 , ∞)

18. The inverse of the function f : R∗ → R, f (x) = √1


x
+ 4 is

A. f −1 : (4, ∞) → R, f −1 (x) = 1
(x−4)2

B. f −1 : R → R, f −1 (x) = 1
x2
+4
C. f −1 : R → R, f −1 (x) = −(x − 4)2
D. f −1 : [−4, ∞) → R, f −1 (x) = 1
(x+4)2

E. f −1 : (−∞, 4) → R, f −1 (x) = 1
(x−4)2

19. Which one of the following functions satisfies the functional equation f (f (x)) = x
for every real number x?

A. f (x) = 2x
B. f (x) = x2
√
C. f (x) = 2 x
D. f (x) = x − 2
E. f (x) = 2 − x

20. Zoe has a rectangular piece of cardboard that is 8 cm long and 6 cm wide. Zoe cuts
squares of side length x centimetres from each of the corners of the cardboard, as
shown in the diagram below.

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6 cm

8 cm

Zoe turns up the sides to form an open box.The value of x for which the volume of
the box is a maximum is closest to

A. 0.8
B. 1.1
C. 1.6
D. 2.0
E. 3.0
1
21. The inverse function of f : (−2, ∞) → R, f (x) = x+2
is:

A. f −1 : R → R, f −1 (x) = 1
x
−2
B. f −1 : R{0} → R, f −1 (x) = 1
x
−2
C. f −1 : R → R, f −1 (x) = 1
x
+2
D. f −1 : (−2, ∞) → R, f −1 (x) = x2 + 2
E. f −1 : (2, ∞) → R, f −1 (x) = 1
x−2

22. The range of the function f : (−1, 2] → R, f (x) = x2 + 2x − 3 is:

A. R
B. [−6, −3]
C. [−6, −2]
D. [−6, 3]
E. [−6, 2]

23. A graph with rule f (x) = x3 − 3x2 + c, where c is a real number, has three distinct
x-intercepts.
The set of all possible values of c is:

A. R
B. R−

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