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Augustine Secondary School

Mathematics Term 2 Year 2020
Form 4 Science Mathematics
Relations and Functions
Worked Questions

𝑄𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 1
𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 − 2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔(𝑥) = 2𝑥 + 5
a)

(i) 𝑔(𝑥) = 2𝑥 + 5 𝑝𝑢𝑡 𝑥 = −6

𝑔(−6) = 2(−6) + 5
𝑔(−6) = −12 + 5
𝑔(−6) = −7
(ii) 𝑓𝑔(3) = 𝑓(2(3) + 5 ) 𝑔(3) = 2(3) + 5 𝑔(3) = 6 + 5 𝑔(3) = 11

𝑓(𝑔(3) = 𝑓(11)
𝑓𝑔(3) = 3(11) − 2
𝑓𝑔(3) = 31

𝑔(−6) = −12 + 5
𝑔(−6) = −7
b) 𝐼𝑓 𝑓(𝑥) = 8

3𝑥 − 2 = 8
3𝑥 = 8 + 2
 3𝑥 = 10

𝑥=

𝑓 =3 −2

𝑓 = × −2

𝑓 = 10 − 2

𝑓 =8

𝑄𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 2
𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 + 1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔(𝑥) = 9 − 𝑥 𝑔(3𝑥 + 1) = 9 − (3𝑥 + 1)
(ii) 𝑔𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑔(3𝑥 + 1)

𝑔𝑓(𝑥) = 9 − (3𝑥 + 1)
𝑔𝑓(𝑥) = 9 − 3𝑥 − 1
𝑔𝑓(𝑥) = −3𝑥 + 8
𝑄𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 3
𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

𝑓(𝑥) = 9 + 𝑥 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥

(ii) 𝑓𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑓(𝑥 )

𝑓𝑔(𝑥) = 9 + (𝑥 )

𝑓𝑔(𝑥) = 9 + 𝑥

𝑄𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 4
𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
2𝑥 + 3
𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔(𝑥) = 3𝑥 + 1
𝑥−1
a)

(i) 𝑓(𝑥) =
( )
𝑓(−1) =
( )

𝑓(−1) =

𝑓(−1) = −
 𝑔(𝑥) = 3𝑥 + 1

𝑔 =3 +1

𝑔 =1+1

𝑔 = 2

(ii) 𝑓𝑔 = 𝑓(2)

2(2)+3
𝑓(𝑔 =
2−1
4+3
𝑓𝑔 =
1

𝑓𝑔 =7

𝑄𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 5
𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
4𝑥 + 1
𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ(𝑥) = 5𝑥 − 2
3𝑥 − 2
a)
( )
(i) 𝑔(0) =
( )
 𝑔(0) =

𝑔(0) =

𝑔(0) =

ii)
ℎ(𝑥) = 5𝑥 − 2

ℎ =5 −2

ℎ(5) = 1 − 2

ℎ = −1

(b) 𝑔ℎ = 𝑔(−1 )
( )
𝑔(ℎ = )
( )

𝑔ℎ = )

𝑔ℎ =

𝑔ℎ =
𝑄𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 5
𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
𝑥−2 2𝑥 + 1 3𝑥 − 4
𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑔(𝑥) = ℎ(𝑥) =
3𝑥 + 5 3𝑥 + 4 2𝑥 + 1
a)
( )
(i) 𝑔(2) = ( )

𝑔(2) =

𝑔(2) =

𝑔(2) =

ii)
ℎ(𝑥) =
( )
ℎ(3) =
( )

ℎ(3) =

ℎ(3) =

(b) 𝑓𝑔(2) = 𝑓 𝑓(𝑥) = )

𝑓(𝑔(2) = )
( )

𝑓𝑔(2) = )

𝑓𝑔(2) =

𝑔ℎ(2) = − ×

𝑔ℎ(2) = −
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