1) June 2010 V1

20 f(x) = (x – 1)3 g(x) = (x – 1)2 h(x) = 3x + 1

(a) Work out fg(-1).

Answer(a) [2]

(b) Find gh(x) in its simplest form.

Answer(b) [2]

(c) Find f -1(x).

Answer(c) [2]

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2) June 2010 V3

18 f(x ) = x2 + 2 g(x ) = (x + 2)2 h(x ) = 3x – 5

Find

(a) gf(–2),

Answer(a) [2]

(b) h –1(22) .

Answer(b) [2]

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3) November 2010 V3

1
25 f : x → 2x − 7 g: x →
x

Find

⎛1⎞
(a) fg ⎜ ⎟ ,
⎝2 ⎠

Answer(a) [2]

(b) gf (x ),

Answer(b) gf (x) = [1]

–1
(c) f (x ).

Answer(c) f–1 (x ) = [2]

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4) June 2011 V1

20 f(x) = x3 g(x) = 2x − 3

(a) Find

(i) g(6),

Answer(a)(i) [1]

(ii) f(2x).

Answer(a)(ii) [1]

(b) Solve fg(x) = 125.

Answer(b) x = [3]

(c) Find the inverse function g−1(x) .

Answer(c) g –1(x) = [2]

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5) June 2011 V2

19 f(x) = x2 g(x) = 2x h(x) = 2x – 3

(a) Find g(3).

Answer(a) [1]

(b) Find hh(x) in its simplest form.

Answer(b) [2]

(c) Find fg(x + 1) in its simplest form.

Mr.Yasser Elsayed Answer(c) [2]

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6) November 2011 V1

1
17 f(x ) = (x ≠ O4)
x+ 4

g(x) = x 2 – 3x

h(x ) = x3 + 1

(a) Work out fg(1).

Answer(a) [2]

(b) Find h O1(x ).

Answer(b) h 1 (x ) = [2]

(c) Solve the equation g(x) = O2.

Mr.Yasser Elsayed Answer(c) x = or x = [3]

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7) June 2012 V2

1
18 f(x) = (x + 2)3 – 5 g(x) = 2x + 10 h(x) = , x≠0
x

Find

(a) gf (x),

Answer(a) gf(x) = [2]

(b) f –1(x),

Answer(b) f -1(x) = [3]

1
(c) gh(– ).
5

Answer(c) [2]

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8) November 2012 V1
x3
20 f(x) = 4(x + 1) g(x) = O1
2

(a) Write down the value of x when f 1(x) = 2.

O

Answer(a) x = [1]

(b) Find fg(x). Give your answer in its simplest form.

Answer(b) fg(x)= [2]

(c) Find g 1(x).

O

Answer(c) g 1(x) =
O
[3]

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9) November 2012 V2

2 x +2
19 f( x) = x + 1 g( x) =
3

(a) Work out ff( 1).O

Answer(a) [2]

(b) Find gf(3 x), simplifying your answer as far as possible.

Answer(b) gf(3x ) = [3]

O

(c) Find g 1(x ).

Answer(c) gO1(x ) = [2]

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10) June 2013 V2
1 x
h(x) = c m
1
21 f(x) = 5x + 4 g(x) = , x¸0
2x 2
Find

(a) fg(5) ,

Answer(a) ............................................... [2]

(b) gg(x) in its simplest form,

Answer(b) gg(x) = ............................................... [2]

(c) f –1(x) ,

Answer(c) f –1(x) = ............................................... [2]

(d) the value of x when h(x) = 8.

Answer(d) x = ............................................... [2]

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11) June 2013 V3

16 f( x) = x + 2x – 3, x ¸ 0 g( x) = x – 5
2
Find

(a) fg(18),

Answer(a) ............................................... [2]

(b) g–1(x ).

Answer(b) g–1 (x ) = ............................................... [2]

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12) November 2013 V3

19 f(x ) = 2x + 3 g( x) = x 2

(a) Find fg(6).

Answer(a) ............................................... [2]

(b) Solve the equation gf(x ) = 100.

Answer(b) x = .................... or x = .................... [3]

(c) Find f –1(x).

Answer(c) f –1(x ) = ............................................... [2]

(d) Find ff –1(5).

Answer(d) ............................................... [1]

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13) November 2014 V1

2
20 f(x) = 3x – 2 g(x) = x + 1 , x ≠ –1

(a) Find gf(2).

Answer(a) ................................................ [2]

(b) Solve g(x) = 10.

Answer(b) x = ................................................ [2]

(c) Simplify.
f(2x) – f(x + 2)

Answer(c) ................................................ [3]

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14) November 2014 V3

x -1
16 f(x) = (x – 3)2 g(x) = h(x) = x3
4
Find

(a) hf(1),

Answer(a) ............................................................. [2]

(b) g–1(x),

Answer(b) g–1(x) = ................................................ [2]

(c) gh(x),

Answer(c) gh(x) = ................................................. [1]

(d) the solution to the equation f(x) = 0.

Answer(d) x = ....................................................... [1]

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15) June 2015 V1

23 f(x) = 5 – 3x

(a) Find f(6).

Answer(a) ................................................ [1]

(b) Find f(x + 2).

Answer(b) ................................................ [1]

(c) Find ff(x), in its simplest form.

Answer(c) ................................................ [2]

(d) Find f –1(x), the inverse of f(x).

Answer(d) f –1(x) = ................................................ [2]

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16) June 2015 V2

21 f(x) = x2 + 4x − 6

(a) f(x) can be written in the form (x + m)2 + n.

Find the value of m and the value of n.

Answer(a) m = ................................................

n = ................................................ [2]

(b) Use your answer to part (a) to find the positive solution to x2 + 4x – 6 = 0.

Answer(b) x = ................................................ [2]

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17) June 2015 V2

24 f(x) = 3x + 5 g(x) = x2

(a) Find g(3x).

Answer(a) ................................................ [1]

(b) Find f −1(x), the inverse function.

Answer(b) f −1(x) = ................................................ [2]

(c) Find ff(x).

Give your answer in its simplest form.

Mr.Yasser Elsayed Answer(c) ................................................ [2]

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18) November 2015 V1
21 f(x) = x3 g(x) = 3x – 5 h(x) = 2x + 1

Work out

(a) ff(2),

Answer(a) ................................................ [2]

(b) gh(x) and simplify your answer,

Answer(b) ................................................ [2]

(c) h–1(x), the inverse of h(x).

Answer(c) h–1(x) = ................................................ [2]

Mr.Yasser Elsayed
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19) March 2015 V2

22 f(x) = 5x – 3 g(x) = x2

(a) Find fg(–2).

Answer(a) ................................................ [2]

(b) Find gf(x), in terms of x, in its simplest form.

Answer(b) ................................................ [2]

(c) Find f –1(x).

Answer(c) f –1(x) = ................................................ [2]

Mr.Yasser Elsayed
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20) November 2016 V3

x 3
18 f(x) = x2 g (x) =
2
Find

(a) f(– 5),

................................................. [1]

(b) gf(x),

................................................. [1]

(c) g –1(x).

g –1(x) = ................................................ [2]

Mr.Yasser Elsayed
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