New Century Mathematics (Second Edition) 4A

4 Basic Knowledge of Functions

Consolidation Exercise 4B

Level 1
Find the domain of each of the following functions. [Nos. 1–8]
1. f(x) = 3x + 11 2. f(x) = 5 – x

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3. g(x) = 9x2 – 2 4. g(x) =
x−7

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5. h(x) = 6. h(x) = x − 8
2+ x

7. k(x) = x + 11 8. k(x) = 12 − x

9. If f(x) = x − 7, find the value of each of the following.

(a) f(0) (b) f(1) (c) f(−1)

10. If f(x) = 5x + 4, find the value of each of the following.

(a) f(2) (b) f(4) (c) f(−3)

11. If f(x) = x2 + 2x, find the value of each of the following.

(a) f(3) (b) f(−2) (c) f(−5)

12. If f(x) = x + 4 , find the value of each of the following.

(a) f(5) (b) f(12) (c) f(−4)

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13. If f(x) = , find the value of each of the following.
2x − 1
(a) f(4) (b) f(−6) (c) f(−10)

x
14. If f(x) = , find the value of each of the following.
x2 + 3
(a) f(0) (b) f(2) (c) f(−3)

15. Find the value of each of the following functions when x = –2.
(a) A(x) = 7x + 4 (b) B(x) = 8 – 3x (c) C(x) = –x2 + 4x – 3

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16. Find the value of each of the following functions when x = 3.
−2
(a) D(x) = 3x + 7 (b) E(x) = 3x + 7 (c) F(x) =
3x + 7

17. If f(x) = 3x2 + 4, find

(a) f(–b), (b) f ( b ) , (c) f(3 – b).

18. Let f(x) = 2x2 – 5 be a function.

(a) Find the domain of f(x).
(b) Find the values of f(1), f(4) and f(5).
(c) Is it true that f(1) + f(4) = f(5)? Explain your answer.

19. Let g(x) = 8 – x2 be a function.

(a) Find the domain of g(x).
(b) Find the values of g(–1), g(3) and g(4).
(c) Is it true that g(3) – g(4) = g(–1)? Explain your answer.

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20. Let h(x) = be a function.
2x −1
(a) Find the domain of h(x).
(b) Find the values of h(3), h(4) and h(12).
(c) Is it true that h(3)  h(4) = h(12)? Explain your answer.

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21. Let k(x) = x − 1 be a function.
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(a) Find the domain of k(x).
(b) Find the values of k(2), k(5) and k(10).
(c) Is it true that k(10)  k(5) = k(2)? Explain your answer.

22. If f(x) = x2 + 7, find the value of each of the following.

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(a) f(3) + 1 (b) 6f(–2) (c) (d) [ f ( 3 )]2
f (1)

23. If f(x) = –3x + 6, find the value of each of the following.

f (−1)
(a) f(1) + f(4) (b) f(3) – f(–3) (c) f(2)．f(–2) (d)
f ( 0)

24. If p(x) = x + 8 and q(x) = –2x + 4, find the value of each of the following.
p(8)
(a) p(1) + q(4) (b) p(–4) – q(–4) (c) p(3)．q(2) (d)
q(0)

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25. If u(x) = 4x – 1 and v(x) = , find the value of each of the following.
x−3
v(0)
(a) u(–3) + v(2) (b) u(1) – v(5) (c) u(4)．v(–6) (d)
u (0)

26. If t(x) = tan x, find the value of each of the following.

t (60)
(a) t(30) (b) t(45) – 2 (c)
t (30)
(Leave the radical sign ‘√’ in the answers if necessary.)

27. It is given that f(x) = 2ax + 3, where a is a constant. If f(3) = 7, find the value of a.

28. It is given that g(x) = 3x + c , where c is a constant. If g(4) = 1,

(a) find the value of c,
(b) find the domain of g(x).

29. It is given that k(x) = ax2 – 3x + 4 and k(–2) = 18, where a is a constant.
(a) Find the value of a.
(b) Find the value of k(3).

30. If F(1 – x) = 2x – 3, find F(x).

31. If H(3x) = 4 – 6x, find H(x).

32. (a) It is given that f(x – 4) = 4 – 5x. Find the value of f(9).
(b) It is given that g(x + 2) = 3 – 6x. Find the value of g(0).

33. The weight (in g) of a metallic sphere can be represented by the function W(x) = 10.5πx3, where the
radius of the sphere is x cm.
(a) If the radius of a metallic sphere is 2 cm, find its weight in terms of π.
(b) Find the total weight of 20 metallic spheres with radii 3 cm in terms of π.

34. In the figure, ACB = 110 and CAB = θ. Let f(θ) be the C
function representing ABC (in degrees). 110
(a) Express f(θ) in terms of θ.
θ
(b) Find the domain of the function f(θ). A B
(c) Find the value of f(40).
Hence, find ABC when CAB = 40.

x−m
35. Let m and n be positive integers. Write down a function g(x) = such that g(3) = 1.
n

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Level 2
Find the domain of each of the following functions. [Nos. 36–53]
1 1
36. f(x) = 37. f(x) = 2
5 − 4x x +1

x x−7
38. f(x) = 39. f(x) =
x+3 8 − 2x

40. f(x) = 2 − 9 x 41. f(x) = 7 x + 4

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42. f(x) = x 2 + 3 43. f(x) =
x+9

x x+3
44. f(x) = 45. f(x) =
x−4 − 3x + 2

4 1
46. f(x) = 47. f(x) =
x( x − 3) x + 8x
2

1 1
48. f(x) = 49. f(x) =
x −9
2
x + 5x − 6
2

1 1
50. f(x) = 51. f(x) =
x + 8x + 16
2
2x − 9x − 5
2

1 x
52. f(x) = + x 53. f(x) =
x x −1

x2 − 4
54. Let f(x) = x – 2 and g(x) = be functions.
x+2
(a) Find the domain of f(x).
(b) Is the domain of g(x) the same as that of f(x)? Explain your answer.

5x − 3 1
55. It is given that f(x) = − .
x+4 2
(a) Find the value of f(12).
(b) Find the value of f(0.6) + f(–3)．f(0).

3 + 5x
56. If R(x) = , find
1 − 2x
1
(a) R  ,
3
 1
(b) R −  ,
 a
(c) R(a – 2).

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 2k − x
57. Let Q(x) = , where k is a non-zero constant. Express each of the following in terms of k.
4 − kx
1
(a) Q  
4
(b) Q(2k + 1)
6
(c) Q  
k

x−3
58. Let h(x) = be a function.
3x − 3
(a) Find the values of h(3), h(4) and h(7).
(b) Is it true that h(3) + h(4) = h(7)? Explain your answer.

y2
59. If f(x) = 3x + 10 and g(y) = − , find the value of each of the following.
1+ y2
(a) g(3) + 3f(–1)
1
(b) f(–2) –
g ( −1)
(c) 3 f (2)2g (1)

2x − 5 3
60. It is given that f(x) = , where a is a constant and a  .
a +1− x 2
(a) Find f(3a – 2).
1
(b) Find the value of m such that f(m) = .
a−2

61. It is given that P(x) = ax2 – 2x + 2a and P(1) = 7, where a is a constant.

(a) Find the value of a.
(b) Find the values of b such that P(b) = 27.

62. It is given that f(x) = (x + 1)(6x – 1) + r and f(–1) = –5, where r is a constant.
(a) Find the value of r.
(b) Hence, solve the equation f(x) = 0.

63. It is given that f(x) = 3x2 – cx + 4c, where c is a constant. If f(2) = f(–2) + 4, find the value of c.

64. It is given that g(x) = kx2 – 4x + 2k – 1, where k is a constant. If 2g(3) – 3g(2) = 1, find the value of k.

65. Let p(x) = x2 – 8x + 7. If p(r) = –8, find the values of r.

66. Let q(x) = 2x2 + 7x – 3. If q(2s) = 4s, find the values of s.

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67. Let f(x) = –x2 + 4x – 2.
(a) If f(–m) = –m, find the values of m.
(b) If f(n – 1) = f(n) – f(1), find the value of n.

6 − ux
68. It is given that T(x) = , T(1) = 1 and T(2) = 4, where u and v are constants.
x−v
(a) Find the values of u and v.
(b) Is it true that T(3) = 9? Explain your answer.

69. Let f(x) = x3 + a2x2 – 2b2x + (ab − 2), where a and b are positive integers. It is given that f(1) = 6.
(a) Show that (a − b)(a + 2b) = 7.
(b) Find the values of a and b.

ax + b
70. Let f(x) = , where a, b and c are constants. If f(0) = 1, f(1) = 2 and f(–1) = –1, find the values of a,
cx + 3
b and c.

71. It is given that a(x) = 1 – 3x, b(x) = 2x2 – 3 and c(x) = [a(x)]2 – 5b(x).
(a) Express c(x) in terms of x.
(b) Find the values of k such that c(k) = 0.

72. If f(2x + 3) = 8 + 6x – 4x2, find f(x).

 1  2
73. Let g   = x + 1.
 x+2
(a) Find g(x).
(b) Hence, find the value of g(2) + g(–2).

74. Let F(x) = 8 – 4x + x2.

(a) Find F(x + 2).
(b) Solve the equation F(x + 2) = 2F(x).

75. It is given that f(x) = 2x2 – 3 and g(x) = –x – 4.

(a) Find f(x + 3) and g(3x + 1).
(b) Solve the equation f(x + 3) + g(3x + 1) + 3x = 0.

76. It is given that f(x) = 3x2 + ax + 1 and f(1) + 3f(2) = 1, where a is a constant.
(a) Find the value of a.
(b) If the equation f(x) = k has no real roots, find the range of values of k.

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77. The figure shows the rectangle ABDF, where AB = 10 cm and A 10 cm B
AF = 2x cm. C and E are points on BD and FD respectively such
that CD = 4 cm, FE = x cm and 4 triangles are formed. Let T(x) be
the function representing the area (in cm2) of △ACE. 2x cm
(a) Express T(x) in terms of x. C
(b) Find the domain of the function T(x). 4 cm

(c) (i) Find the area of △ACE when x = 5. F x cm E D

(ii) Find the value of x when the area of △ACE is 36 cm . 2

(d) Can the area of △ACE be 40 cm2? Explain your answer.

78. The figure shows a circular garden of diameter 50 m. A rectangular

garden
fountain will be built at the central part of the garden. The length of the
fountain is greater than its width by 10 m. Let x m be the width of the
xm fountain
fountain and F(x) be the function representing the area (in m2) of the
fountain.
(a) Express F(x) in terms of x.
(b) When the width of the fountain is 15 m, find the area of the 50 m
fountain.
(c) Is it possible that the area of the fountain is 70% of the area of the
whole garden? Explain your answer.

79. There are p pandas in a zoo. The total weight of bamboos (in kg) prepared by the zoo keeper each day
can be represented by the function A(p) = 48 + 35p. The total weight of bamboos (in kg) consumed by
p pandas each day can be represented by the function B(p) = 11 + 38p. It is known that the bamboos
prepared are sufficient for all pandas each day. Let C(p) be the function representing the weight of
bamboos left (in kg) each day.
(a) Express C(p) in terms of p.
(b) If there are 10 pandas in the zoo, find the weight of bamboos left each day.
(c) The zoo keeper claims that there are bamboos left each day for any number of pandas. Do you
agree? Explain your answer.

80. A magazine is sold at $20 each. The total printing cost (in $) of m magazines each week can be
represented by the function C(m) = 4 000 + 14m. Let A(m) be the function representing the total
amount (in $) received by selling m magazines each week. Let P(m) = A(m) – C(m).
(a) Express P(m) in terms of m.
(b) Find the domain of the function P(m).
(c) If 3 000 magazines are printed and sold out in a certain week, find the profit made.
(d) The publishing manager claims that there is a loss of exactly $2 000 after printing and selling out
all the magazines in a certain week. Do you agree? Explain your answer.

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