Exercises

Vocabulary and Concepts

Fill in the missing number represented by (?) in each given function.
1. f(x) = 12 – 7x
a. f(2) = 12 – 7(2)
b. f(-3) = 12 – 7(-3)
c. f(1 + b) = 12 – 7(1+b)

2. F(x) = √ x+1
a. F(-1) = √ (−1)−1
b. F(5) = √ (5)−1
c. F(2 + m) = √ (2+ m)−1

3. g(x) = 2x
a. g(3) = 2(3)
1 1
b. g( ) = 2( ¿
2 2
c. g(a + 2) = 2(a+2)

4. G(x) = 2x2 – 3
a. G(2) = 2(2)2 – 3
b. G(3x) = 2(3x)2 – 3

3
5. H(x) =
x+1
3
a. H(-5) =
(−5)+1
3
b. H(x + 1) =
( x+1 ) +1
Practice and Application
I. Evaluate each function at the indicated values of the independent variable and
simplify the result.
1. f(x) = 9 – 6x
a. f(-1) = 9 – 6(-1)
f(-1) = 9 – (-6)
f(-1) = 15

b. f(1) = 9 – 6(1)
f(1) = 9 – 6
f(1) = 3

c. f(-3+x) = 9 – 6(-3 + x)
f(-3+x) = 9 – 6(x – 3)
f(-3+x) = 9 – 6x + 18
f(-3+x) = 27 – 6x
f(-3+x) = -6x + 27

2. g(x) = x2 – 4x
a. g(2) = 22 – 4(2)
g(2) = 4 – 8
g(2) = -4

b. g(a+b) = (a+b)2 – 4(a+b)

g(a+b) = (a+b) (a+b) – 4 (a+b)
g(a+b) = a(a+b) + b(a+b) – 4 (a+b)
g(a+b) = a2 + ab + b(a+b) – 4 (a+b)
g(a+b) = a2 + ab + ab +b2 – 4 (a+b)
g(a+b) = a2 + 2ab + b2 – 4 (a+b)
g(a+b) = a2 + 2ab + b2 – 4a - 4b

c. g(2-x) = (2-x)2 – 4(2-x)

g(2-x) = (−𝑥+2)2 − 4(2−𝑥)
g(2-x) = (−𝑥+2) (−𝑥+2) − 4(2−𝑥)
g(2-x) = (−𝑥+2) (−𝑥) + 2(−𝑥+2) − 4(2−𝑥)
g(2-x) = − (−𝑥+2) (𝑥+2) (−𝑥+2) − 4(2−𝑥)
g(2-x) = − (𝑥(−𝑥) +2𝑥) + 2(−𝑥+2) − 4(2−𝑥)
g(2-x) = − (−𝑥𝑥+2𝑥) + 2(−𝑥+2) − 4(2−𝑥)
 g(2-x) = − (−𝑥2+2𝑥) + 2(−𝑥+2) − 4(2−𝑥)
g(2-x) = 𝑥2 − 2𝑥 + 2(−𝑥+2) − 4(2−𝑥)
g(2-x) = 𝑥2 − 2𝑥 − 2𝑥 + 4 − 4(2−𝑥)
g(2-x) = 𝑥2 − 4𝑥 + 4 − 4(2−𝑥)
g(2-x) = 𝑥2 − 4𝑥 + 4 − 4(−𝑥+2)
g(2-x) = 𝑥2 − 4𝑥 + 4 + 4𝑥 – 8
g(2-x) = 𝑥2 − 4𝑥 – 4 + 4𝑥
g(2-x) = 𝑥2 – 4

3. h(x) = 2x
a. h(3) = 23
h(3) = 2 x 2 x 2
h(3) = 4 x 2
h(3) = 8

b. h(5) = 25
h(5) = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2
h(5) = 4 x 2 x 2 x 2
h(5) = 8 x 2 x 2
h(5) = 16 x 2
h(5) = 32

1 1
c. h( ¿ = 2( ¿
2 2
1 1
h( ¿ = 2( ¿
2 2
1
h( ¿ = 2(0.5)
2
1
h( ¿ = 1.41
2

3 x 2 +4
4. f(x) =
x
3(2)2+ 4
a. f(2) =
2
3(4 )+ 4
f(2) =
2
12+ 4
f(2) =
2
16
f(2) =
2
f(2) = 8
 3(−3)2+ 4
b. f(-3) =
−3
3(9)+4
f(-3) =
−3
27+4
f(-3) =
−3
31
f(-3) =
−3
f(-3) = -10.33
3(0)2 +4
c. f(0) =
0
3(0)+4
f(0) =
0
0+4
f(0) =
0
4
f(0) =
0
f(0) = undefined

¿
5. g(x) = ¿ x∨ x ¿
¿
a. g(-3) = ¿−3∨ −3 ¿
3
g(-3) =
−3
g(-3) = -1

1
1 ¿ ∨¿ ¿
b. g( ) = 2 1
2
2
0.5
1
g( ) = 1
2
2
1 0.5
g( ) =
2 0.5
1
g( ) = 1
2

¿
c. g(a-1) = ¿ a−1∨ a−1 ¿
g(a-1) = 0