MATH HL

TEST
FUNCTIONS
by Christos Nikolaidis
Marks:____/80
Name:____________________________________

Date:________________ Grade: ______

Questions

1. [Maximum mark: 7]
Some values of the self inverse function f are given below.

x 1 3 4
f (x) 3 1 2
(a) Find

(i) ( f o f )(1) .....................................

(ii) f ( 2) .....................................

(iii) ( f o f o f )(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [3 marks]

(b) Given that g is an even function, with g (4) = 3 and g (1) = −4 , find
(i) ( f o g )( −4) .

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(ii) find a solution of the equation ( g o f )( x ) + 4 = 0

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2. [Maximum mark: 5]

x2
Let P be a random point on the graph of f (x) = .
4

y
5
4 P
3
2
A
1
x
-5 5
-1
y = -1
-2

Show that the distance between P and A (0,1) is equal to the shortest distance between
the point P and the line y = −1

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3. [Maximum mark: 6]

Consider the functions f (x) = x2 – k and g(x) = k x – x2 .

Find the possible values of k in each of the following cases.
(a) Given that the graphs of the functions do not intersect. [4 marks]
(b) Given that the graph of g(x) is the reflection of the graph of f (x) in x-axis [2 marks]

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4. [Maximum mark: 10]
The function f is defined by
x4 +1
f ( x) = , for x ≤ 0
x4 −1
(a) Write down the equations of the vertical asymptotes of f . [2 marks]
(b) Find the equation of the horizontal asymptote and justify your answer. [2 marks]
(c) Show that the integer 1 does not lie in the range of f . [1 mark]
−1
(d) Find an expression for f ( x) . [3 marks]
2
(e) Given that g ( x ) = x , solve the equation ( g o f )( x ) = 1 [2 marks]

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5. [Maximum mark: 13]
3( x + 1)( x + 8)
Consider the function f (x) =
2( x + 2)( x + 6)
(a) Complete the following table
Horizontal Vertical
Function y-intercept max or min
Asymptote Asymptotes

min at
y = f (x )
(-3.74,4.45)

1
y=
f ( x)
[4 marks]

(b) Sketch the graph of f (x) by indicating any asymptotes and intersections with the
two axes.
y
6

1
x
-11 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
-1

-2

-3

-4
[4 marks]

(c) Write down the range of f. [2 marks]

(d) The point A(1,9/7) lies on the graph of f (x ) . Find the coordinates of the image
point A΄ under the transformation y = 7f (2x–5) [3 marks]

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6. [Maximum mark: 5]
The diagram shows the graphs of the functions y = f (x ) and y = g (x) .

y
4

3
g (x )
2

1
x
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
-1

-2

-3
f (x )
-4

g ( x)
Sketch the graph of y = .
f ( x)
Indicate clearly where the y-intercept, the x-intercepts and any asymptotes occur.

y
4

1
x
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
-1

-2

-3

-4

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7. [Maximum mark: 9]

Find in the form y = ax2 + bx + c the equations of the following quadratic functions
given that the corresponding graph

(a) passes through the vertex (2,7) and the y-intercept y = 3. [3 marks]

(b) passes through the x-intercepts x = 2 and x = 3 and the y-intercept y = 6 [3 marks]

(c) passes through the origin (0,0), and the points (1,3), (–2,6). [3 marks]

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8. [Maximum mark: 10]
Let f ( x) = − x 2 + 10 x − 5 , x ≤ a .
−1
(a) Find the maximum value of a , given that f exists [2 marks]
(b) Write down the range of f. [1 mark]
−1
(c) Find the inverse function f in the appropriate domain. [4 marks]
(d) Describe a sequence of transformations that maps the graph of y = x 2 , x ≥ 0
to the graph of f (x ) [3 marks]

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9. [Maximum mark: 9]
The graph of the function f ( x) is shown below
y
3

x
-4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4

-1

-2

−1
(a) On the same diagram above, sketch the graph of f . [2 marks]
(b) On the diagram below, sketch the graph of f ( x − 1) .
y

x
-4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4

-1

-2

[3 mark]

Some values of the function g are given in the following table.

x 1 2 3 4
g (x) 2 4 3 1

(c) Find the value of ( g o f )(3) [2 marks]

(d) Find a solution of the equation f (− g ( x )) = −2 [2 marks]

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10. [Maximum mark: 6]
Part of the graph of the function f (x) is shown below.
y
5

1
x
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8
-1

-2

-3

-4

-5

Sketch the graph of the reciprocal of f (x) . Indicate any possible asymptotes and
intersections with the axes.

y
5

1
x
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8
-1

-2

-3

-4

-5

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