Additional Mathematics

Chapter 1
Functions
(Book 2)

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1.1 Mappings
Determine whether each of these mappings is one-one, many-one or one-many.
1) 𝑥 ↦ x + 5

2) 𝑥 ↦ −2𝑥 + 4

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3) 𝑥 ↦ 2𝑥 2

4) 𝑥 ↦ −𝑥 2 + 2

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5) 𝑥 ↦ 𝑥 3

3
6) 𝑥 ↦
𝑥

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1.2 Definition of a function
Find the range for each of these functions.
1) 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 + 1 for 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 0.5

2) 𝑓(𝑥) = 5 − 𝑥 for −2 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2

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3) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 3 for −2 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2

4) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 2 for 𝑥 ≥ 0

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 5) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 4 for 𝑥 ∈ ℝ

1.3 Composite functions

Question 1
𝑓(𝑥) = 4𝑥 − 1
𝑥
𝑔(𝑥) = +5
3
Find 𝑓𝑔(9)

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Question 2
𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥
5 1
𝑔(𝑥) = ,𝑥 =
2𝑥 − 1 2
Find 𝑔𝑓(−3)

Question 3
1−𝑥
𝑔(𝑥) = , 𝑥 ≠ −1
1+𝑥
Find 𝑔2 (3)

Question 4
𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 2

𝑔(𝑥) = 3 − 2𝑥

Find the value of 𝑓𝑔(−2)

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Question 5
𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 + 1
𝑥
𝑔(𝑥) =
𝑥+2

Find 𝑔𝑓(𝑥)

Question 6
𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 + 2
𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 3
Find 𝑔𝑓(𝑥)

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Question 7
2
𝑔(𝑥) = ,𝑥 ≠ 1
𝑥−1
ℎ(𝑥) = 4𝑥 − 7
Find the value of x such that ℎ𝑔(𝑥) = 9.

Question 8
𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 4
3𝑥
ℎ(𝑥) = ,𝑥 ≠ 2
𝑥−2

Find ℎ𝑔(𝑥)

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Question 9
It is given that 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 3 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 2.

Find

(a) 𝑓𝑔(𝑥)
(b) 𝑔𝑓(𝑥)
(c) the value of x such that 𝑓𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑔𝑓(𝑥)

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1.4 Modulus functions
Question 1: (0606-W 2012-Paper 2/3-Q1)

Question 2
Solve

Question 3
Solve

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Question 4
Solve the simultaneous equations.
𝑦 = 1 − 𝑥 and 𝑦 = |4𝑥 2 − 4𝑥|

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1.5 Graphs of y = |f(x)| where f(x) is linear
1) Sketch the graph of 𝑦 = |4𝑥 − 1| , showing the coordinates of the points
where the graph meets the axes.

2) Sketch the graphs of 𝑦 = |10 − 2𝑥| , showing the coordinates of the points
where the graph meets the axes.

3) Sketch the graphs of 𝑦 = |3𝑥 − 2| , showing the coordinates of the points

where the graph meets the axes.

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1.6 Inverse functions
Find 𝑓 −1 (𝑥) for each of the following functions.
3𝑥−1
1) 𝑓(𝑥) =
7

2) 𝑓(𝑥) = 6 − 3𝑥

𝑥
3) 𝑓(𝑥) = − 2
4

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 3𝑥+1 5
4) 𝑓(𝑥) = ,𝑥 ≠
2𝑥−5 2

5) 𝑓(𝑥) = √3𝑥 + 1 , 𝑥 ≥ −1/3

6) 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 + 2 − 1 , 𝑥 ≥ −2

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 𝑥+4
7) 𝑓(𝑥) = ,𝑥 ≠4
𝑥− 4

2𝑥 − 1
8) 𝑓(𝑥) = , 𝑥 ≠ −1
𝑥+1

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1.7 The graph of a function and its inverse
Question 1: (0606-S 2013-Paper 2/2-Q3)

Question 2
The function f is defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 2 for all real values of x. Sketch the graph
of 𝑓(𝑥) and 𝑓 −1 (𝑥) on the same axes.

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Question 3
The function f is defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 1 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑥 ≥ 0. On the same axes, sketch
the graphs of 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) and 𝑦 = 𝑓 −1 (𝑥), showing the coordinates of the points
where the curves meet the coordinate axes.

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Past year questions
Question 1: 0606/12/M/J/21

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Question 2: 9709/12/M/J/16

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Question 3: (9709-W 2015-Paper 1/2-Q1)

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Question 4: (0606-S 2013-Paper 2/2-Q3)

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Question 5: (0606-W 2012-Paper 1/1-Q1)

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Question 6: 0606/21/M/J/18

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Question 7: 0606/22/M/J/18

Question 8: 0606/22/M/J/18

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