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9 f (x) = 3x + 4 g (x) = 2x - 1 h (x) = 3 x

(a) Find g e o .
1
2

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

(b) Find fh (-1) .

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

(c) Find g -1 (x) .

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

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

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

(e) Find ^f (x)h in the form ax 2 + bx + c .

2

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

(f) Find x when h -1 (x) = g (2) .

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

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10 (a) Find the next term and the nth term of this sequence.
3 4 5 6 7
, , , , , …
5 7 9 11 13

Next term = .................................................

nth term = ................................................. [3]

(b) Find the nth term of each sequence.

(i) –1, –3, –5, –7, –9, …

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

(ii) 2, 9, 28, 65, 126, …

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

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4 The diagram shows a right-angled triangle ABC.

NOT TO
SCALE
4(x – 1) cm

A (2x + 5) cm C

The area of this triangle is 30 cm2.

(a) Show that 2x2 + 3x – 20 = 0.

[3]

(b) Use factorisation to solve the equation 2x2 + 3x – 20 = 0.

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

(c) Calculate BC.

BC = .......................................... cm [3]

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25 (a) f (x) = x 3 g (x) = 5x + 2

(i) Find gf (x) .

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

(ii) Find g -1 (x) .

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

(b) h (x) = ax 2 + 1

Find the value of a when h (- 2) = 21.

a = ............................................... [2]

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23 f (x) = 7 + 3x g (x) = x 4 h (x) = 3 x

(a) h (3x) = k x

Find the value of k.

k = ................................................ [2]

(b) Find the value of x when f (x) = g (2) .

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

(c) Find f -1 (x) .

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

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10 (a) f (x) = 2x - 3 g (x) = x 2 + 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 .

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

(iv) Find f -1 (x) .

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

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10
8 f (x) = 8 - 3x g (x) = , x !-1 h (x) = 2 x
x+1
(a) Find

hf c m ,
8
(i)
3

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

(ii) gh(-2),

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

(iii) g -1 (x) ,

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

(iv) f -1 f (5) .

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

(b) Write f(x) + g(x) as a single fraction in its simplest form.

................................................. [3]

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