CHAPTER 1

FUNCTIONS

FORM 4

PAPER 1
1.

Diagram 1 shows the relation between set A and set B.

2

4
6
8

q
r
Set A

Set B

Diagram 1
State
(a) the range of the relation,
(b) the type of the relation.
[2 marks]
2.

R a, b, c

S b, d , f , h, j

3.

Based on the above information, the relation between R and S is defined by the set of
ordered pairs (a, b), ( a, d ), (b, f ), (b, h) .
State
(a) the images of a
(b) the object of b
[2 marks]
Diagram 2 shows the linear function g .
x

g(x)

0
2
4
6

-2
0
k
4

Diagram 2
(a) State the value of k.
(b) Using the function notation, express g in terms of x.
[2 marks]
4.

Diagram 3 shows the function g : x

x

xk
, x 0 where k is a constant.
x
xk
x

3
1
2

Diagram 3
Find the value of k.
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5.

Given the function

FUNCTIONS
g : x x 1 ,

FORM 4

find the value of x such that g ( x) 2 .

[2 marks]
[2 marks]

6.

Diagram 5 shows the graph of the function

f ( x) 2 x 6

for domain 0 x 4 .

f(x)
6

Diagram 5
State
(a) the value of t,
(b) the range of f(x) corresponding to the given domain.
[3 marks]
7.

Given the function f ( x) 2 x 1 and g ( x) 3 kx , find

(a) f (2)
(b) the value of k such that gf (2) 7
[3 marks]

8.

The following information is about the function g and the composite function g 2 .
g : x a bx ,

where a and b are constant and b > 0

g 2 : x 9x 8

Find the value of a and b.

[3 marks]
9.

Given the function f ( x)

1
,
2x

x 0 and the composite function fg ( x ) 4 x .

Find
(a) g (x )
(b) the value of x when gf ( x) 2
[4 marks]
10.

The function h is defined as h( x)

Find
(a) h 1 ( x )
(b) h 1 ( 2)

7
,
3 x

x 3 .

[3 marks]
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FORM 4

11. Diagram 9 shows the function f maps x to y and the function g maps y to z.
x

5
4
1

Determine
(a) f 1 (1)
(b) gf (5)

[2 marks]
12. The following information refers to the function f and g.
f : x 5x 1
g : x x3

Find f

g ( x) .

[3 marks]
13.

1
2

Given the function g : x 3x h and g 1 : x kx , where h and k are constants. Find the
value of h and of k.
[3marks]

14.

Given the function h( x ) 3 x 1 and g ( x)

x
. Find
3

(a) h 1 (7)
(b) gh 1 ( x )
[4 marks]
15. Given the function f : x 3x 2 and g : x 2 x 2 3 .
Find
(a) f 1 (4)
(b) gf (x )
[4 marks]

ANSWER (PAPER 1)

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1 (a)
(b)
2 (a)
(b)
3 (a)
(b)
4

FUNCTIONS

4, 8

many-to-one

b , d

k2

g ( x) x 2

1
k
1
2
g
3
1
2
2

k 1

x 1 2

or ( x 1) 2

x 1

6 (a)

FORM 4

x 3

When f ( x) 0 , 2 x 6 0

1
1
1

x3
t 3

(b)

Range :

7 (a)

(a)

(b)

(b)

0 f ( x) 6

f ( 2) 5

1
1

g (5) 7
3 k (5) 7

k2

g 2 ( x) a b( a bx )

a ab b 2 x
b2 9

and

a ab 8

b3

9 (a)

(b)

1
4x
2 g ( x)
1
g ( x)
, x0
8x
1
2
1
8 x
2

a 4

1
1
1
1
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x

10 (a)

1
8

FORM 4
1
1

7
3
y

7
3 , x 0
x
1
h 1 ( 2)
2

11 (a)

(b)

h 1 ( x)

(b)

12

14.
(a)

(b)

15 (a)

(b)

( x 3) 1
5
x4

5
yh
x
3
1
k
3
3
h
2
y 1
x
3
7 1
h 1 (7)
2
3
x 1
gh 1 ( x ) 3
3
x 1

9
y2
x
3
f

13.

y 1
5

g ( x)

( 4) 2

1
1
1
1
1
1
1

1
1
1
1

gf ( x) 2(3 x 2) 2 3

18 x 24 x 5
2

1
1