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KNF1013 Engineering Mathematics I

Semester 1 Session 2011/2012


Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Tutorial 1
Functions
Operations of Functions
1. Given f ( x) x 2 x 3 , find and simplify
a) f (a )
b) f (a)
c) f (a )
d) f (a h)
e) f (a) f (h)
f ( a h) f ( a )
f)
, where h 0
h
2. If f ( x) x 4 3x , find f (4) , f (8) and f (13) .
3. Find ( f g )( x) , ( f g )( x) , ( fg)( x) and ( f / g )( x) for below functions:
a)
b)

f ( x) x 5 ;
2x
f ( x)
;
x4

g ( x) x 5
x
g ( x)
x5

Composite Functions
Find ( f g )( x) and ( g f )( x) :
4. f ( x) x 2 3x ;

g ( x) x 2

5. f ( x) x 2 ;

g ( x) x 5

6. f ( x) 25 x 2 ;

g ( x) x 3

7. f ( x)

x
;
3x 2

g ( x)

2
x

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Inverse Functions
8. Find the inverse function of the following functions:
a)
b)

f ( x) 2 x 3
2x 3
f ( x)
x4

9. Given f ( x) 2 x 5 and g ( x)

x
2 . Find
4

f 1 ( x)
b) f 1 g ( x)
c) h (x ) such that hg ( x) 2 x 19
a)

10. Given that f ( x )

x6
, where x 2. Find f 1 (3).
x2

11. Given that f ( x) 3x 5 and g ( x)

4x
, where x 3. Find
x3

f 1 g ( x)
b) The value of x such that f 1 g ( x) 11 .
a)

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Rational Functions Partial Fractions


12. Express as a single fraction
1
2
x 1

2
x x 2 x 1
1
1
3
b) 3
2
2
x 3x 3x 1 x x x 1
x 1
1
1
2
c)

2
2
x2
x 1 x 1 ( x 1)

a)

13. Express as partial fractions

1
( x 1)( x 2)
2x 1
b)
( x 1)( x 2)
x2 2
c)
( x 1)( x 2)
a)

x 1
( x 1)( x 2) 2
1
e)
2
( x 1)( x 2 x 2)
1
f)
( x 1)( x 2 4)

d)

14. Express as partial fractions


1
2
x 5x 4
1
b) 3
x 1
3x 1
c)
3
x 3x 2

a)

d)
e)
f)

x2 1
x 2 5x 6
x2 x 1
( x 2 1) 2

18 x 2 5 x 47
( x 2 4)( x 1)( x 5)

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Answers:
1.

2.
3.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)

a2 a 3
a2 a 3
a2 a 3
a 2 h 2 2ah a h 3
a2 h2 a h 6

h 2a 1

f (4) 12;

a)
b)

f (8) 22;

f (13) 36

2 x 5 ;0 ; x5; 1
x 2 14 x
2x 2
3x( x 2)
2( x 5)
;
;
;
( x 4)( x 5) ( x 4)( x 5) ( x 4)( x 5) ( x 4)

4.

x 23 x 2 ;

x 2 3x 2

5.

( x 5)1 / 2 2 ;

( x 2)1 / 2 5

6.

28 x ;

(25 x 2 )1 / 2 3

7.

1
6x 4
;
3 x
x

8.

a)

( x)

a)

( x)

b)

f 1 g ( x)

c)

h( x ) 8 x 3

b)

9.

10.

x3
2
4
x
3
f 1 ( x )
2 x

x5
2
x 28
8

f 1 (3) 6

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11.

12.

a)

f 1 g ( x)

b)

a)
b)
c)

13.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)

14.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)

3x 5
, x 3
x3

7
2

5x 2 x 2
x( x 2)( x 2 1)
2
( x 1) 3 ( x 1)
4 x 4 11x 3 10 x 2 5 x 4
( x 2 1)( x 1) 2 ( x 2)

13
13

x 2 x 1
1
1

x 2 x 1
23
13
1

x 2 x 1
13
29
29

2
x 2 x 1
( x 2)
1
x 1
2
x 1 x 2x 2
1 3 1 12
14

x 1 x 2 x 2
13
13

x 4 x 1
13
x 3 2 3
2
x 1 x x 1
59
43
59

2
x 2 ( x 1)
x 1
3
8
1

x2 x3
1
x2
2
2
x 1 ( x 1) 2
x 1
2
3

2
x 4 x 1 x 5

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