PMT

FUNCTIONS Answers

1 a f(1) = 2 + log4 1 = 2 2 a f(−2a) = −7a = 7a

ff(1) = f(2) = 2 + log4 2 ff(−2a) = f(7a) = 20a = 20a
= 2 + 12 = 52 b y
b 2 + log4 x = 0
log4 x = −2 (0, a)
x = 4−2 = 161
c y = 2 + log4 x
swap x = 2 + log4 y O ( 13 a, 0) x
log4 y = x − 2 c 3x − a = x ⇒ x= 1
2
a
x−2
y=4 −(3x − a) = x ⇒ x= 1
4
a
−1 x−2
f (x) = 4 , x∈ ∴ x= 1
4
a, 1
2
a

x+2
x+2 x −1
+2
3 a i y 4 a ff(x) = f( )= x+2
x −1 x −1
−1
(0, 3) x + 2 + 2( x − 1)
=
x + 2 − ( x − 1)
O ( 94 , 0) x =
3x
=x
3
x+2
ii y b f −1(x) = , x∈ , x≠1
x −1
c gf(x) = 2f(x) − 3 = 0
x+2 3
(0, 9
) ∴ f(x) = =
4 x −1 2
(−3, 0) O x 2(x + 2) = 3(x − 1)
b f(0) = b = −3 2x + 4 = 3x − 3
9
f( ) =
4
3
2
a−3=0 x=7
∴ a = 2, b = −3
1
c y = 2x 2 − 3
1
swap x = 2 y 2 − 3
1
1
y2 = 2
(x + 3)
−1
f (x) = 1
4
(x + 3)2, x ∈ , x ≥ −3

5 a y 6 a y
y = x
3 (0, 2)
y = 2x − 3
(−2, 0) O (2, 0) x
3
O 2
x
b f(3) = 4 − 9 = −5
b x = 2x − 3 ⇒ x = 3 ff(3) = f(−5) = −5 + 2 = −3
x = −(2x − 3) ⇒ x = 1 c x + 2 = 1 ⇒ x = −1
∴ x = 1, 3 4 − x2 = 1 ⇒ x 2 = 3
x≥1 ∴x= 3
∴ x = −1, 3

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FUNCTIONS Answers page 2

7 a i y = kx + 2 8 a f(x) = (x − 2)2 − 4 + 5 = (x − 2)2 + 1

swap x = ky + 2 b f(x) ≥ 1
x−2
y= c y = (x − 2)2 + 1
k
x−2
f −1(x) = , x∈ swap x = (y − 2)2 + 1
k
ii fg(x) = f(x − 3k) y = 2 ± x −1
= k(x − 3k) + 2 (domain of f ⇒ +)
fg(x) = kx − 3k2 + 2, x ∈ f −1(x) = 2 + x − 1 , x ∈ , x ≥ 1
b 4 = 7k − 3k2 + 2 d y
3k2 − 7k + 2 = 0 y=x
(3k − 1)(k − 2) = 0 y = f(x)
k = 13 , 2 y = f −1(x)

O x

the graphs are reflections of each other

in the line y = x

1x
9 a f(−2) = 8 10 a y = e2 − 3
1 y
gf(−2) = g(8) = 15 78 swap x = e 2 − 3
1 1
b fg(x) = f(2x − ) = (2x − )2 + 4 1
2
y = ln (x + 3)
x x
1
= 4x2 − 4 + +4 y = 2 ln (x + 3)
x2
1
fg(x) = 4x2 + f −1(x) = 2 ln (x + 3), x ∈ , x > −3
x2
1
c 4x2 + =5 b y
x2
4x4 − 5x2 + 1 = 0 (0, 2 ln 3)
(4x2 − 1)(x2 − 1) = 0
x2 = 14 , 1 (−2, 0) O x
x = ± 12 , ± 1
c g(4) = ln 9 = 2 ln 3
fg(4) = f(2 ln 3) = 0
d 2 ln (x + 3) = ln (x + 5)
(x + 3)2 = x + 5
x2 + 5x + 4 = 0
(x + 4)(x + 1) = 0
x > −3 ∴ x = −1

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