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This document contains examples of evaluating functions, determining if graphs are functions, and finding domains and ranges of functions. It also contains problems involving operations on functions such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and composition of functions. The answers to the problems are provided.

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Function Review Worksheet

This document contains examples of evaluating functions, determining if graphs are functions, and finding domains and ranges of functions. It also contains problems involving operations on functions such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and composition of functions. The answers to the problems are provided.

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Function Review Worksheet

Math Tutorial Lab Special Topic∗

Example Problems
Evaluate the following functions:
√
1. If f (x) = x2 − 2x + 1, find 2. If f (x) = x + 4, find
(a) f (2) (a) f (−1)
√
(b) f ( 5) (b) f (a)
√
(c) f (−1 + 2) (c) f (x + h)
(d) f (2w + 1) (d) f (,)

Determine which of the curves are graphs of functions. For the graphs that are functions, find
the domain and range.

3. y 4. 4 y 5. 10 y
2

x 5
2
−8 −6 −4 −2 x
−2 x −4 −2 2 4
−2 2 −5

−2 −10

Find the domain and range of each function.


√
6. f (x) = 2x + 1 11. f (x) = x2 − 9
7. f (x) = 3x2 − 2
q
x−2
12. f (x) = x−1
2
x
8. f (x) = x2 +1 √
x
13. f (x) = x2 − x − 2
9. f (x) = x−1 (
√ x3 , if x ≥ 0
10. f (x) = 1−x 14. f (x) =
−2x, if x < 0.

Find f + g, f − g, f · g, and f /g. Find f ◦ g and g ◦ f .


15. f (x) = 1 x √
x ; g(x) = x−2 17. f (x) = x − 1; g(x) = x2 − 3
√ √
16. f (x) = x + 1; g(x) = 3−x
18. f (x) = x1 ; g(x) = 1
x+1

∗ Created by Maria Gommel, June 2014.

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Answers
1. (a) 1
√
(b) 6 − 2 5
√
(c) 6 − 4 2
(d) 4w2
√
2. (a) 3
√
(b) a + 4
√
(c) x + h + 4
√
(d) , + 4
3. Not a function

4. Is a function. Domain: (−∞, ∞), Range: {−1} ∪ (1, ∞)


5. Is a function. Domain: (−∞, −2) ∪ (−2, 2) ∪ (2, ∞), Range: (−∞, 0) ∪ (1, ∞).
6. Domain: (−∞, ∞), Range: (−∞, ∞)

7. Domain: (−∞, ∞), Range: [−2, ∞)


8. Domain: (−∞, ∞), Range: [0, 1)
9. Domain: (−∞, 1) ∪ (1, ∞), Range: (−∞, 1) ∪ (1, ∞)
10. Domain: (−∞, 1], Range: [0, ∞)

11. Domain: (−∞, −3] ∪ [3, ∞), Range: [0, ∞)


12. Domain: (−∞, 1) ∪ (2, ∞), Range: [0, 1) ∪ (1, ∞)
13. Domain: (−∞, −1] ∪ [2, ∞), Range: [0, ∞)

14. Domain: (−∞, ∞), Range: [0, ∞)


1 x 1 x 1 x−2
15. (f + g)(x) = x + x−2 ; (f − g)(x) = x − x−2 ; (f · g)(x) = x−2 ; (f /g)(x) = x2
√ √ √ √ √ √
16. (f +g)(x) = x + 1+ 3 − x; (f −g)(x) = x + 1− 3 − x; (f ·g)(x) = 3 + 2x − x2 ; (f /g)(x) = √x+1
3−x
√
17. (f ◦ g)(x) = x2 − 4, (g ◦ f )(x) = x − 4
x
18. (f ◦ g)(x) = x + 1, (g ◦ f )(x) = x+1

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