xxSuggestions of Problems for Chapter 1

SUGGESTIONS OF PROBLEMS FOR CHAPTER 1

Find the domains of denitions of f g and g f with f(x) =
1
12x
, g(x) =

3 + 2x.
Let f(x) =

6x
3
+ x
2
2x.
Find the domain of f.
Let s(x) = x + 1. Find (f s)(x).
Find two functions g and h, neither equal to the identity function, so that f(x) =
(g h)(x).
You should be familiar with the graphs of these basic functions:
y = mx + b y = |x| y = x
2
y = cos(
y =
1
x
y = x
3
y =

x y = sin(
You should also be able to graph transformations of the above functions. Recall the following basic
transformations:
Vertical shift: y = f(x) + c shifts up c units and y = f(x) c shifts down c units.
Horizontal shift: y = f(x c) shifts right c units and y = f(x + c) shifts left c units.
Reections: y = f(x) reects about the x-axis and y = f(x) reects about the y-axis.
Stretching/Compressing: y = af(x) stretches when |a| > 1 and compresses when
0 < |a| < 1; y = f(bx) stretches when 0 < |b| < 1 and compresses when |b| > 1.
Graph the following functions:
f(x) = 5 2(x + 1)
2
f(x) = x
2
6x + 8 (HINT: start by completing the square to nd the vertex)
f(x) =

9 x
2
2
f(x) = 3 sin

x

4

f(x) =

1
x+2
, x 1
x
2
2x + 3, 2 < x < 1
|x + 4|, x 2.