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Do the Math Exercises 8.1
Composite Functions and Inverse Functions

In Problems 1 – 4, use the functions f(x) = x2 – 3 and g(x) = 5x + 1 to find each of the following.
1. ( f  g )( 3) 2. ( g  f )( −2 ) 1. ___________

2. ___________

3. ( f  f )(1) 4. ( g  g )( −4 ) 3. ___________

4. ___________

5. Given the functions f(x) = x – 3 and g(x) = 4x, find ( f  g )( x ) . 5. ___________

6. Given the functions f ( x ) = x + 2 and g(x) = x – 2, find ( g  f )( x ) . 6. ___________

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7. Given the functions f ( x) = and g(x) = , find ( f  f )( x ) . 7. ___________
x −1 x

In Problems 8 – 10, determine whether the function is one-to-one.

8. {( −2, − 8) , ( −1, − 1) , ( 0, 0 ) , (1, 1) , ( 2, 8)} 8. ___________

9. {( −3, 0 ) , ( −2, 3) , ( −1, 0 ) , ( 0, − 3)} 9. ___________

10. 10. __________

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Do the Math Exercises 8.1

11. Find the inverse of the function {( −10, 1) , ( −5, 4 ) , ( 0, 3) , ( −5, 2 )} . 11. __________

In Problems 12 and 13, verify that the functions f and g are inverses of each other.
x 2 2
12. f(x) = 10x; g(x) = 13. f ( x) = ; g ( x) = − 4 12. __________
10 x+4 x

13. __________

In Problems 14 – 19, find the inverse function of the given one-to-one function.
14. g(x) = x + 6 15. H(x) = 3x + 8 14. __________

15. __________

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16. f(x) = x3 – 2 17. G ( x) = 16. __________
3− x

17. __________

2x
18. R ( x) = 19. g ( x) = 3 x + 2 − 3 18. __________
x+4

19. __________

20. Volume of a Balloon The volume V of a hot-air balloon (in cubic meters) as a function 20. __________
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of its radius r is given by V (r ) = π r 3 . If the radius r of the balloon is increasing as a
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function of time t (in minutes) according to r (t ) = 33 t , for t > 0, find the volume of the
balloon as a function of time t. What will be the volume of the balloon after 30 minutes?

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Do the Math Exercises 8.2
Exponential Functions

In Problem 1 and 2, approximate each number using a calculator. Round your answer to
three decimal places.
1a. 51.4 1b. 51.41 1a. __________

1b. __________

1c. 51.414 1d. 51.4142 1c. __________

1d. __________

1e. 5 2 1e. __________

2a. e3 2b. e1.5 2a. __________

2b. __________

In Problems 3 – 5, graph each function.


3. g(x) = 10x 4. H(x) = 2x – 2

5. f(x) = ex – 1

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In Problems 6 –11, solve each equation.


6. 3x = 3‒2 7. 2x + 3 = 128 6. ___________

7. ___________

8. 3‒x + 4 = 27x
2
9. 92 x ⋅ 27 x = 3−1 8. ___________

9. ___________

x
1
10.   − 36 = 0 11. e3x = e2 10. __________
6

11. __________

In Problem 12 and 13, suppose that f(x) = 3x.


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12. What is f(2)? What point is on the graph 13. If f(x) = , what is x? What point is on
81 12. __________
of f?
the graph of f?

13. __________

14. A Population Model According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the population of the world
in 2012 was 7018 million people. In addition, the population of the world was growing at
a rate of 1.26% per year. Assuming that this growth rate continues, the model
P(t) = 7018(1.0126)t - 2012 represents the population P (in millions of people) in year t.

(a) According to this model, what will be the population of the world in 2015? 14a. _________

(b) According to this model, what will be the population of the world in 2025? 14b. _________

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