JC2 H2 Mathematics MBT Revision Package TMJC 2019

JC2 H2 Mathematics (9758)

Revision Package
Functions
Suggested Solutions

Qn 1 Solutions
f : x x  ln x, x  0
g:x ex , x0
1
(i) Note that f '( x)  1   0  since x  0 
x
 f is increasing
 f is 1-1
f -1 exist.

(ii) when f (x) = f -1 (x),

f (x) = x
 x  ln x  x
x 1
(iii) Since Rg = 1,     0,    Df
fg exist.
(iv) fg (x) = e x  ln  e x 
= ex  x
 fg : x e x  x, x  0
R fg  1,  

Qn 2 Solutions
(i) Since f is one-one, f 1 exists.
R f 1   ,3  Dg  , the function gf 1 exists.

(ii) Let y = 3  x. Then x = 3  y.

f 1 : x 3  x, x > 0.

gf 1(x) = g(3  x) = 2(3  x)2

Domain of gf 1 = domain of f 1 = (0, )
Range of gf 1 = [0, )

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Qn 3 Solutions
y

x
O

Since any horizontal line y = k, 0  k  5 cuts the graph of y  f ( x) at most

once, f is a one-one function. Hence f 1 exists.
5
Let y  5  ax 2 , 0  x 
a
y 2  5  ax 2
5  y2
x2 
a
5  y2 5
x , since 0  x 
a a
5  x2
 f 1 : x , 0 x 5
a
5
f 2 ( x) = x for all x  , 0  x 
(i) a
Given: f 2 ( x)  x
 f ( x)  f 1 ( x)
5 x2
 5  ax 2  
a a
5 1
5 , a 
a a
 a  1 (shown)

(ii)Since R g  (1, 2]  Df  [0, 5] ,  fg exists.

Method 1
y
fg( x)  5  (1  e x )2 , x  0
2
R fg  [1, 2)
y =1
Method 2 x
O
g f
[0, )  (1, 2]  [1, 2)
R fg  [1, 2)

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