1. Find the domain and the range of the following functions.

2. A funicular railway has several stations along its steep track. Station A with coordinates (30, 60)
is 60 metres above Station Zero at ground level. Station B has coordinates (230, h). All coordi-
nates are given in metres. The gradient of the railway segment [AB] is 0.60. Find the height of
station B above the ground.

3. The diagram shows a particular function f .

(a) State the y-intercept of f .

(b) Hence, or otherwise, find the equation of the function.
(c) Find the value of x such that f (x) = 25.

4. A linear function f is such that f (1) = 5 and f (5) = 1.

(a) Find the formula for the function f .

(b) Find f (−3).

5. A function is defined for all real numbers by q(x) = 3x2 − 2.

(a) Evaluate q 12 , giving your answer as an exact fraction.

(b) Find the range of the function.

(c) Solve the equation q(x) = 46.

6. Find the range of the following functions (first make a sketch using your GDC ):

(a) f (x) = 2x + 8, −3 6 x 6 5.
√
(b) f (x) = 4 + x, x > −4.
(c) f (x) = 2 + ln(x − 7), x > 8.
√
(d) f (x) = 3 5 − 2x, x < 2.5.

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7. Let f (x) = 3 − x−2 , −2 ≤ x ≤ 6, x 6= 2.

(a) Sketch the graph of f in the domain −2 ≤ x ≤ 6.

(b) Find the range of f (x).
(c) Find f −1 (1).

8. Skecth the graph of the inverse of f in each case:

9. The cost of renting a car is given by the formula C(k) = 150 + 5k, where C is the cost in dollars
and k is the distance travelled in kilometres from the pick-up point.

(a) Find the cost of renting the car for 30 km.

(b) Find C(72).

A group of friends rent a car and pay $1275. They go to Reyes, a village which is k kilometres
from where they pick up the car.

(c) Determine the distance between Reyes and the pick-up point.

10. (Past Paper Question)The graph of a quadratic function is shown.

(a) Find the equation of the quadratic function in the form ax2 + bx + 30.
(b) Write down the equation of the axis of symmetry.

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11. Find the solutions to the following equations: (a) 0.25 x2 = ex (b) x2
− 1 = ln(x)

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12. (Past Paper Question) Consider the functions f (x) = x + 1 and g(x) = 3x − 2.
(a) Solve f (x) = g(x).
(b) Write down the interval for the values of x for which f (x) > g(x).
x2
13. Find the equation of all vertical and horizontal asymptotes of f (x) = x2 +x−6
.

14. Consider the function f (x) = 8e−0.5x + 3. Sketch the graph of f labelling the intersections with
the axes and the asymptote.
15. In a controlled experiment, the temperature T ◦ C of a liquid, t hours after the start of the experi-
ment, is T = 25 + e0.4 t, for 0 ≤ t ≤ 12.
(a) Sketch the graph of the temperature T = T (t) for 0 ≤ t ≤ 12.
(b) State the temperature halfway through the experiment, to the nearest 0.1◦ C.
(c) Find the time at which the temperature of the liquid reaches 100◦ C. Give your answer in
hours and minutes, to the nearest minute.
16. In a research laboratory, biologists studied the growth of a culture of bacteria. From the data
collected hourly, they concluded that the culture increases in number according to the formula
N (t) = 35 × 1.85t where N is the number of bacteria present and t is the number of hours since
the experiment began.
Use the model to calculate:
(a) the number of bacteria present at the start of the experiment.
(b) the number of bacteria present after four hours, giving your answer correct to the nearest
whole number of bacteria.
(c) the time it would take for the number of bacteria to exceed 1000.
Due to lack of nutrients, the culture cannot exceed 1000 bacteria.
(d) State the domain of validity of the model.
17. The graph on the right shows the curve y = k × 3x + c, where k and c are constants.
Find the value of k and c.

18. The distance, d metres, that a ball rolls down a slope varies directly with the square of the time,
t seconds, it has been rolling for. In 2 seconds the ball rolls 9 metres.
(a) Write an equation connecting d and r.
(b) Find how far the ball rolls in 5 seconds.
(c) Find the time it takes for the ball to roll 26.01 metres.
19. The volume V of a gas varies inversely with the pressure p of the gas. The pressure is 20P a
when its volume is 180m3 . Find the volume when the pressure is 90P a.

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2. [Maximum mark: 7]

6x2 - 4
Let f ( x) = , for  0  ≤ x ≤ 7 .
ex

(a) Find the  x-intercept of the graph of f . [2]

(b) The graph of f has a maximum at the point A. Write down the coordinates of A. [2]

(c) On the following grid, sketch the graph of f . [3]

y
5

0 x
–1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
–1

–2

–3

–4

–5

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