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1
1: Work
2 out the value of each function:

−x
a) If h(x) = x − 9, find h(13) b) If g(x) = , find g(−30)
3

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1
2: Work
2 out the value of each function:

−x2 + 8
a) If f (x) = , find f (8) b) If h(x) = −7(x − 3)2, find h(10)
8

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1
3: Work
2 out the value of each function:

x + 8 x−3
a) If f (x) = √  , find f (117) b) If g(x) = , find g(63)
5  10

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1
4: Work
2 out the value of each function:

x+9 1
a) If f (x) = , find f (3) b) If g(x) = , find g(1)
x+2 4 − 3x

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5: Work
2 out the value of each function:

1 − 4x 6x − 5
a) If h(x) = , find h(− 16) b) If g(x) = , find g( 21
46)
2x 5x − 2

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1
6: Solve
2 for x:

a) f (x) = x2; f (x) = 81 b) h(x) = √x; h(x) = 2

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1
7: Solve
2 for x:

x + 4 2
a) f (x) =  ; f (x) = 36
b) g(x) = 7x + 6; g(x) = −36
9  81

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8: Solve
2 for x:

a) h(x) = 6√x − 3; h(x) = 1 b) h(x) = √(−7x + 2); h(x) = 10

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1
9: Solve
2 for x:

5x − 3 4
a) g(x) = ; g(x) = 3
b) f (x) = ; f (x) = − 134
6x − 4 4
x−4

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1
10: Solve
2 for x:

4 5x + 10
a) g(x) = − 10; g(x) = 7 b) f (x) = ; f (x) = −3
x x−1

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1
1: a) 4
2 b) 10

2: a) −7
1
2 b) −343

1
3: a) 5
2 b) 6

1
4: a) 225
2 b) 1

5: a) −5
1
2 b) −8

1
6: a) x = 9
2 b) x = 4

7: 1
a) x = 2
2 b) x = −6

8: a) x = 16
1
2 36 b) x = −14

9: 1
a) x = 0
2 b) x = −9

10: 12a) x = 174 b) x = − 78

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