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2011/2012

1. The functions f and g are defined as :

f  x   x  1, x  1
g  x   x2 , x  0

Find the inverse function, f 1  x  and determine it range. Then, evaluate f g  2 . [6 m]

2. (a) Given f  x   e x and g  x   x 2 .

i. Find the domain and range of f and g. [2 m]

ii. Show that  g f  x   e2x . [2 m]

(b) Given

e2 x ,   x  0
h  x  
 x  1, x  0
i. Find h1  x  [5m]

ii. Sketch the graph for h  x  and h1  x  . [4 m]

3x
3. (a) A function f  x  is defined by f  x   for x  6. Show that f  x  is
x6
one- to-one function. Find the values of x such that f f  x   0 [7 m]

x   7 
(b) Given f  x   1  3x and g  x    1 . Find f  g 1     . [6 m]
2   2 

2012/2013

3x  4
4. The functions f and g are defined as f  x   , x  2 and g  x   3  x .
x2
(a) Find f 1  x  and g 1  x  . [5 m]

(b) Evaluate f g 1   3 . [3 m]

(c) If g f 1   k  
2
3
, find the value of k. [4 m]

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5. Given f  x   ln  2x  3 and g  x  
2
(a) Show that f  x  is a one to one function algebraically. [3 m]

(b) Find f g  x  and  g f  x  . Hence, state the conclusion about the results. [5 m]

(c) Sketch the graphs of f  x  and g  x  on the same axes. Hence, state the domain and

range of f  x  . [5 m]

2013/2014

6. Consider the function f  x   1  ln x, x  1. Determine f 1  x  and state its range.

Hence, evaluate f 1  3 . [6 m]

kx  8 5
7. Given g  x   , x  where k is a constant.
4x  5 4
(a) Find the value of k if  g g  x   x . [5 m]

(b) Find the value of k so that g  x  is not a one-to-one function. [5 m]

8. Given f  x   e3x  4, x  R.

(a) Find f 1  x  . [5 m]

(b) On the same axes, sketch the graphs f  x  and f 1  x  . State the domain of f  x  and

f 1  x  . [6 m]

2014/2015

Given f ( x)  2 x  1 and g ( x)  x  2 x  1 .
2
9. (a)
i. Find  f  g  x  . [2 m]

ii. Evaluate  3g  2 f 1 [4 m]

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(b) Given f ( x)  2 x  . State the domain and range of f ( x) . Hence, on the same axes,
2
sketch the graph of f ( x) and f 1 ( x) . [6 m]

1 4x 1
10. (a) Determine whether f ( x )  and g ( x )  are inverse of each other
x4 x
by computing their composite functions. [5 m]

(b) Given f ( x)  ln(1  3x) .

i. Determine the domain and range of f ( x) . Then sketch the graph of f ( x) . [6 m]

ii. Find f 1 ( x) , if it exists. Hence, state the domain and range of f 1 ( x) . [4 m]

2015/2016

11. Given a function f ( x)  3  2 x .

(a) Show that f is a one to one function. [2 m]

(b) Find the domain and range of f . [3 m]

(c) Determine the inverse function of f and state its domain and range. [4 m]

(d) Sketch the graphs of f and f 1 on the same axis. [3 m]

12.
ax  2 4
(a) The function f is given f  x   , x  . If  f f  x   x, find the value of a.
3x  4 3
[6 m]

Let f  x   ln 3x  2 and g  x   e x  2 be two functions. Evaluate  g f   3 .

1
(b)

[7 m]

2016/2017

x2  1
13. Given f  x   , x  0.
5

(a) Determine f 1  x  . Hence, if f  g  x   

5

1 2 3 x 1
e 
 1 , show that g  x   e3x1.

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[5 m]
(b) Evaluate g  f  2  correct to three decimal places. [3 m]

(c) Assume that the domain for g  x  is x  0, determine g 1  x  and state its domain

and range. [3 m]

14. Given f  x   e x and g  x   x  3 .

e x 3 , x  3
(a) Show that f  x     x 3 [2 m]
e ,x 3

Sketch the graph of y   f g  x  . Hence, state the interval in which  f g   x

1
(b)

exists. [3 m]

Determine  f g   x  , for
1
(c) x  3. [3 m]

1 2e x
(d) Find the function h  x  for x  , given that  h f  x   . Hence, show
3 1  3e x
that h  x  is one to one function. [5 m]

2017/2018

Consider functions of f  x    x  2   1, x  2 and g  x   ln  x  1 x  0.

2
15.

(a) Find f 1  x  and g 1  x  , and state the domain and range for each of the inverse

function. [9m]
(b) Obtain  g f  x  . hence, evaluate  g f  2 . [4 m]

1
16. Given the function g  x   .
2x 1
(a) Find the domain and range of g  x  . [3 m]

(b) Show that g  x  is one-to-one function. Hence, find g 1  x  . [5 m]

(c) On the same axis, sketch the graph of g  x  and g 1  x  . [3 m]

(d) Show that g g 1  x   x. [2 m]

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2017/2018

 5x  1   x 1  2 
17. (a) Given f  x     and g  x     . Find
 4x   x 2
 4 
i. the domain of g  x  .

ii. h  x  , if  f h  x   x. [8 m]

ex
(b) Given p  x   ln  3x  6 and q  x    2.
3
Show that p  x  and q  x  are inverses of each other. [6 m]

2019/2020

1
18. Given f  x   .
1
1
1
1
x
1
(a) Simplify f  x  and evaluate f   . [4 m]
2
(b) The domain of f  x  is a set of real number except three numbers. Determine the

numbers. [4 m]

19. Given a function f  x   ln  2x  1 .

(a) State the domain and range of f  x  . [2 m]

(b) Find the inverse function of f  x  and state its domain and range. Hence, find the value

of x for which f 1  x   0. [7 m]

(c) Sketch the graph of f  x  and f 1  x  on the same coordinate axes. [3 m]

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ANSWERS

1. f 1
 x   x 2  1, R f 1  1,   , 3

2 .(a) i. D f   and R f   0,  Dg   and Rg   0, 

 1
 ln x,1  x  
(b) i. h  x    2
1


 x  1, x  1
3. (a) x = 0
(b) 4
4  2 x 1
4. (a) f 1  x   , g  x  3  x
x3
(b) -2
(c) 33

5. (b) f g  x  = g f  x  = x , f is the inverse of g and vice versa.

3
D f ( x )  ( , )
(c) 2
R f  x   (, )

6. f 1  x  = e , f 1  3  7.389
x 1

7. (a) k = 5
32
(b) k  
5
1
8. (a) f  x  
1
ln x  4
3
(b) Df   ,   , D f 1   4,  

9. (a) i. 2  x2
ii. 0

 1 
(b) D f    ,   , R f   0,  
4 
10. (a) f and g are inverse of each other

 1
(b) i. D f   ,  , R f   ,  
 3

ex 1  1
ii. f 1 ( x)    , D f 1   ,   , R f 1   , 
3 3  3

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 3
D f   , 
11. (b)  2
R f   0,  

3  x2
f  x 
1

2
 3
(c) R f   , 
 2
D f   0,  
12. (a) a = 4

1
(b) 
3

13. (a) 5x 1

(b) e2

ln x  1 1
(c) g  x  
1
, Dg 1  x  , Rg 1  y  0
3 e

f g  x  exists for
1
14.(b) x  3 or x  3

(c) ln x  3

2x
(d) h  x  
1  3x

15.(a) f 1  x   x 1  2, g 1  x   e x  1

D f 1  1,   , R f 1   2,  
Dg 1   0,   , Rg 1   0,  

g f  x   ln  x  2   2 
2

(b)  
g f  2   ln 2

 5 5 
16.(a) Dg   ,    ,   , Rg   , 0    0,  
 2 2 

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1  5x
(b) g 1 ( x ) 
2x

17.(a) i. Dg   1, 2   2,  

1
ii. h  x   
5  4x

(b) p  x   q  x   x

x 1 1 3
18.(a) f  x   , f  
2x 1  2  4

1
(b) x  0, x  1, x  
2

 1 
19.(a) D f    ,   , R f   ,  
 2 

ex 1  1 
(b) f 1  x   , R f 1    ,   , D f 1   ,   , x  0
2  2 

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