MAA SL

Paper 1: /40
Test on Functions
by Christos Nikolaidis Paper 2: /40
Date: 10 December 2021 Total: /80

Paper 1: without GDC

Name of student: __________________________________________________

1. [Maximum mark: 8]
The point A (9,12) lies on the graph of y  f ( x ) . Find the image of A under the
following transformations:
(a) f ( x  2)  5 [2]

(b) f (3 x ) [1]

(c) 3 f ( x) [1]

(d) 2 f ( x)  1 . [2]

(e) f (2 x  4) . [2]

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2. [Maximum mark: 8]
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Let f ( x) 
3x  6
(a) Write down the domain and the range of the function. [2]
(b) Find the inverse function f 1 . [4]

(c) Find ( f
f )(0) . [2]

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3. [Maximum mark: 9]
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Let f ( x ) 
3x  6
(a) (i) Write down the equation of the vertical asymptote.
(ii) Write down the equation of the horizontal asymptote.
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(ii) Write down the value of lim [3]
x  3x  6
(b) Find any points of intersection with the axes. [2]
(c) On the diagram below sketch the graph of y  f ( x ) ; Indicate the asymptotes
and the intercepts with the two axes. [4]

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4. [Maximum mark: 8]
Let f ( x )  x  5 and g ( x )  3 x 2  2 x .

(a) Find and express in the form ax 2  bx  c each of the functions

(i) ( f
g )( x)
(ii) ( g
f )( x) [4]

(b) Suppose that (h
f 1 )( x )  g ( x ) . Find h( x ) . [4]

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5. [Maximum mark: 7]
The tables below show some values of two functions f and g .

x 1 2 3 4 x 2 3 4 5
f (x) 2 3 4 5 g(x) 3 5 5 4

(a) Find
(i) ( g
f )(2)
(ii) ( f
f )(3)

(iii) ( g
f 1 )(4) [4]

(b) Explain why the function g has no inverse. [1]

(c) Find two solutions of the equation ( g
f )( x )  5 . [2]

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 MAA SL
Test on Function
by Christos Nikolaidis
Date: 10 December 2021

Paper 2: with GDC

Name of student: __________________________________________________

1. [Maximum mark: 4]
Let f ( x )  2 x and g ( x)  x 2 .
By using the graphs of y  f ( x ) and y  g ( x ) or the graph of y  f ( x)  g ( x ) or
otherwise
(a) Find the three roots of the equation 2 x  x 2 . [2]
(b) solve the inequality 2 x  x 2 . [2]

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2. [Maximum mark: 7]
The diagrams below show the graph of a function y  f ( x ) , 4  x  4

x
(a) Sketch the graph of y   f  
2

[2]
(b) Sketch the graph of y  f ( x  4)  6

[2]

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(c) Sketch the graph of y  f (  x  4)

[3]

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3. [Maximum mark: 8]
Let f ( x)  2 x 2  8 x  1 , x  2 .

(a) Express the function in the form f ( x)  a ( x  h) 2  k [1]

(b) Hence or otherwise find f 1 ( x) . [3]

(c) The graph of y  x 2 , x  0 is transformed into the graph of y  f ( x ) by a

sequence of four single transformations. Give a full description of the
transformations in a correct order. [4]

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4. [Maximum mark: 5]
ax  10
The graph of the function f ( x )  is shown below.
bx  c

(a) Find the values of a, b and c . [4]

(b) Find the x -intercept of the graph. [1]

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5. [Maximum mark: 8]
Part of the graph of the function f ( x)  2 x 3  11x 2  12 x is shown below.

(a) Write down the x -intercepts of the curve y  f ( x ) . [2]

(b) Find the range of the function if the domain is restricted to
(i) the interval 1  x  4 .
(ii) the interval 1  x  4 . [4]
(c) Solve the inequality 2 x 3  12 x  11x 2 . [2]

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6. [Maximum mark: 8]
The graph of the function f ( x)  x3  x  2 , 1  x  2 is shown below.

(a) Write down

(i) the range of f . (ii) the domain of f 1 . [2]
(b) Write down
(i) f (0) ; (ii) f 1 (2) . [2]
1
(c) Find f (1) . [1]
(d) On the same diagram, sketch the graph of f 1 ( x) ; indicate the intercepts [3]

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