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[ESTIMATED TIME: 70 minutes] GCSE
(+ IGCSE) EXAM QUESTION PRACTICE
1. [8 marks]
11 The functions f and g are defined as
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(b) Work out fg(–3)
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(b) Express the inverse function f –1 in the form f –1: x ! ...
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(c) (i) Express the composite function gf in the form gf : x ! ...
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6. [6 marks]
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(a) Find the value of f(11)
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(b) State which value of x must be excluded from any domain of f
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(c) Find f –1(x)
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(d) State the value which cannot be in any range of f
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7. [7 marks]
18 f is the function such that
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(a) Find f (0.5)
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(b) Find ff(–1)
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(c) Find the value of x that cannot be included in any domain of f
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(1)
(d) Express the inverse function f –1 in the form f –1(x) = ...
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(Total for Question 18 is 7 marks)
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10. [7 marks]
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21 The function f is defined as f ( x) =
4+ x
(a) Find the value of f(1)
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(1)
(b) State which value of x must be excluded from any domain of f.
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(1)
The function g is defined as g(x) = 5 + x
(c) Given that g(a) = 7, find the value of a.
a= ...............................
(1)
(d) Calculate fg(1)
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(2)
(e) Find fg(x)
Simplify your answer.
fg(x) = ...............................
(2)
(Total for Question 21 is 7 marks)
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11. [3 marks]
23 f is a function such that
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9 (a) Factorise y2 + 7y + 6
f(x) = 2
x +1
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(b) Solve 6x + 4 > x + 17 (1)
g is a function such that
g(x) = x!1
(b) Find fg(x) .......................................................
Give your answer as simply as possible. (2)
(c) n is an integer with –5 < 2n 6
Write down all the values of n
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12. [4 marks]
24
10 On
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functionNalim made
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On Tuesday, she made the same journey.
Her average speed on Tuesdayf(x) was
= 4x25%
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–1 percentage reduction in the time her journey took on Tuesday compared
(x)
with Monday.
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The function g is such that
g(x) = kx2 where k is a constant.
Given that fg(2) = 12
(b) work out the value of k
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(Total for Question 24 is 3 marks)
(Total for Question 10 is 4 marks)
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13. Leave [5 marks]
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24. f(x) = x2
g(x) = x – 3
(a) (i) Find gf(x)
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(ii) Find g –1(x)
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(2)
(b) Solve the equation gf(x) = g –1(x)
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(3) Q24
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