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2.10 Functions
Question Paper

Course CIE IGCSE Maths

Section 2. Algebra & Graphs
Topic 2.10 Functions
Difficulty Hard

Time allowed: 80

Score: /59

Percentage: /100

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Question 1a
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g(x ) = 1 − 2x h(x ) = , x ≠0 j(x ) = 5x
x

Find hh(x ) , giving your answer in its simplest form.

[1 mark]

Question 1b
Find j(5) .
[1 mark]

Question 1c
j(x ) = hg( − 12)

Find the value of x .

x = ................................................
[2 marks]

Question 2a
f (x ) = 4 − 3x g(x ) = x 2 + x h(x ) = 3x
Find fh(2) .
[2 marks]

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Question 2b
Find f −1 (x ) .

f −1 (x ) = .................................................

[2 marks]

Question 2c
Simplify.
i)
f (1 − 2x )

[2]
ii)
gf(x ) − 9g(x )

[4]
[6 marks]

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Question 3a
f (x ) = 3x + 2 g(x ) = x 2 + 1 h(x ) = 4x

Find h(4) .
[1 mark]

Question 3b
Find fg(1) .
[2 marks]

Question 3c
Find gf(x ) in the form ax 2 + bx + c .
[3 marks]

Question 3d
Find x when f (x ) = g(7) .

x = ................................................
[2 marks]

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Question 3e
Find f −1 (x ) .

f −1 (x ) = ................................................
[2 marks]

Question 4a
f (x ) = 4x − 1 g(x ) = x 2 h(x ) = 3−x
Find in its simplest form
i)
f (x − 3) ,

[1]
ii)
g(5x ) .

[1]
[2 marks]

Question 4b
Find f −1 (x ) .

f −1 (x ) = .................................................

[2 marks]

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Question 4c
Find the value of hh(1) , correct to 4 significant figures.
[3 marks]

Question 5
10
g(x ) = , x ≠0 .
x

Solve.
g(2x + 1) = 4

x = ..................................................
[3 marks]

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Question 6a
f ( x ) = 2x − 3 g(x ) = 9 − x 2

Find x when 5f (x ) = 3 .

x = ...................................................
[2 marks]

Question 6b
Solve the equation gf(x ) = − 16.

x = .................... or x = ....................
[4 marks]

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Question 7
g(x ) = 8x − 5 h(x ) = x 2 + 6
i)
Show that hg(x ) = 19 simplifies to 16x 2 − 20x + 3 = 0 .

[3]
ii)
Use the quadratic formula to solve 16x 2 − 20x + 3 = 0 .
Show all your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

x = ......................... or x = ......................... [4]

[7 marks]

Question 8
f (x ) = 3x + 4 .

Find ( f (x ) ) 2 in the form ax 2 + bx + c .

[2 marks]

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Question 9
10
f (x ) = 8 − 3x g(x ) = , x ≠ −1 h(x ) = 2x
x +1
Find

i)
⎛8 ⎞⎟
hf ⎜⎜ ⎟,
⎝3 ⎠

[2]
ii)
gh( − 2) ,

[2]
iii)
g−1 (x ) ,

g−1 (x ) = ................................................ [3]

iv)
f −1 f (5) .

[1]
[8 marks]

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Question 10
f (x ) = 7x − 4
Find the value of x when f (x + 2) = − 11.

x = ................................................
[2 marks]

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