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Composite Functions Practice Strips

This document discusses composite functions and finding expressions for fg(x) and gf(x) given inner functions f(x) and g(x). It also covers problems like finding ff(2), solving equations like ff(x)=x, and determining values of x such that f(x)=gfh(x).

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Composite Functions Practice Strips

This document discusses composite functions and finding expressions for fg(x) and gf(x) given inner functions f(x) and g(x). It also covers problems like finding ff(2), solving equations like ff(x)=x, and determining values of x such that f(x)=gfh(x).

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Composite Functions Composite Functions

Find an expression for 𝑓𝑔(𝑥) for each of Find an expression for 𝑓𝑔(𝑥) for each of
these functions: these functions:
(a) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 − 1 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 5 − 2𝑥 (a) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 − 1 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 5 − 2𝑥
(b) 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 2 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 3 (b) 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 2 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 3

Find an expression for 𝑔𝑓(𝑥) for each of Find an expression for 𝑔𝑓(𝑥) for each of
these functions: these functions:
(a) 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 + 1 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 4𝑥 + 3 (a) 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 + 1 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 4𝑥 + 3
3 3
(b) 𝑓(𝑥) = and 𝑔(𝑥) = 2𝑥 − 1 (b) 𝑓(𝑥) = and 𝑔(𝑥) = 2𝑥 − 1
𝑥 𝑥

The function f is such that 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 − 3 The function f is such that 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 − 3
(i) Find 𝑓𝑓(2) (i) Find 𝑓𝑓(2)
(ii) Solve the equation 𝑓𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 (ii) Solve the equation 𝑓𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥

Functions f and g are such that Functions f and g are such that
𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 5 + 𝑥 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 5 + 𝑥
(a) Find (i) 𝑓𝑔(𝑥) (ii) 𝑔𝑓(𝑥) (a) Find (i) 𝑓𝑔(𝑥) (ii) 𝑔𝑓(𝑥)

(b) Solve 𝑓𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑔𝑓(𝑥) (b) Solve 𝑓𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑔𝑓(𝑥)

The function g is such that The function g is such that


1 1
𝑔(𝑥) = for 𝑥≠1 𝑔(𝑥) = for 𝑥≠1
1−𝑥 1−𝑥
x −1 x −1
(a) Prove that 𝑔𝑔(𝑥) = (a) Prove that 𝑔𝑔(𝑥) =
x x
(b) Find 𝑔𝑔𝑔(3) (b) Find 𝑔𝑔𝑔(3)

Functions f, g and h are such that Functions f, g and h are such that
𝑓(𝑥) = 3 − 𝑥 𝑓(𝑥) = 3 − 𝑥
𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 14 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 14 and

ℎ(𝑥) = 𝑥 − 2 ℎ(𝑥) = 𝑥 − 2
Given that 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑔𝑓ℎ(𝑥), find the Given that 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑔𝑓ℎ(𝑥), find the
values of 𝑥 . values of 𝑥 .

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