1. Let f(x) = 7 – 2x and g(x) = x + 3.

(a) Find (g f)(x).

(2)

(b) Write down g–1(x).

(1)

(c) Find (f g–1)(5).

(2)
(Total 5 marks)

2. Consider f(x) = 2kx2 – 4kx + 1, for k ≠ 0. The equation f(x) = 0 has two equal roots.

(a) Find the value of k.

(5)

(b) The line y = p intersects the graph of f. Find all possible values of p.
(2)
(Total 7 marks)

3. The following diagram shows part of the graph of a quadratic function f.

The x-intercepts are at (–4, 0) and (6, 0) and the y-intercept is at (0, 240).
 (a) Write down f(x) in the form f(x) = –10(x – p)(x – q).
(2)

(b) Find another expression for f(x) in the form f(x) = –10(x – h)2 + k.
(4)

(c) Show that f(x) can also be written in the form f(x) = 240 + 20x – 10x2.
(2)

5x
4. Let g (x) = 3x – 2, h (x) = , x ≠ 4.
x−4

(a) Find an expression for (h g) (x). Simplify your answer.

(b) Solve the equation (h g) (x) = 0.

(c) Find domain and range of (h g) (x)

(Total 6 marks)

5. Let f(x) = 3x, g(x) = 2x – 5 and h(x) = (f ° g)(x).

(a) Find h(x).

(2)

(b) Find h–1(x).

(3)
(Total 5 marks)

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6. Consider the functions f (x) = 2x and g (x) = , x ≠ 3.
x −3

(a) Calculate (f g) (4).

(b) Find g−1(x).

(c) Write down the domain and range of g (x).

(Total 6 marks)
7. Let f(x) = 8x – 2x2. Part of the graph of f is shown below.

(a) Find the x-intercepts of the graph.

(4)

(b) (i) Write down the equation of the axis of symmetry.

(ii) Find the y-coordinate of the vertex.

(3)
(Total 7 marks)

8. Let f(x) = p(x – q)(x – r). Part of the graph of f is shown below.

The graph passes through the points (–2, 0), (0, –4) and (4, 0).
 (a) Write down the value of q and of r.
(2)

(b) Write down the equation of the axis of symmetry.

(1)

(c) Find the value of p.

(3)
(Total 6 marks)

9. Let f(x) = x2 + 4 and g(x) = x – 1.

(a) Find (f g)(x).

(2)

(b) Find (gf)(x).

(1)

(c) Find the value of x when (f g)(x) = (gf)(x).

(3)
(Total 6 marks)

10. Let f(x) = x2 and g(x) = 2x – 3.

(a) Find g–1(x).

(2)

(b) Find (f g)(4).

(3)
(Total 5 marks)

11. The quadratic equation kx2 + (k – 3)x + 1 = 0 has two distinct real roots.

(a) Find the possible values of k.

(5)

(b) Find the values of k for which x2 + (k – 3)x + k = 0 has no real roots.
(2)
(Total 7 marks)
12. Let f(x) = 2x3 + 3 and g(x) = e3x – 2.

(a) (i) Find g(0).

(ii) Find (f g)(0).

(5)

(b) Find f–1(x).

(3)
(Total 8 marks)

13. Let f (x) = 3(x + 1)2 – 12.

(a) Show that f (x) = 3x2 + 6x – 9.

(2)

(b) For the graph of f

(i) write down the coordinates of the vertex;

(ii) write down the equation of the axis of symmetry;

(iii) write down the y-intercept;

(iv) find both x-intercepts.

(8)

(c) Hence sketch the graph of f.

(2)
14. The following diagram shows part of the graph of f, where f (x) = x2 − x − 2.

(a) Find both x-intercepts.

(4)

(b) Find the x-coordinate of the vertex.

(2)
(Total 6 marks)

15. Let f(x) = 2x2 + 4x – 6.

(a) Express f(x) in the form f(x) = 2(x – h)2 + k.

(3)

(b) Write down the equation of the axis of symmetry of the graph of f.
(1)

(c) Express f(x) in the form f(x) = 2(x – p)(x – q).

(2)
(Total 6 marks)
16. Consider f(x) = x−5 .

(a) Find

(i) f(11);

(ii) f(86);

(iii) f(5).
(3)

(b) Find the values of x for which f is undefined.

(2)

(c) Let g(x) = x2. Find (g f)(x).

(2)
(Total 7 marks)

17. Let f (x) = 2x2 – 12x + 5.

(a) Express f(x) in the form f(x) = 2(x – h)2 – k.

(3)

(b) Write down the vertex of the graph of f.

(2)

(c) Write down the equation of the axis of symmetry of the graph of f.
(1)

(d) Find the y-intercept of the graph of f.

(2)

p± q
(e) The x-intercepts of f can be written as , where p, q, r ∈ .
r
Find the value of p, of q, and of r.
(7)
(Total 15 marks)
18. The functions f and g are defined by f : x  3x, g : x  x + 2.

(a) Find an expression for (f g)(x).

(2)

(b) Find f –1(18) + g–1(18).

(4)
(Total 6 marks)

19. Find the exact solution of the equation 22x – 2x+2 −32 = 0, and explain why there is only one
solution.
(Total 6 marks)

20. Consider two different quadratic functions of the form f (x) = 4x2 − qx + 25. The graph of each
function has its vertex on the x-axis.

(a) Find both values of q.

(b) For the greater value of q, solve f (x) = 0.

(c) Find the coordinates of the point of intersection of the two graphs.
(Total 6 marks)

21. Let f (x) = x + 4 , x ≥ − 4 and g (x) = x2, x ∈ .

(a) Find (g ◦ f ) (3).

(b) Find f −1(x).

(c) Write down the domain and range of f (x).

(Total 6 marks)
22. The following diagram shows part of the graph of a quadratic function, with equation in the
form y = (x − p)(x − q), where p, q ∈ .

(a) Write down

(i) the value of p and of q;

(ii) the equation of the axis of symmetry of the curve.

(3)

(b) Find the equation of the function in the form y = (x − h)2 + k, where h, k ∈ .
(3)

23. Consider the functions f and g where f (x) = 3x – 5 and g (x) = x – 2.

(a) Find the inverse function, f −1.

(3)

(b) Given that g–1 (x) = x + 2, find (g–1 f) (x).

(2)

x+3
(c) Given also that (f −1g) (x) , solve (f −1g) (x) = (g–1f) (x).
3
(2)
24. Let f (x) = x3 − 4 and g (x) = 2x.

(a) Find (g ◦ f ) (−2).

(b) Find f −1 (x).

(Total 6 marks)

25. Part of the graph of f (x) = (x – p) (x – q) is shown below.

The vertex is at C. The graph crosses the y-axis at B.

(a) Write down the value of p and of q.

(b) Find the coordinates of C.

(c) Write down the y-coordinate of B.

(Total 6 marks)