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The document is a tutorial sheet for first-year mathematics students at Mufulira College of Education, focusing on functions. It includes various exercises on evaluating functions, determining ranges, finding inverses, and analyzing properties of functions such as odd/even and one-to-one characteristics. The exercises cover a wide range of topics, including polynomial functions, rational functions, and absolute value functions.

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Fuctions tutorial sheet

The document is a tutorial sheet for first-year mathematics students at Mufulira College of Education, focusing on functions. It includes various exercises on evaluating functions, determining ranges, finding inverses, and analyzing properties of functions such as odd/even and one-to-one characteristics. The exercises cover a wide range of topics, including polynomial functions, rational functions, and absolute value functions.

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MUFULIRA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

Diploma, Mathematics year one

Tutorial sheet on functions

1. Functions f is defined by f (x) = ax + b. Given that f (−3) = −3 and


f 2 (4) = 25. Evaluate a and b.

2. Determine the range of each of the following functions.

(i) f (x) = x + 4, x ∈ R
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(ii) f (x) = , x ∈ R, x ̸= 0
x
(iii) f (x) = x2 + 3, x ∈ R
2
(iv) f (x) = , x ∈ R, −1 < x < 2
x−3
3x
3. A function f is defined by f :→ , x ̸= 5.
x−5
(i) Find the expression for f 2 and for f −1 .
(ii) Hence find a non zero x for which f 2 = f −1 .
(iii) Find the range of f (x).
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4. Functions f and g are defined by f :→ , x ̸= 3 and g :→ 11 + bx2 .
3−x
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Given that f 2 (5) = and f g(2) = , evaluate a and b.
5 2
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5. Given that f :→ 3 − for the domain 1 ≤ x ≤ 5, find
x
(i) f −1 .
(ii) the domain of f −1 .
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6. A function f is defined by f :→ , x ̸= . Find
6 − 5x 5
(i) the values of x which map onto themselves under the function.
(ii) the expression for f −1 .
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(iii) the value of a, given that f f (a) =
59
7. Functions f and g are defined for all real numbers and are such that g(x) =
x2 + 7, and gf (x) = 9x2 + 6x + 8. Find possible expressions for f (x).

8. State whether each of the following functions are odd, even or both or neither.
(i) f (x) = 11x
(ii) f (x) = x3 + x
(iii) f (x) = 2x3 − 3x
(iv) f (x) = 4x2
(v) f (x) = 4 − 3x2
(vi) f (x) = x2 + x
(vii) f (x) = x2 + |x|
(viii) f (x) = x3 + |x|
9. Show whether each of the following is a one - to - one function or not.

(i) f (x) = 3x − 5
(ii) f (x) = x2
(iii) f (x) = x3
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(iv) f (x) =
x
10. Find the inverse of each of the following functions.
(i) f : x → 3x + 2
(ii) f : x → 5x − 1
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(iii) f :→ , x ̸= 1
x−1
x
(iv) f :→ 3 + , x ̸= −1
1+x
3x 1
(v) f :→ , x ̸= −
2x + 1 2
11. Find the inverse of each of the following functions, and state the domain
on which each inverse is defined.
(i) f (x) = x2 , x ∈ R, x > 2

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(ii) f (x) = , x ∈ R, x > 0
2+x
√
(iii) f (x) = x − 2, x ∈ R, x > 3
(iv) f (x) = (x + 2)2 + 3, x ∈ R, x ≥ −2
√
(v) f (x) = 5 − x + 3, x ∈ R, x ≥ −3
12. A function is defined by f (x) = x2 − 6, x ∈ R, x > 0.
(i) Find an expression for the inverse function f −1 .
(ii) Sketch the graphs of f (x) and f −1 on the same set of axes.
(iii) Calculate the value of x for which f (x) = f −1 (x).

13. The functions f and g are defined by f : x → 2x − 5, x ∈ R and


g : x → 7 − 4x, x ∈ R
(i) Solve the equation f(x) = g(x).
(ii) Write down expressions for f −1 (x) and g −1 (x).
(iii) Solve the equation f −1 (x) = g −1 (x), and comment on your answer.
14. Find the range of the function f : x → |x − 1| corresponding to the domain
−3 ≤ x ≤ 3

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