Assignment 1
Assignment 1
For full credit, ensure you show all your work and explain your reasoning. Simply stating the
…nal answer for any of the following questions will not result in full credit. You should avoid
using calculators and leave your answers in exact form, even in questions involving words like
“approximately” – you won’t increase your grade by showing us the decimal expansion of your
results, so don’t worry about that extra step. Make sure you read and follow the submission
instructions for Gradescope.
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(1) (10 marks) For the functions f (x) = x + and g (x) = ;
x x+2
(a) determine the domains and ranges of these functions;
(b) …nd formulas for (f g)(x) and (g f )(x) ;
(c) …nd the domains of the composite functions of part (b).
(2) (3 marks) Find an exponential function f (x) = bx + a that passes through the points (1; 4)
and (2; 10) :
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(3) (9 marks) If f (x) = 1 + 1 + 4x,
(a) …nd the inverse function f 1 ;
(b) …nd the domains and ranges of f and f 1 ;
(c) sketch the graphs of both y = f (x) and y = f 1 (x) :
(5) (5 marks) If it known that cot = 3 and < < 2 , …nd the remaining trigonometric
ratios.
(6) (4 marks) Solve for x the following logarithmic equation: log6 x + log6 (x + 5) = 2:
p
Bonus. (4 marks) If f (x) = ln x + x2 + 1 ;
(a) show that this function is odd;
(b) …nd the inverse f 1 :