Pure Mathematics Year 2 Functions.
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Pure Mathematics Year 2
Functions.
Past paper questions from Core Maths 3 and IAL C34
Edited by: K V Kumaran
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1. The function f is defined by
f: x 5x 1 ? 3 , x > 1. x2 x 2 x 2
(a) Show that f(x) = 2 , x > 1. x 1
(b) Find f ?1(x).
The function g is defined by
(c)
Solve fg(x) =
1 4
.
g: x x2 + 5, x .
2. The functions f and g are defined by
f : x 2x + ln 2, x ,
(4) (3)
(3) (Q3, June 2005)
g : x e2x,
x .
(a) Prove that the composite function gf is
gf : x 4e4x,
x .
(4)
(b) Sketch the curve with equation y = gf(x), and show the coordinates of the point where the curve cuts the y-axis. (1)
(c) Write down the range of gf. (1)
(d) Find the value of x for which d [gf(x)] = 3, giving your answer to 3 significant figures. dx
(4) (Q8, Jan 2006) 3. For the constant k, where k > 1, the functions f and g are defined by
f: x ln (x + k), x > ?k,
g: x 2x ? k, x .
(a) On separate axes, sketch the graph of f and the graph of g.
On each sketch state, in terms of k, the coordinates of points where the graph meets the
coordinate axes.
(5)
(b) Write down the range of f.
(1)
(c) Find fg k in terms of k, giving your answer in its simplest form.
(2)
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The curve C has equation y = f(x). The tangent to C at the point with x-coordinate 3 is parallel
to the line with equation 9y = 2x + 1. (d) Find the value of k.
(4) (Q7, June 2006)
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4. The function f is defined by
f : x ln (4 ? 2x), x < 2 and x .
(a) Show that the inverse function of f is defined by
f ?1 : x
2 ?
1 2
ex
and write down the domain of f ?1.
(4) (b) Write down the range of f ?1.
(1) (c) Sketch the graph of y = f ?1(x). State the coordinates of the points of intersection with the
x and y axes.
(4)
(Q6, Jan 2007)
5. The functions f and g are defined by
f : ln (2x ? 1),
x ,
x >
1 2
,
g: 2 , x3
x , x 3.
(a) Find the exact value of fg(4).
(2) (b) Find the inverse function f ?1(x), stating its domain.
(4)
(c) Sketch the graph of y = |g(x)|. Indicate clearly the equation of the vertical asymptote and
the coordinates of the point at which the graph crosses the y-axis.
(3)
(d) Find the exact values of x for which 2 = 3. x 3
(3)
(Q5, June 2007)
6. The functions f and g are defined by
f : x 1 ? 2x3, x .
g : x 3 4, x > 0, x . x
(a) Find the inverse function f 1.
(2)
(b) Show that the composite function gf is
gf : x 8x3 1 . 1 2x3
(4)
(c) Solve gf (x) = 0.
(2)
(d) Use calculus to find the coordinates of the stationary point on the graph of y = gf(x).
(5)
(Q8, Jan 2008)
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7. The function f is defined by
f: x 2(x 1) ? 1 , x > 3. x2 2x 3 x 3
(a) Show that f(x) = 1 , x > 3. x 1
(b) Find the range of f.
(c) Find f ?1 (x). State the domain of this inverse function.
The function g is defined by (d) Solve fg(x) = 1 .
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g: x 2x2 ? 3, x .
8. The functions f and g are defined by
f : x 3x + ln x, x > 0, x , g : x e x2 , x .
(a) Write down the range of g.
(b) Show that the composite function fg is defined by
fg : x x2 + 3e x2 , x .
(c) Write down the range of fg.
(d) Solve the equation d fg(x) = x( xe x2 + 2).
dx
9. (i) Find the exact solutions to the equations
(a) ln (3x ? 7) = 5,
(b) 3x e7x + 2 = 15.
(ii) The functions f and g are defined by f (x) = e2x + 3,
x ,
g(x) = ln (x ? 1), x , x > 1.
(a) Find f ?1 and state its domain.
(b) Find fg and state its range.
(4) (2) (3)
(3) (Q4, June 2008)
(1)
(2) (1) (6) (Q5, Jan 2009)
(3) (5)
(4) (3) (Q9, Jan 2010)
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10. The function f is defined by f : x | |2x - 5|, x .
(a) Sketch the graph with equation y = f(x), showing the coordinates of the points where the graph cuts or meets the axes. (2)
(b) Solve f(x) =15 + x. (3)
The function g is defined by g : x | x2 ? 4x + 1, x , 0 x 5.
(c) Find fg(2).
(d) Find the range of g.
(2)
(3) (Q4, June 2010)
11. The function f is defined by
f: x 3 2x , x , x 5. x5
(a) Find f-1(x). (3)
The function g has domain ?1 x 8, and is linear from (?1, ?9) to (2, 0) and from (2, 0) to (8, 4). Figure 2 shows a sketch of the graph of y = g(x) (b) Write down the range of g.
(1) (c) Find gg(2).
(2) (d) Find fg(8).
(2) (e) On separate diagrams, sketch the graph with equation
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(i) y = g(x),
(ii) y = g-1(x).
Show on each sketch the coordinates of each point at which the graph meets or cuts
the axes.
(4)
(f) State the domain of the inverse function g-1.
(1)
(Q6, Jan 2011)
12. The function f is defined by
f : x 4 - ln (x + 2), x , x ?1.
(a) Find f -1(x).
(3)
(b) Find the domain of f -1.
(1)
The function g is defined by
g : x e x2 - 2, x .
(c) Find fg(x), giving your answer in its simplest form.
(3)
(d) Find the range of fg.
(1)
(Q4, June 2011)
13. The function f is defined by
f : x 3(x 1) ? 1 , 2x2 7x 4 x 4
(a) Show that f(x) = 1 . 2x 1
x , x > 1 . 2
(b) Find f -1(x).
(c) Find the domain of f -1.
g(x) = ln (x + 1).
(d) Find the solution of fg(x) = 1 , giving your answer in terms of e. 7
14. The functions f and g are defined by
(4) (3) (1)
(4) (Q7, Jan 2012)
f: x ex + 2,
x ,
g : x ln x,
x > 0.
(a) State the range of f.
(1)
(b) Find fg(x), giving your answer in its simplest form.
(2)
(c) Find the exact value of x for which f(2x + 3) = 6.
(4)
(d) Find f -1, the inverse function of f, stating its domain.
(3)
(e) On the same axes sketch the curves with equation y = f(x) and y = f-1(x), giving the
coordinates of all the points where the curves cross the axes.
(4)
(Q6, June 2012)
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15.
h(x) = 2 + 4 ?
18
, x 0.
x 2 x2 5 (x2 5)(x 2)
(a) Show that h(x) = 2x . x2 5 (4)
(b) Hence, or otherwise, find h(x) in its simplest form. (3)
Figure 2 Figure 2 shows a graph of the curve with equation y = h(x). (c) Calculate the range of h(x) .
16. The functions f and g are defined by
f : x 2 x 3,
(a) State the range of f.
g : x 3 4x ,
x x
(b) Find fg(1).
(c) Find g?1, the inverse function of g.
(d) Solve the equation
gg(x) + [g(x)]2 = 0
(5) (Q7, Jan 2013)
(2) (2) (2)
(5) (Q7, June 2013_R)
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17.
g(x)
x
x
3
32x 1
x2 x 6
,
x > 3
(a) Show that g(x) x 1 , x > 3 x2
(b) Find the range of g.
(c) Find the exact value of a for which g(a) = g?1(a).
(4)
(2)
(4) (Q5, June 2013)
18. The function f has domain ?2 x 6 and is linear from (?2, 10) to (2, 0) and from (2, 0) to (6, 4). A sketch of the graph of y = f(x) is shown in Figure 1.
(a) Write down the range of f.
Figure 1
(b) Find ff(0).
The function g is defined by
(c) Find g?1(x)
g : x 4 3x , 5 x
x ,
(d) Solve the equation gf(x) = 16
(1) (2)
x 5 (3) (5)
(Q7, June 2013)
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