Functions
Functions
5 f : x 7 (2x + 3) 2 for x 2 0
(e) Given that g : x 7 ln (x + 4) for x 2 0, find the exact solution of fg (x) = 49 . [3]
1
10 (a) g (x) = 3 + for x H 1.
x
(i) Find an expression for g -1 (x) . [2]
10 (a) The function f is defined by f (x) = 1 + x 2 , for all real values of x. The graph of y = f(x) is
given below.
y = 1 + x2
O x
(i) Explain, with reference to the graph, why f does not have an inverse. [1]
(b) The function g is defined, for x > k, by g (x) = 1 + x 2 and g has an inverse.
x2 - 1
g (x) = for x H 0 .
2
c
(iii) Show that gf (x) = ax 2 + b + , where a, b and c are constants to be found. [3]
x2
x+ x2 + 8
(v) Show that f -1 (x) = . [4]
2
(ii) Find f -1 (x) and state its domain and range. [4]
4
The function g is defined by g (x) = for - 5 G x 1 - 1 .
x
(iii) Solve fg (x) = 0 . [3]
(i) Explain why g is a function but does not have an inverse. [2]
(iii) State the greatest value of k such that h-1 exists. [1]