NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE

SEMESTER 1, 2021/2022

MA1521 Calculus for Computing Tutorial 1

Solutions to selected problems for Tutorial 0

Tutorial 0, Problem 1
Find the domain and range of the following functions:
√
(a) f (x) = 1 − x,
1
(b) f (x) = √ .
1+ x

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Tutorial 0, Problem 2
Specify the intervals over which the function is increasing and the inter-
vals where it is decreasing. (Graph the function before you determine the
intervals.)
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(a) f (x) = − ,
x2
√
(b) f (x) = −4 x.
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Tutorial 0, Problem 3
For each of the following functions, say whether the function is even, odd
or neither. Give reasons for your answer.
(a) f (x) = x−5 ,

(b) f (x) = 2|x| + 1.

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Tutorial 0, Problem 4
(a) If g(x) = x + 2 and f (x) = 3x, determine (f ◦ g)(x).
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(b) If (f ◦ g)(x) = x and g(x) = , determine f (x).
x
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Tutorial 0, Problem 5
For each of the following function f (x), find f −1 (x) and identify the domain
and range of f −1 (x).
(a) f (x) = x3 + 1,
x 7
(b) f (x) = − .
2 2
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Tutorial 0, Problem 6
Let f (x) = mx + b, m 6= 0.
(a) Show that f is a one to one function.
Hint: To show that f (x) is one to one, first suppose that f (x1 ) = f (x2 ).
Use this relation to conclude that x1 = x2 .
(b) Find a formula for the inverse of f . How are the slopes of the graphs of
f and f −1 related?
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Tutorial 0, Problem 7
(a) Let F (x) be a function with domain R. Show that there exists an even
function E(x) and an odd function O(x) such that F (x) = E(x) + O(x).

(b) Show that if F (x) = E1 (x) + O1 (x) where E1 (x) is even and O1 (x) is
odd, then E1 (x) = E(x) and O1 (x) = O(x).