3) November 2010 V1

8 (a) f(x) = 2x – 1 g(x) = x2

Work out

(i) f(2),
Answer(a)(i) [1]

(ii) g( – 2),
Answer(a)(ii) [1]

(iii) ff(x) in its simplest form,

Answer(a)(iii) ff(x) = [2]

(iv) f –1(x), the inverse of f(x),

Answer(a)(iv) f –1(x) = [2]

(v) x when gf(x) = 4.

Answer(a)(v) x = or x = [4]

(b) y is inversely proportional to x and y = 8 when x = 2.

Find,

(i) an equation connecting y and x,

Answer(b)(i) [2]

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(ii) y when x = .
2

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4) November 2010 V2

2 f(x ) = 6 + x 2 g(x ) = 4x –1

(a) Find

(i) g(3),

Answer(a)(i) [1]

(ii) f (–4 ).

Answer(a)(ii) [1]

(b) Find the inverse function g –1(x ).

–1
Answer(b) g (x) = [2]

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

Answer(c) fg(x ) = [3]

(d) Solve the equation gg(x ) = 3.

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

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10 June 2011 V3

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

(a) Find the values of

(i) gf(2),

Answer(a)(i) [2]

(ii) ff(0.5).

Answer(a)(ii) [2]

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

Answer(b) [2]

(c) Find fg(x).

Give your answer in its simplest form.

Answer(c) [2]

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 (d) Solve the equation x2 + f(x) = 0.

Show all your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

Answer(d) x = or x = [4]

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12) November 2011 V2

2
f(x) = 4x O 2

2
g(x) = +1
x

h(x) = x2 + 3

(a) (i) Find the value of hf(2).

Answer(a)(i) [2]

(ii) Write fg(x) in its simplest form.

Answer(a)(ii) fg(x) = [2]

(b) Solve g(x) = 0.2.

Answer(b) x = [2]

(c) Find the value of gg(3).

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15) November 2011 V3

8 f(x) = x2 + x O1 g(x) = 1 O 2x h(x) = 3x

(a) Find the value of hg(–2).

Answer(a) [2]

(b) Find g –1(x).

Answer(b) g 1(x) =
O
[2]

(c) Solve the equation f(x) = 0.

Show all your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

Answer(c) x = or x = [4]

(d) Find fg(x).

Give your answer in its simplest form.

Answer(d) fg(x) = [3]

(e) Solve the equation h – 1(x) = 2.

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Answer(e) x = [1]
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17) June 2012 V1

9 f(x) = 3x + 5 g(x) = 7 O 2x h(x) = x2 O 8

(a) Find

(i) f(3),

Answer(a)(i) [1]

(ii) g(x O 3) in terms of x in its simplest form,

Answer(a)(ii) [2]

(iii) h(5x) in terms of x in its simplest form.

Answer(a)(iii) [1]

(b) Find the inverse function g –1(x).

Answer(b) g –1(x) = [2]

(c) Find hf(x) in the form ax2 + bx + c .

Answer(c) hf(x) = [3]

(d) Solve the equation ff(x) = 83.

Answer(d) x = [3]

(e) Solve the inequality 2f(x) I g(x).

Mr.Yasser Elsayed Answer(e) [3]

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19) June 2012 V3
1
9 f(x) = 1 – 2x g(x) = , x≠0 h(x) = x3 + 1
x

(a) Find the value of

(i) gf(2),

Answer(a)(i) [2]

(ii) h(–2).

Answer(a)(ii) [1]

(b) Find fg(x).

Write your answer as a single fraction.

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

(c) Find h –1(x) , the inverse of h(x).

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

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24) June 2013 V1
9 f(x) = x2 + x – 3 g(x) = 2x + 7 h(x) = 2x

(a) Solve the equation f(x) = 0.

Show all your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

Answer(a) x = ........................ or x = ........................ [4]

(b) fg(x) = px2 + qx + r

Find the values of p, q and r.

Answer(b) p = .....................................

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 (c) Find g –1(x).

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

(d) Find x when h(x) = 0.25.

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

(e) Find hhh(3).

Give your answer in standard form, correct to 4 significant figures.

Answer(e) ............................................... [4]

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 (b) g(x) = 1 – 2x h(x) = x2 – 1

(i) Find gh(3).

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

(ii) Find g–1(x).

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

(iii) Solve the equation h(x) = 3.

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

(iv) Solve the equation g(3x) = 2x.

Mr.Yasser Elsayed Answer(b)(iv) x = ............................................... [3]

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29) November 2013 V2

7
8 f(x) = 4x + 3 g(x) = (x ¸ –1) h(x) = x2 + 5x
x +1
(a) Work out

(i) h(–3),

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

(ii) hg(13).

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

(b) Find f –1(x).

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

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 (c) (i) Solve the equation f(x) = 23.

Answer(c)(i) x = ............................................... [2]

(ii) Solve the equation h(x) = 7.

Show all your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

Answer(c)(ii) x = ......................... or x = ......................... [5]

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31) June 2014 V1

1
10 (a) f(x) = 2x – 3 g(x) = +2 h(x) = 3x
x +1
(i) Work out f(4).

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

(ii) Work out fh(–1).

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

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

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

(iv) Find ff(x) in its simplest form.

Answer(a)(iv) ff(x) = ................................................ [2]

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 (v) Show that the equation f(x) = g(x) simplifies to 2x2 – 3x – 6 = 0 .

Answer(a)(v)

[3]

(vi) Solve the equation 2x2 – 3x – 6 = 0 .

Give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

Show all your working.

Answer(a)(vi) x = ..................... or x = ..................... [4]

x2 - 3x +2
(b) Simplify .
x2 + 3x - 10

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32) June 2014 V2

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

(a) Find fg` 2 j .

1

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

(b) Find g–1(x), the inverse of g(x).

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

(c) Find hg(x), giving your answer in its simplest form.

Answer(c) hg(x) = ................................................ [3]

(d) Find the value of x when g(x) = 7 .

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

(e) Solve the equation h(x) = 3x.

Show your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

Answer(e) x = ......................... or x = ......................... [4]

(f) A function k(x) is its own inverse when k –1(x) = k(x).

For which of the functions f(x) , g(x) and h(x) is this true?

Mr.Yasser Elsayed Answer(f) ................................................ [1]

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34) June 2014 V3

–x
9 f(x) = 4 – 3x g(x) = 3

(a) Find f(2x) in terms of x.

Answer(a) f(2x) = ................................................ [1]

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

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

(c) Work out gg(–1).

Give your answer as a fraction.

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

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

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

(e) Solve the equation gf(x) = 1.

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36) November 2014 V2

7
5 f(x) = 5x – 2 g(x) = , x ≠3 h( x) = 2x2 + 7x
x- 3
(a) Work out

(i) f(2),

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

(ii) hg(17).

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

(b) Solve g( x) = x + 3.

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

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 (c) Solve h(x) = 11, showing all your working and giving your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

Answer(c) x = ....................... or x = ....................... [5]

(d) Find f –1(x).

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

(e) Solve g–1(x) = – 0.5 .

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

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42) June 2015 V3

2
10 f(x) = 2x – 1 g(x) = x2 + x h (x) = , x!0
x
(a) Find ff(3).

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

(b) Find gf(x), giving your answer in its simplest form.

Answer(b) ................................................. [3]

(c) Find f –1(x).

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

(d) Find h(x) + h(x + 2), giving your answer as a single fraction.

Mr.Yasser Elsayed Answer(d) ................................................. [4]

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46) November 2015 V3

1 x
9 f(x) = 2x – 1 g(x) = x , x ! 0 h(x) = 2

(a) Find h(3).

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

(b) Find fg(0.5).

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

(c) Find f –1(x).

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

(d) Find ff(x), giving your answer in its simplest form.

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

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 (e) Find (f(x))2 + 6, giving your answer in its simplest form.

Answer(e) ................................................ [2]

(f) Simplify hh–1(x).

Answer(f) ................................................ [1]

(g) Which of the following statements is true?

f –1(x) = f(x)
g–1(x) = g(x)
h–1(x) = h(x)

Answer(g) ................................................ [1]

x+1
(h) Use two of the functions f(x), g(x) and h(x) to find the composite function which is equal to 2 – 1.

Answer(h) ................................................ [1]

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49) March 2016 V2

11 f(x) = 2 − 3x g(x) = 7x + 3

(a) Find

(i) f(−3),

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

(ii) g(2x).

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

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

........................................ [2]

(c) Find x when 3f(x) = 7.

x = ................................................. [3]

(d) Solve the equation.

f(x + 4) − g(x) = 0

x = ................................................. [3]
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51) June 2016 V1

8 f(x) = 2x + 1 g(x) = x2 + 4 h(x) = 2x

(a) Solve the equation f(x) = g(1).

x = .................................................. [2]

(b) Find the value of fh(3).

................................................... [2]

(c) Find f -1(x).

f -1(x) = .................................................. [2]

(d) Find gf(x) in its simplest form.

Mr.Yasser Elsayed ................................................... [3]

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 (e) Solve the equation h-1(x) = 0.5 .

x = .................................................. [1]
1
(f) = 2 kx
h (x)
Write down the value of k.

k = .................................................. [1]

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53) June 2016 V2

4
8 f(x) = 5x + 7 g(x) = , x≠3
x-3
(a) Find

(i) fg(1),

.................................................. [2]

(ii) gf(x),

.................................................. [2]

(iii) g–1(x),

g–1(x) = ................................................. [3]

(iv) f –1f(2).

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

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 (b) f(x) = g(x)

(i) Show that 5x2 – 8x – 25 = 0.

[3]

(ii) Solve 5x2 – 8x – 25 = 0.

Show all your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

x = ................... or x = ................... [4]

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