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1. 1990/II/4 If f(n) =
A. 1 n(n 1), then 2 B. f(n) f(n + 1) f(n) = C. n 2 D. 1 E. n

f(1)

2. 1991/II/35 1 1 If f(x) = x , then f(x) f = x x 2 A. 0 B. 2x C. x 3. 1993/II/1

If f ( x ) = 10 2 x , then f ( 4 y ) = A.
10 4 y B. 10 2+ 4 y C.

D.

1 2 x x

E.

1 2 x x

10 8 y

D.

40 y

E.

40 2 y

4. 1994/II/1
If f ( x ) = x 2 + 2 x , then f ( x 1) = A. x2 B. x2 1 C. x 2 + 2x 1 D. x 2 + 2x 3 E. x 2 + 4x 1

5. 1995/II/35
If f ( x ) = A.

x 1 , then f f(x) = 1 x x B.

1 2

C.

1 x 1+ x

D.

x 1 x2

E.

x x 1
2

6. 1997/II/27 If f(x) = 3x2 + bx + 1 and f(x) = f(x), then f(3) A. 26 B. 0 C. 3 7. 1998/II/2 If f(x) = x2 3x 1, then f(a) + f(a) = A. 2a2 B. 2a2 2 C. 8. 1999/II/1 If f(x) = x2 1, then f(a 1) = A. a2 2a B. a2 3a

D.

25

E.

28

6a

D.

6a

E.

C.

a2 3a 2

D.

a2 1

E.

a2 2

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9. 2000/II/4 Let f(x) = 3x2 + ax 7. If f(1) = 0, find f(2). A. 27 B. 11 C. 3 D. 10. 2002/II/2 Let f(x) = x2 x 3 . If f(k) = k , then k =
A. 1 B. 1 or 3 C. 3 or 1

E.

13

D.

3 or

11. 2003/II/1

1 If f ( x ) = 2 x 2 + kx 1 and f (2) = f ,then k = 2

17 3
B.

A.

C.

D.

31 5

12. 2004/II/3 If f ( x) = x 2 x + 1 , then f ( x + 1) f ( x) =

A. 0 B. 2 C. 2x D. 4x

13. 2005/II/3
If f ( x) = 2 x 2 3 x + 4 , then f (1) f (1) = A.

B.

C.

D.

14. 2006/II/5
If f(x) = A. 3 16
x 1 , then f(3)f( ) = 1+ x 3

B.

1 2

C.

3 4

D.

15. 2006/II/37

The figure shows the graph of y = 4x. The coordinates of P are A. (1, 0) B. (0, 1) C. (4, 0) D. (0, 4)

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16. 2007/II/8
Let f(x) = x2 ax + 2a, where a is a constant. If f(3) = 29, then a = A.

38

B.

20

C.

D.

17. 2007/II/38 Which of the following may represent the graph of y = f(x) and the graph of y = f(x + 1) on the same rectangular coordinate system?

18. 2008/II/6 Let f(x) = x2 + kx + 7 , where k is a constant. If f(4) f(3) = 21 , then k = A. 0 B. 4 C. 14 D. 28 19. 2008/II/37 Which of the following may represent the graph of y = f(x) and the graph of y = f(x) + 2 on the same rectangular coordinate system?

20. 2008/II/38

The figure shows the graph of y = ax , the graph of y = bx and the graph of y = cx on the same rectangular coordinate system, where a , b and c are positive constants. Which of the following must be true? I. A.
a>b

II.

b>c

III. I and IV only

a>1

IV.

c>1

I and III only

B.

C.

II and III only

D.

II and IV only

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