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IGCSE-H3-02a-01_Functions
Functions
1. Given that f ( x)  5 x  1 , find the following :
(a) f 1
(b) f 0
(c) f  1
(d) the value of x such that f ( x)  11 .

2x 1
2. Given that g( x)  , find the following :
3
(a) g  4
(b) g 7
(c) g  2 
(d) the value of x such that g( x)  7 .

3. Given that h( x)  x 2  1 find the following :

(a) h(1)
(b) h(1)
(c) h(2)
(d) the two values of x such that h( x)  101 .

x 1
4. Given that f ( x)  find the following :
x
(a) f (1)
(b) f (2)
1
(c) f 
2
(d) a value of x such that f ( x)  2 .

5. Given that f ( x)  x 2  2 x  8 calculate the following :

(a) f  2
(b) f  3 
1
(c) f 
2
(d) a value of x such that f ( x)  0
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3x  2
6. Given that the function h( x) is defined by h( x)  , find the following :
x2
(a) h 1
(b) the value of a such that h(a )  11
(c) the value of a such that h(a)  7
(d) the value of x such that h(x) has no value.

z2  4
7. Given that h( z )  calculate the following :
2z  1
(a) h(3)
(b) h(2)
(c) h(0)
 1
(d) h 
 2
(e) the value of x such that h(x) has no value.

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