Function

1. Use vertical line test to determine which of the following graph(s) is/are
function.
(a) Y (c) Y

X X
(b) Y (d) Y

X
X

2. Find the natural domain of the following functions.

(a) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 (f) 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 2 − 9𝑥 + 18
(b) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 − 6 (g) 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 15
3−𝑥
(c) 𝑓(𝑥) = (2−𝑥)(2𝑥+1) (h) 𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑥+4
𝑥 2 −16
2 𝑥−1
(d)𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥+5)(𝑥−1) (i) 𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑥 2 +2𝑥−3
(e) 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 2

3. Find the natural domain of the following functions.

(a) 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 (c) 𝑓(𝑥) = 3 + √𝑥
(b) 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 + 1 (d)𝑓(𝑥) = 1 − √𝑥 − 1
4. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 − 3 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 1. Find (𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥).

5. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 4 and 𝑔(𝑥) = √𝑥 − 2. Find (𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥).

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6. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 3 − 6 and 𝑔(𝑥) = √𝑥 + 3. Find (𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥).

7. Sketch the graph of the following functions.

(a) 𝑦 = |𝑥 − 1| (e) 𝑦 = 1 + √𝑥
(b) 𝑦 = −|𝑥| (f) 𝑥 + 𝑦 2 = 3
(c) 𝑦 = √𝑥 − 1 (g) 𝑦 2 = 𝑥 − 2
(d)𝑦 = −√𝑥 + 1