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This document provides a tutorial on functions, including: 1) Calculating the profit of a telephone manufacturer producing 1000 phones using the function P(x) = 0.01x^2 + 60x - 500. 2) Determining the domains of various functions, including f(x) = x^2 + 5, g(t) = 1/t + 3, and others. 3) Calculating compositions of functions, such as f(g(x)) and g(f(x)) where f(x) = 3x + 1 and g(x) = 7x. 4) Finding the inverses of functions like f(x) = 3x

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Tutorial Sheet 1: T T G X X R

This document provides a tutorial on functions, including: 1) Calculating the profit of a telephone manufacturer producing 1000 phones using the function P(x) = 0.01x^2 + 60x - 500. 2) Determining the domains of various functions, including f(x) = x^2 + 5, g(t) = 1/t + 3, and others. 3) Calculating compositions of functions, such as f(g(x)) and g(f(x)) where f(x) = 3x + 1 and g(x) = 7x. 4) Finding the inverses of functions like f(x) = 3x

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CON3303 Tutorial 1: Functions

Tutorial Sheet 1

1. A manufacturer of telephones determines that the profit from producing and


selling x telephones is P x   0.01x 2  60 x  500 dollars. What is the
manufacturer’s profit on the production and sale of 1000 telephones?

2. Determine the domain of each of the following functions:


1
(a) f  x  x 2  5 (b) gt 
t
x3
(c) h s   s2 (d) r x 
2
2x  9x  5

3. Determine f  g  x   and g  f  x   :
7
(a) f  x   3x  1, g  x   7 x (b) f  x   2 x, g  x  
x

4. Find the inverse of each of the following functions:


1
(a) f ( x )  3x  1 (b) f ( x ) 
x2

5. The taxi fare in a certain city is $10, plus $5 per km . If x is the number of
kilometres, find the function F  x  that describes such taxi fares. Sketch the
graph of F  x  .

6. Consider the following parametric equations.


x = t1/2,
y=t
Find an explicit equation for y in terms of x.

Answers:

1. $69500
1
2. (a) all real numbers (b) t  0 (c) s  2 (d) x   , 5
2
14 7
3. (a) 21x + 1; 21x + 7 (b) ;
x 2x
x 1 1
4. (a) f 1
 x  (b) f 1  x    2
3 x
5. F  x   10  5 x

6. y = x2

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Q2.

Q3.

Q4. (a) Given that f ( x)  x 3  1 and g ( x)  3 x  1 , find


(i) f (g(x)) and g (f(x)); and (2 marks)
(ii) the inverse functions of f (x) and g (x). (4 marks)

Q5. 1
Given that e(x) = x + 4, h(x) = and g(x) = 2 – 11x,
x
2x  3
(a) show that f  x   is expressed in the form f(x) = g (4 marks)
x4
(h(e(x))); and
(b) find g-1(x). (4 marks)

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