INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE

Mathematics: applications and interpretation

MAI

EXERCISES [MAI 2.3-2.4]

FUNCTIONS

Compiled by Christos Nikolaidis

A. Paper 1 questions (SHORT)

FUNCTIONS AND GRAPHS - USE OF GDC

1. [Maximum mark: 7]
Consider the function f ( x)  3x  7
(a) Find f (0) and f (2) [2]
(b) Write down f (a) in terms a . [1]
(c) Find a , given that f (a)  10 [1]
(d) Find b , given that f (b)  22 [1]
(e) Hence, complete the following table of values [2]

x 0 4 5

f ( x) 10 13 19

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2. [Maximum mark: 7]
The graph of the function f is shown below.

(a) Write down the domain of the function. [1]

(b) Write down the range of the function. [1]

(c) Write down the values of (i) f (2) , (ii) f (4) [2]

(d) Given the f (a)  5 , write down the value of a [1]

(e) Write down the minimum value and the maximum value of the function. [2]

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3. [Maximum mark: 10]

The graph of the function f is shown below.

(a) Write down the domain of the function. [1]

(b) Write down the range of the function. [1]
(c) Write down the minimum value and the maximum value of the function. [2]
(d) Complete the following table of values [4]

x 2 4 6

f ( x) 2 6

(e) Given that f ( x)  4 , there are three possible values for x . Write down the
possible values of x . [2]

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4. [Maximum mark: 8]
(a) On the same set of axes, sketch the graphs of the following two functions
f ( x)  2 x , 3 x  3
g ( x)  2 x  2 , 3 x  3

[3]
(b) Write down the range of each function (for the given domain).

Function f ( x)  2 x g ( x)  2 x  2

Range
[2]
(c) The point points P(a,4) and Q(2,b), lie on the graph of g .

(i) write down the values of a and b.

(ii) Indicate the points P and Q on the diagram above. [3]

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5. [Maximum mark: 10]

(a) On the same diagram below, sketch the graphs of the following two functions
f ( x)  x 2 , 3 x  3
g ( x)  x 2  2 , 3 x  3 [3]

For each function, write down

(b) the range (for the given domain); [3]
(c) the intersection points with the line y  x . [2]
(d) the intersection points with the horizontal line y  1 . [2]

Points of Points of
Function Range intersection with intersection with
line y = x line y = 1

y  x2

y  x2  2

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6. [Maximum mark: 5]
(a) Sketch the graph of the function f ( x)  x , 0  x  9.

[2]

(b) Complete the following table

Range of f

Point of intersection with the line y = 1

Point of Intersection with the line y = 2

[3]

7. [Maximum mark: 6]
(a) Sketch the graph of the function f ( x)  3 x  3 x , 0  x  4 .

[3]

(b) Complete the following table

Coordinates of end points

Coordinates of minimum point

Range

[3]

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8. [Maximum mark: 10]

(a) Sketch the graphs of the following two functions.
f ( x)  x 3 g ( x)  x 4

(b) Write down the largest possible domain and the corresponding range.

Df: Rf: Dg: Rg:

[6]
(c) Write down the range of these functions under the following restrictions
f ( x)  x 3 g ( x)  x 4

Df: 1 x  2 Rf: Dg: 1 x  2 Rg:

Df:  1  x  2 Rf: Dg:  1  x  2 Rg:

[4]
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9. [Maximum mark: 8]
Let
 x2 0 x 5
f ( x)  
5 x  22 5  x  6
(a) Complete the table of values

x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

f ( x)
[4]
(b) Sketch the graphs of the function on the diagram below

(c) Write down the domain and the range of the function. [2]
(d) Write down the y - intercept and the x - intercept. [2]

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10. [Maximum mark: 6]

Find the largest possible domain for the following functions

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f ( x)  3  6 x g ( x)  h( x )  3  6 x k ( x )  log(3  6 x )
3  6x

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11. [Maximum mark: 8]

Find the largest possible domain for the following functions
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f ( x)  x 2  4 g ( x)  h( x )  x2  4 k ( x )  log( x 2  4)
x 4
2

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12. [Maximum mark: 6]

2
The function f is given by f ( x )  x4 
 log(10  x ) .
x5
Find the largest possible domain of the function.

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13. [Maximum mark: 5]

The function f is given by f ( x)  x7 5
(a) Write down the domain of the function. [2]

(b) Sketch the graph of the function (by using the GDC) to obtain the range of the
function. [3]

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14. [Maximum mark: 8]

Find the range for following functions in the given domain

f ( x )  2 x 2  8 x  9, xR

f ( x)  2 x 2  8 x  9, 0x2

f ( x )  2 x 2  8 x  9, 0 x5

f ( x )  2 x 2  8 x  9, x0

15. [Maximum mark: 12]

Part of the graph of the function f ( x )  x 3  9 x 2  15 x  29 is shown below

Find the range for following functions in the given domain

f ( x )  x 3  9 x 2  15 x  29, xR

f ( x)  x 3  9 x 2  15 x  29, x0

f ( x )  x 3  9 x 2  15 x  29, x0

f ( x )  x 3  9 x 2  15 x  29, 0 x6

f ( x )  x 3  9 x 2  15 x  29, 0 x7

f ( x )  x 3  9 x 2  15 x  29, 0 x8

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16. [Maximum mark: 5]

Let f ( x)  x  5

(a) Complete the following table for the function f and the inverse function f 1

1
x f ( x) x f ( x)

0 5 0

5 5

10 10

12 17

20 20
[4]
(b) Write down the equation of the inverse function f 1 ( x) in terms of x . [2]

(c) Given that P  Q  5 , write down Q in terms of P [1]

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17. [Maximum mark: 5]

(a) Given that P  2Q  5 , write down Q in terms of P . [2]

(b) Write down the equation of the inverse function of f ( x)  2 x  5 [2]

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18. [Maximum mark: 6]

Complete the following table with the inverse of each function

Original function Inverse function

f ( x)  x  5 f 1 ( x )  x  5

f ( x)  x  5

f ( x)  x  100

f ( x)  3 x

x
f ( x) 
5

f ( x)  x 3

f ( x)  3 x  100

19. [Maximum mark: 4]

Consider the following table of values for f

x 1 2 3 4 5 6

f (x) 3 4 5 6 1 2

(a) Write down the values of

(i) f (1) (ii) f 1 (1) [2]
(b) Given that f ( x)  2 write down the value of x . [1]

(c) Given that f 1 ( x )  2 write down the value of x . [1]

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20. [Maximum mark: 12]

The graph of the function f is shown below.

(a) Write down the values of

(i) f (0) (i) f (2) (ii) f (4) [3]
(b) Write down the values of
(i) f 1 (3) (ii) f 1 (8) (iii) f 1 (1) (iv) f 1 (0) [4]
(c) Write down the solution of the equation f ( x)  0 [1]
(d) Write down the solution of the equation f ( x)  2 [1]

(e) On the diagram above sketch the graph of f 1 [3]

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21. [Maximum mark: 10]

The function f is given by f (x) = x2, for 0  x  3 .
(a) Sketch the graph of f. [2]
(b) State the domain and the range of f. [2]
–1
(c) Find the inverse function f . [2]
–1
(d) On the same axes with f , sketch the graph of f [2]
–1
(e) State the domain and the range of f . [2]

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PRACTICE ON THE GDC

Note: Most probably the following functions are known yet:

y = sinx, y = cosx, y = logx, y = lnx, y = 2x , y = ex

We are going to study them in due course. However, you may use your GDC to see how their
graphs look like.
For the trigonometric functions y = sinx, y = cosx make sure that x is in radians in your GDC.
Use your GDC to answer the following questions

22. [Maximum mark: 8]

Let f (x) = 2 + cos (2x) – 2sin (0.5x) for 0 ≤ x ≤ 3, where x is in radians.

(a) On the grid below, sketch the curve of y = f (x), indicating clearly the point P on
the curve where the function has a max or min value. [4]
y
4
3
2
1
0
0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 x
–1
–2
–3
–4
(b) Write down the solutions of f (x) = 0. [2]
(c) Write down the range of f. [2]

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23. [Maximum mark: 10]

(a) On the following diagram, sketch the graphs of y = 2x and y = cos x for –2 ≤ x ≤ 1.
y
2

x
–2 –1 0 1
–1

–2
[3]
(b) The equation 2x = cos x has a solution between –2 and –1. Find this solution. [2]
(c) On the following diagram, sketch the graph of g(x) = 2x – cos x, for –2 ≤ x ≤ 1. [2]

y
2

x
–2 –1 0 1
–1

–2

(d) Write down the x-intercept of the function g(x)=2x – cos x, between –2 and –1. [1]
(e) Solve the inequality 2x < cos x for –2 ≤ x ≤ 1. [2]

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24. [Maximum mark: 6]

Let f (x) = sin(2x + 1), 0 ≤ x ≤ π.
(a) Sketch the curve of y = f (x) on the grid below. [2]
y
2

1.5

0.5

0
0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 x

–0.5

–1

–1.5

–2

(b) Find the x-coordinates of the maximum and minimum points of f(x), giving your
answers correct to one decimal place. [4]

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25. [Maximum mark: 6]

Note: Radians are used throughout this question.
Let f (x) = sin (1 + sin x).
(a) Write down the x-coordinates of all minimum and maximum points, for 0 ≤ x ≤ 6. [4]
(b) Write down the range of y = f (x), for 0 ≤ x ≤ 6. [2]
Give your answers correct to four significant figures.

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26. [Maximum mark: 4]

x
The diagram below shows the graph of y = x sin , for 0 ≤ x < m, and 0 ≤ y < n, where x
3
is in radians and m and n are integers. Find the value of m and the value of n.
y
n

n–1

0 m–1 m x

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27. [Maximum mark: 6]

Let ƒ (x) = 3 sin 2x, for 1 ≤ x ≤ 4. The graph of ƒ is shown below.

(a) On the same diagram, sketch the graph of g (x) = −5x2 + 27x − 35 for 1 ≤ x ≤ 4. [2]
(b) One solution of ƒ (x) = g (x) is 1.89. Write down the other solution. [2]
(c) Let h (x) = g (x) − ƒ (x). Given that h (x) ≤ 0 for p ≤ x ≤ q, write down the value of
p and of q. [2]

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