Assignment No.

1
MTH 101 (Spring 2012)

Maximum Marks: 20
Question # 01:
Solve the following inequalities.
3 2
( ) 4, ( ) 1
2 1 3
a b
x x
<
+

Solution:
a) The given inequality is

3
4 (1)
2 1 x

This can be re-arranged as

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



By using the basic rule of re-arranging a less than type of inequality involving absolute
function, we get

3 3
2 1
4 4
Adding 1 throughout the inequality, it becomes
3 3
1 2 1
4 4
1 7
2
4 4
dividing throughout the inequality by 2,
1 7
8 8
x
x
x
x

+


So, we can say that the values of x that satisfy (1) lie in the above mentioned range.
Further, notice that for
1
2
x , inequality (1) becomes undefined, therefore, we are
bound to exclude this point from the given range for the values of x. Thus, the solution
for (1) becomes
1 1
8 2
x < and
1 7
2 8
x <
In the interval form, it becomes
1 1 1 7
, ,
8 2 2 8
_ 1

1
, ]
.
b) The given inequality is

2
1 (2)
3 x
<
+
This can be re-arranged as

2 3 x < +
By using the basic rule of re-arranging a great than type of inequality, we get

3 2 or 3 2
Subtracting 3 from both of above inequalities, they become
5 or 1
x x
x x
+ < + >
< >
Joining the above ranges for possible values of x, the solution for the inequality (2),
can be written as

( , 5) ( 1, )
Question # 02:
Given that
2
1
( ) , ( )
1
x
f x g x
x x

. Find
( ) and ( ) f g x g f x o o
.
Also, find the domains of composite functions.
Solution:
Given functions are

2
1
( ) , ( )
1
x
f x g x
x x

( ) [ ( )] f g x f g x o
i.e., we are to replace each x in the function
( ) f x
by
( ) g x
. It
becomes,

2
2
( ) [ ( )]
1
1
1
After some simple steps, it becomes
( )
1
f g x f g x
x
x
x
f g x
x

o
o
On, the similar pattern
2
2
( ) [ ( )]
1
1
1
g f x g f x
x
x
x
x

o
For finding the domains of composite functions, we can see that domain of
( ) f x

consist of all real numbers other than
{ 1,1}
and domain of
( ) g x
is
{0}
.
For
( ) f g x o
, it is clear from the construction of function that it is defined for all real
numbers other than
{ 1,1}
. Following the restriction on the domain of
( ) g x
along with
the domain of composite function, we get

Domain of ( ) { 1, 0,1} f g x o R
.
Similarly, for
( ) g f x o
, function is defined for all real numbers other than 0.
Considering the addition restriction on domain of
( ) f x
, domain of composite function
becomes

Domain of ( ) { 1, 0,1} g f x o R