14. Jun 95 ii.

Hence, solve the equation 3x  2  4

1
Given that f ( x)  x, and g ( x)  x - 2 calculate
2 21. Jun 98
i. g (2) Given f ( x)  x 2 and g ( x)  5 x  3 , calculate
ii. fg (4) i. f (2)
iii. f 1 (4) ii. gf (2)
iii. g 1 ( x)
15. Resit 95
Given that f ( x)  4  5 x and g ( x)  x 2  1 , 22. Jan 99
calculate Given that f ( x)  2 x  3
i. f (2)
i. Determine an expression for f 1 ( x)
ii. gf (1)
ii. Hence, or otherwise, calculate the value
iii. f 1 (4) of x for which f ( x)  7

16. Jan 96 23. Jun 99

x 2  16 If h( x)  1  3 x and k ( x)  x  2 , calculate
Given that h( x)  , calculate
x2 i. hk ( x)
i. h(2) ii. hk (4)
ii. the value of x for which h( x)  0 iii. (hk )1 ( x)
iv. the value of x when hk ( x)  0
17. Jun 96
24. Jan 00
1
If f ( x)  2 x  1 and g ( x)  ( x  2) , calculate 1
2 The function f : x  x 1
2
i. f (3)
i. Find the value of f  0 
ii. g 1 ( x )
ii. Find the value of x for which f  x   5
iii. gf (3)

25. Jun 00
18. Jan 97 Given that
2 x f : x  3 x
Given that f ( x)  x  3, and g ( x)  , find
2 x2
i. the values of f (3), g (2), and fg (2) g:x
x5
ii. expressions for fg ( x) and gf ( x) a. Calculate g  2 
19. Jun 97
f and g are functions defined as follows: b. State the value of x for which g  x  is
f : x  3x  5 not defined
1 c. Derive an expression for gf  x 
g:x x
2 d. Calculate the value of f 1  4 
a. Calculate the value of f (3)
b. Write expressions for 26. Jan 01
i. f 1 ( x) 3
1
Given that f  x   x  2 and g  x   ,
ii. g ( x) x
c. Hence, or otherwise, write an i. calculate f  1
expression for ( gf )1 ( x) ii. write an expression for gf  x 
iii. calculate the values ox x so that
20. Jan 98 f  x  g  x
Given f ( x)  3 x  2
i. Determine f 1 ( x)
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27. Jun 01 g:x
2x  3
and h : x 
1
Given that g  x   x  3 and h  x   x , calculate
2 x4 x
Calculate
i. g  5 
i. the value of g  7 
ii. g 1  7 
ii. the value for which g  x   6
iii. hg  0  Write expressions for
iii. hg  x 
iv. g 1  x 

32. Jan 04
28. Jan 02 Given that f  x   3 x  4 and g  x   x ,
Given that f  x   9  x, and g  x   x 2 , calculate
calculate i. g  25 
i. f  3
ii. gf  15 
ii. g  4 
iii. fg  2 

29. Jun 02
The functions f and g are defined by
33. Jan 05
x
f  x  1 Te functions f and g are such that
3 2x  5
g  x  2x 1 f  x  and g  x   2 x  3 .
x4
a. Calculate g  3 Calculate the value of
b. Find in its simplest form i. g  4 
i. f 1  x  ii. fg  2 

ii. g 1  x  iii. g 1  7 
iii. fg  x 

 fg  1  x 
iv.

c. Show that  fg  1  x   g 1 f 1  x 
34. Jun 05
The functions f and g are defined by
30. Jan 03 1
f  x  x  5 g  x   x2
Given that g  x   6  x and h  x   x3 2
Evaluate
i. h  3 
i. g  3   g  3
ii. hg  2 
ii. f 1  6 
iii. gh  2 
iii. fg  2 

31. Jun 03
Two functions g and h are defined as
SIMPLE GEOMETRY

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