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Worksheet - IGCSE
Function
x 1
1)f(x) = 3 – 2x and g(x) = for all values of x.
4
  3
a) find f 
 4 
b) find the inverse function, g -1(x)

c) Find fg(x) giving your answer as a single fraction

2. f(x) = 3 + 2x for x > 0, find f -1(x)

3. g(x) = 3x2 – 4. Find g(3x) + 4 in their simplest form

3
If f (x) = 3x – 4 and g (x) = . Find
4. x  2

i) f (0) and g (-5)

ii) g-1 (x)
iii) gf (x)
iv) fg-1 (x)

5. f(x) = x2 – 4x + 1 and g(x) = 2x – 1

a) Solve f(x) = 0
b) Find g – 1 (x)
c) Solve f(x) = g(x) , giving your answers correct to 2 decimal places.
d) Find the value of gf(-2)
e) Find fg(x) . Simplify your answer.

6. f(x) = 2 – 3x and g(x) = x2

(i) solve the equation f(x) = 7 – x
(ii) Find f -1(x)
(iii) Find the value of gf(2) – fg(2)
(iv) Find fg(x)

7). h(x) = x2
(i) Find the value of h(2)
(ii) Find the value of h(-3) giving your answer as a fraction.
(iii) Find the value of h(7.5) giving your answer in standard form.
(iv) Find the value for which h-1(x) .
(v) Find the value of h-1(3)
x
8. f(x) = 1 – 2x and g(x) =
2
(i) find fg(7)
(ii) Find g -1(x)
(iii) Solve f(x) = g(x)
9. f(x) =2x -1 and g(x) = x2 - 1
Find in their simplest form
 (i) f -1(x)
(ii) f -1(7)
(iii) gf(4)
(iv) gf(x)

10. For f(x) = 3x + 2 and g(x) = x2 - 2x + 1

a) find fg(3)
b) find gf(0)
c) find fg(x)
d) findgf(x)
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11. f(x) = x 3 and g(x) = 2x2 - 5 a) find g(4) b) find fg(4) c) find gf(x) d) find f -1(7)

12. f(x) = 3x – 5 and g(x) = x + 1

a) Calculate f(-1)
b) Find f -1(x)
c) Find fg(x) Give your answer in its simplest form.
d) Solve the equation 3f(x) = 5g(x)
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13. f(x) = (2x + 5 )
3

a) Find f( -4) b) Find f -1(x)

14. f(x) = 3x + 1 and g(x ) = 2x2
Find in their simplest form
a) f -1(x)
b) fg(2)
c) gf(x)
d) fg(x)
x
15. f(x) = 2x + 1 and g(x) = -5
3

a) Find f(-1)
b) Find f -1(x)
c) Find g -1(x)
d) Find fg(0)
e) Find fg(x) in its simplest form.
2x  3
16. Given that f(x) = find (i) f(6) (ii) f -1(7)
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3x  5
17. Given that f(x) = find f -1(x)
2
x3
18. Given that f(x) = find (i) f(2) (ii) f -1(x)
2
7  3x
19. Given that f(x) = find (i) f(-3) (ii) f -1(x)
4
1
20. Given that g(x) = (2x – 3) find (i) f(9) (ii) f -1(1)
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21. f(x) = x2 – 16 and g(x) = 5x + 2 for all values of x

a) Find (i) f(10 ) (ii) f(-2)

b) Find g -1(x) , the inverse of g(x)

c) Find fg(x) , giving the answer in its simplest form.

d) Find the two values of x for which f(x) = g(x)

Give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

22. f(x ) = 5 – 3x
a) Find f ( - 1)
b) Find f -1(x)
c) Find ff -1(x)

x3
23. f ( x) = ,x  0
x
1
a) Calculate f ( )
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24.

a) Find the value of (i) gf(2), (ii) h(–2).

b) Find fg(x).Write your answer as a single fraction.
c) Find h–1(x) , the inverse of h(x).

25. f(x) = 3x + 5 g(x) = 7 - 2x h(x) = x2 - 8

(a) Find (i) f(3), (ii) g(x - 3) in terms of x in its simplest form,

(iii) h(5x) in terms of x in its simplest form.

(b) Find the inverse function g –1(x).

(c) Find hf(x) in the form ax2 + bx + c .

(d) Solve the equation ff(x) = 83.

(e) Solve the inequality 2f(x) < g(x).

26. f(x) = 3x + 1 g(x) = (x + 2)2

(a) Find the values of (i) gf(2), (ii) ff(0.5).

(b) Find f–1(x), the inverse of f(x).

(c) Find fg(x).Give your answer in its simplest form.

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Solve the equation x + f(x) = 0.

Show all your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

Inequalities – Worksheet
Solve the following inequalities and illustrate your solution on number line.

a) X+3<7

b) 5 + x > 6

c) 4 + 2x ≤ 10

d) 8 ≤ x + 1

e) 5 > 3 + x

f) 7 < 3 + 2x

g) X – 3 < 4

h) X – 6 ≥ -8

i) 8 + 3x > -1

j) 5 ≥ -x -7

k) 12> -x -12

l) <1

m) ≥

n) ≤

o) ≥ -18

p) -4x + 1 <3

q) 1 ≥ -3x + 7

2. Find the range of values for which the following inequalities are satisfied. Illustrate each solution

on a number line.

a) 4 < 2x ≤ 8

b) 3≤ 3x <15

c) 7≤ 2x < 10

d) 10 ≤ 5x < 21

e) 5 < 3x + 2 ≤ 17

f) 3 ≤ 2x + 5 < 7

g) 12 < 8x – 4 < 20

h) 15 ≤ 3 ( x – 2) < 9