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Topic 2 Functions
Tutorial 2A – Solutions
1. Examine the following diagrams and determine if they are one-one functions.
y y
(a) (d)
0 x 0 x
y y
(b) (e)
0 x 0 x
y y
(c) (f)
0 x 0 x
f −1 (x) = 𝐱 gf(x) = 𝐱 𝟑
𝟑
g −1 (x) = √𝐱 f −1 g(x) = 𝐱 𝟑
f 2 (x) = (x) = 𝐱 3 𝟑
g −1 f(x) = √(x) = √𝐱
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fg(x) = (x)3 = 𝐱 𝟑 3
gg −1 (x) = ( √x) = 𝐱
3. Determine the composite function fg(x) and fg(1) of the following functions:
f(x) = 2x + 3 f(x) = x 2 + 2
(a) (b)
g(x) = x 2 + 5 g(x) = x + 4
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5. Given f(x) = x−2 and g(x) = √x + 2.
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6. Given that p(x) = √x + 8, determine if the following function input values, p(−24) and
p(248) are in the domain of the function. Write down the domain of the function.
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p(−24) = √−24 + 8 = 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝
Since 𝐩(−𝟐𝟒) is undefined, 𝒙 = −𝟐𝟒 is NOT in the domain of 𝐩(𝐱).
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p(248) = √248 + 8 = 𝟒
Since 𝐩(𝟐𝟒𝟖) is real, 𝒙 = 𝟐𝟒𝟖 is in the domain of 𝐩(𝐱).
Domain for 𝐩(𝐱): 𝐱 ≥ −𝟖
(a) f(x) = 3x 3 + 3
Method 1 Method 2
Let y = 3x 3 + 3 f(x) = 3x 3 + 3
3x 3 + 3 = y Let y = 𝑓 −1 (𝑥)
3x 3 = y − 3 f(y) = 3y 3 + 3
y−3 x = 3y 3 + 3
x3 =
3
−𝟏 (𝐱)
𝒙 − 𝟑 𝟏/𝟑
𝐲=𝐟 =[ ]
y − 3 1/3 3 y − 3 𝟑
x= ( ) =√
3 3
−𝟏
𝐱 − 𝟑 𝟏/𝟑 𝟑 𝐱 − 𝟑
𝐟 (𝐱) = ( ) =√
𝟑 𝟑
(b) g(x) = 8x 2 + 5
Method 1 Method 2
Let y = 8x 2 + 5 g(x) = 8x 2 + 5
8𝑥 2 = 𝑦 − 5 Let y = g −1 (x)
1 g(y) = 8x 2 + 5
𝑦−5 2 𝑦−5
x=( ) =√ x = 8𝑦 2 + 5
8 8
𝟏
𝟏 𝒙−𝟓 𝟐
𝒙−𝟓 𝒙−𝟓
𝟐 𝒚 = 𝒈−𝟏 (𝒙) = ( )
𝐠 −𝟏 (𝐱) = ( ) =√ 𝟖
𝟖 𝟖
Method 1 Method 2
Let y = 5x − 7 f(x) = 5x − 7
5x = y + 7 Let y = f −1 (x)
y+7 f(y) = 5y − 7
x=
5 x = 5y − 7
𝐱+𝟕 𝐱+𝟕
𝐟 −𝟏 (𝐱) = 𝐲 = 𝐟 −𝟏 (𝐱) =
𝟓 𝟓
Method 2
Method 1
f(x) = 3 + 4x 2
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Let y = 3 + 4x
Let y = f −1 (x)
y−3
x2 = f(y) = 3 + 4y 2
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1 x = 3 + 4y 2
y−3 y−32
x=( ) =√ 𝟏
4 4 𝐱−𝟑 𝟐
𝑦 = 𝐟 −𝟏 (𝐱) = ( )
𝟏
𝟒
𝐱−𝟑 𝟐 𝐱−𝟑
𝐟 −𝟏 (𝐱) = ( ) =√ 𝐱−𝟑
𝟒 𝟒 =√
𝟒
(c) Write down the domain of f(x) such that f −1 (x) exists.
(a)
Domain of 𝐟(𝐱): 𝐱 𝛜 𝐑, 𝐱 ≥ −𝟏
(c) Domain of 𝐟(𝐱): 𝐱 𝛜 𝐑, 𝐱 ≤ −𝟏