Past Papers Worksheet Functions IGCSE Mathematics 0580

1. ( ) ( ) ( )
(a) Workout ( ) [1] (b) Workout ff(2) [2]
(c) Find gg(x), giving your answer in its simplest form. [2] (d) Find ( ) [2]
(e)Write g(x) – f(x) as a single fraction in its simplest form. [3]
(f) (i) Show that hg(x) = 19 simplifies to 16x2 – 20x + 3 = 0 [3]
(ii) Use the quadratic formula to solve 16x2 – 20x + 3 = 0
Show all your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places. [4]
0580/42/F/M/19 Q8) (a)-3 (b)12/11 (c) 64x - 45 (d) (x + 5)/8 (e) f(ii) 0.17 and 1.08
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2. f(x) =7x - 2 g(x) = x + 1 h(x) =
(a) Find gh(2). [2] (b) Find f – 1(x) [2]
(c) gg(x) = ax4 +bx2+ c Find the values of a, b and c. [4]
(d) Find x when hf(x) = 81. [3]
0580/41/M/J/19 Q9) (a) 82 (b)(x+2)/7 (c) 1 ,2 ,2 (d)6/7
3. f(x) = 8- 3x g(x) = , h(x) = 2x
(a) Find
(i) hf( ) [2] (ii) gh(-2), [2] (iii) ( ) [3] (iv) f – 1f(5) [1]
(b) Write f(x) + g(x) as a single fraction in its simplest form. [3]
0580/42/M/J/18 Q8 (a)(i)1 (ii)8 (iii)(10 – x)/x (iv)5 (b)
4. (a) f(x) = 2x – 3 g(x) = x2 + 1
(i) Find gg(2) [2] (ii) Find g(x+ 2 ), giving your answer in its simplest form. [2]
(iii) Find x when f(x ) = 7 [2] (iv) Find f-1(x) [2]
(b) h(x) = xx
(i) Calculate h(0.3) [2]
(ii) Find x when h(x) = 256. [1]
0580/43/M/J/18 Q10)(a)(i)26 (ii) x2 + 4x + 5 (iii)5 (iv)(x+3)/2 (b)(i)0.70 (ii)4
5. f(x) =3x - 2 g(x) = x2 h(x) =
(a) Find f(-3) [1] (b) Find the value of when f( ) = 19. [2]
(c) Find fh(2). [2] (d) Find gf( ) + f( ) + .
Give your answer in its simplest form [3]
(e) Find f-1(x) [2]
0580/42/M/J/17 Q10)(a)-11 (b)7 (c)25 (d) 9x2 – 8x + 2 (e)(x + 2) / 3
6. f(x) = 3- 2x g(x) = , h(x) = 4x
(a) Find f(5). [1] (b) Find gh(3). [2] (c) Find f –1(x). [2]
(d) Show that hf(x) = [3] (e) Find the value of x when h(x) = g(0.5). [2]
0580/41/O/N/17 Q7) (a)-7 (b)4/64 (c)(3 – x)/2 (e) 1.5
7. f( ) = 1 - 2 g( )= + 4 h( ) = 2 + 1
(a) Find f(-1) [1] (b) Solve the equation 2f( ) = g( ) [2]
(c) Find fg( ) . Give your answer in its simplest form. [2]
(d) Find hh(2). [2] (e) Find f -1(x) [2]
(f) hgf(x) = 4x2 + px+q

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 Find the value of p and the value of q.[4]
0580/42/O/N/17 Q9) (a)3 (b)-2/5 (c)-2x – 7 (d)26 (e) (1-x)/2 (f)-20 , 26
8. f( ) = 2 - 3 g( ) = 7 + 3
(a) Find (i) f(-3) [1] (ii) g(2 ) [1]
(b) Find gf( ) in its simplest form.[2]
(c) Find when 3f( ) = 7 [3]
(d) Solve the equation. f( + 4) - g( ) = 0 [3]
0580/42/F/M/16 Q11)(a)(i)11 (ii)14x + 3 (b) 17- 21x (c)-1/9 (d)-1.3
9. f( ) = 2x+1 g( ) = 3 – 2 h( ) = 3x
(a) Find hf(2) – fh(1). [3]
(b) Find gf( ), giving your answer in its simplest form.[2]
(c) Solve the inequality f( ) > g (x). [2]
(d) Solve the equation h(x) = 1/9 [1]
(e) Find g-1( ). [2]
(f) Find ( )
( ) [3]
(g) Solve the equation f-1( ) = 4. [1]
0580/41/O/N/16 Q9)(a)236 (b)6x + 1 (c)x < 3 (d)-2 (e)(x + 2)/3 (f) (g)9
10. f( ) = 2 + 5 g( ) = 2 h( ) = 7 - 3
(a) Find (i) f(3) [1] (ii) gg(3) [2]
(b) Find f –1( ). [2]
(c) Find fh( ), giving your answer in its simplest form. [2]
(d) Find the integer values of which satisfy this inequality. 1 < f( ) ≤ 9 [3]
0580/42/O/N/15 Q9)(a)(i)11 (ii)256 (b)(x – 5)/2 (c)19 – 6x (d)-1,0,1,2
11. f( ) = 5 + 7 g(x) = ,
(a) Find (i) fg(1), [2] (ii) gf( ), [2] (iii) g–1(x) [3] (iv) f –1f(2). [1]
(b) f( ) = g( )
(i) Show that 5 2 – 8 – 25 = 0. [3]
(ii) Solve 5 2 – 8 – 25 = 0.
Show all your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places [4]
0580/42/M/J/16 Q8 (a)(i)-3 (ii)4/(5x + 4) (iii)(4 + 3x)/x (iv)2 b (ii) -1.57 and 3.17
12. f( ) = 2 – 3 g( ) = h( ) =
(i) Work out f(4). (ii) Work out fh(–1) (iii) Find f –1( ), the inverse of f( ) [2]
(iv) Find ff( ) in its simplest form.) [2]
(v) Show that the equation f( ) = g( ) simplifies to 2 2 – 3 – 6 = 0 .[3]
(vi) Solve the equation 2 2 – 3 – 6 = 0.
Give your answers correct to 2 decimal places. Show all your working. [4]
0580/41/M/J/14 Q10(a) (i) 5 (ii) – 2 (iii)( + 3)/2 or /2 + 1.5 (iv) 4 x – 9
(v) (2x – 3)( x + 1) = 1 + 2(x + 1) (vi) 2.64 and – 1.14
13. f( ) = 1/ , ≠ 0 g( ) = 1 – h( ) = 2 + 1
(a) Find fg(1/2) (b) Find g–1( ), the inverse of g( ).
(c) Find hg( ), giving your answer in its simplest form. [3]

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 (d) Find the value of when g( ) = 7 . [1]
(e) Solve the equation h( ) = 3 .
Show your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places. [4]
(f) A function k( ) is its own inverse when k –1( ) = k( ).
For which of the functions f( ) , g( ) and h( ) is this true? [1]
0580/42/M/J/14 Q10) (a) 2 (b) 1 – (c) 2 – 2 + 2 (d) – 6 (e) 0.38, 2.62 (f) f( ) and g( )
14. f(x) = 3x+ 4 g(x) = 2x- 1 h(x) = 3x
(a) Find g( ) [1] (b) Find fh(-1 ) [2] (c)Find ( ) [2]
(d) Find ff(x) in its simplest form. [2] (e) Find (f(x))2 in the form ax2 + bx + c. [2]
(f) Find x when h-1(x) = g(2) [2]
0580/43/O/N/18 Q9)(a)0 (b)5 (c)( +1)/2 (d) 9 + 16 (e) 9 2 + 24 + 16 (f)27
15. f( ) = 2 + 1 g( ) = 2 + 4 h( ) = 2
(a) Solve the equation f( ) = g(1). [2]
(b) Find the value of fh(3) [2]
(c) Find f -1( ). [2]
(d) Find gf( ) in its simplest form. [3]
(e) Solve the equation h-1( ) = 0.5. [1]
(f) ( )
= 2kx . Write down the value of k. [1]
0580/41/M/J/16 Q8) (a)2 (b)17 (c)(x - 1)/2 (d) 4x2 + 4x + 5 (e)√ (f)-1
16. f( ) = 2 – 1 g( ) = 1/ , ≠ 0 h( ) = 2
(a) Find h(3) [1] (b) Find fg(0.5).[2] (c) Find f –1( ). [2]
(d) Find ff( ), giving your answer in its simplest form. [2]
(e)Find (f( ))2 + 6, giving your answer in its simplest form.[2]
(f) Simplify hh–1( ). [1]
(g) Which of the following statements is true? [1]
f –1( ) = f( )
g–1( ) = g( )
h–1( ) = h( )
(h) Use two of the functions f( ), g( ) and h( ) to find the composite function which is equal to
2 +1 – 1. [1]
0580/43/O/N/15 Q9) (a) 8 (b) 3 (c)( +1)/2 (d) 4 – 3 (e) 4 2 – 4 + 7 (f) (g) g −1( ) = g( )
(h) fh( )
17. f( ) = , g( ) = , h( ) = , ≠0 j( ) =
(a) Find the value of (i)f(3) (ii)gf(3) [1]
(b) Find ( ) [2]
(c) Find when ( ) [1]
(d)Find ( ) ( ) ( ) , giving your answer in the form [4]
(e) Find ( ) ,giving your answer in its simplest form. [1]
(f) Find ( ) [1]
(g) Find when ( ) [1]

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 (h) ( ) ( ), find the value of [2]
0580/42/O/N/20 Q10)(a)(i)10 (ii)-19 (b)(1- )/2 (c)1/2 (d) e) (f)3125 (g)25 (h)-2

18. The diagram shows the graph of y = f( ) where f( ) = 2

(a) Use the graph to find

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 19. The diagram shows the graph of y = f( ) for -2.5 ≤ 2

a) Find f(1) [1] (b) Solve f( ) = 3. [1]

0580/41/M/J/17 Q4) (a) –1.6 to 1.4 (b) –0.5

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