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SF3 Basic Functions (b) c = f(0)
= 4 + 3(0)2
Exercise 3A = 4
1. ∵ f(0) = 3 d = f(3)
∴ 2
0 + u(0) + v = 3 = 23
v=3
∵ f(4) = 3 4. (a) ∵ f(3) = 36
∴ 2
4 + u(4) + 3 = 3 ∴ p(3) + q(3)2 = 36
4u = 16 3p + 9q = 36
u = 4 p 3q = 12 …....…….(1)
∵ f(2) = 4
2. ∵ f(1) = 5 ∴ p(2) + q(2)2 = 4
∴ (1 + 1)(1 a) + b = 5 2p + 4q = 4
2(1 a) + b = 5 p + 2q = 2 ….........…….(2)
2 2a + b = 5 (2) (1): 5q = 10
2a + b = 7 …………….(1) q=2
∵ f(3) = 5 Substitute q = 2 into (2).
∴ (3 + 1)(3 a) + b = 5 p + 2(2) = 2
4(3 a) + b = 5 p = 6
12 4a + b = 5 f(x) = 6x + 2x2
4a + b = 17 …………..(2) f(4) = 6(4) + 2(4)2
(1) (2): 2a = 10 =8
a=5
Substitute a = 5 into (1). (b) r = f(0)
2(5) + b = 7 = 6(0) + 2(0)2
b=3 =0
s = f(4)
3. (a) ∵ f(2) = 8 =8
∴ 2
a + b(2) = 8
a + 4b = 8 …………..…….(1)
∵ f(1) = 1
∴ a + b(1)2 = 1
a + b = 1 ……………...(2)
(1) (2): 3b = 9
b=3
Substitute b = 3 into (2).
a + 3 = 1
a = 4
f(x) = 4 + 3x2
f(3) = 4 + 3(3)2 = 23
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5. (a) ∵ h(3) = 18 Exercise 3B
∴ c + 3d = 18 …....…….….(1) 1. D
∵ h(5) = 14 f(3) + f(3)
∴ c 5d = 14 ….....……..(2) = [32 + 4(3) + c] + [(3)2 + 4(3) + c]
(1) (2): 8d = 32 = 21 + c 3 + c
d=4 = 18 + 2c
Substitute d = 4 into (1).
c + 3(4) = 18 2. D
c=6 g(4) g(4)
= [2(4)2 m(4) 7] [2(4)2 m(4) 7]
(b) h(x) = 2x2 = (25 4m) (25 + 4m)
6 + 4x = 2x 2
= 8m
2x2 4x 6 = 0
x2 2x 3 = 0 3. D
(x 3)(x + 1) = 0 ∵ f(0) = 3
x = 3 or 1 ∴ (0 + 4)(0 + s) + t = 3
4s + t = 3 ………………..(1)
6. (a) ∵ g(2) = 1 ∵ f(2) = 3
∴ 22 + 2m + n= 1 ∴ (2 + 4)(2 + s) + t = 3
2m + n = 5 .…...….….(1) 2(2 + s) + t = 3
∵ g(1) = 17 4 + 2s + t = 3
∴ 2
(1) + m(1) + n = 17 2s + t = 7 ……………..(2)
m + n = 16 …....(2) (1) (2) 2: t = 11
(1) (2): 3m = 21 t = 11
m = 7
Substitute m = 7 into (2). 4. B
(7) + n = 16 ∵ g(1) = 5
n=9 ∴ h (1 3)(1 + k) = 5
h + 4(1 + k) = 5
(b) g(x) = 3x 2
h 4 + 4k = 5
x2 7x + 9 = 3x2 h + 4k = 9 …………..(1)
2x + 7x 9 = 0
2
∵ g(2) = 5
(x 1)(2x + 9) = 0 ∴ h (2 3)(2 + k) = 5
h + (2 + k) = 5
x = 1 or h + k = 3 …..….……..(2)
(1) (2) 4: 3h= 3
h=1
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5. B 10. C
∵ f(0) = 3 2f() f(2)
∴ (0 + m)2 + n = 3 = 2(2 3 3) [2(2)3 3(2)]
m2 + n = 3 ………..………....(1) = 2(2 3 3) (16 3 6)
∵ f(4) = 3 = 4 3 6 16 3 + 6
∴ (4 + m)2 + n = 3 = 12 3
16 8m + m2 + n = 3
8m + m2 + n = 13 …………..(2) 11. B
(1) (2): 8m = 16 f(v + 1) f(v 1)
m=2 = [4(v + 1)2 2(v + 1) + 9]
Substitute m = 2 into (1). [4(v 1)2 2(v 1) + 9]
22 + n = 3 = [4(v2 + 2v + 1) 2(v + 1) + 9]
n = 1 [4(v2 2v + 1) 2(v 1) + 9]
= (4v2 + 8v + 4 2v 2 + 9)
6. B (4v2 8v + 4 2v + 2 + 9)
f(r + 1) = 2(r + 1)2 7(r + 1) + 9 = (4v2 + 6v + 11) (4v2 10v + 15)
= 2(r2 + 2r + 1) 7(r + 1) + 9 = 4v2 + 6v + 11 4v2 + 10v 15
= 2r2 + 4r + 2 7r 7 + 9 = 16v 4
= 2r2 3r + 4
12. D
7. C g(1 2s) + g(1 + 2s)
g(2 3w) = 10 4(2 3w) 2
= [2(1 2s)2 + (1 2s) 7] +
= 10 4(4 12w + 9w2) [2(1 + 2s)2 + (1 + 2s) 7]
= 10 16 + 48w 36w2 = [2(1 4s + 4s2) + (1 2s) 7] +
= 6 + 48w 36w2 [2(1 + 4s + 4s2) + (1 + 2s) 7]
= (2 + 8s 8s2 + 1 2s 7) +
8. D (2 8s 8s2 + 1 + 2s 7)
f(2u 4) = 3(2u 4)2 (2u 4) 8 = (8 + 6s 8s2) + (8 6s 8s2)
= 3(4u2 16u + 16) (2u 4) 8 = 8 + 6s 8s2 8 6s 8s2
= 12u2 48u + 48 2u + 4 8 = 16 16s2
= 12u2 50u + 44
9. A
f(d) f(d)
= [d3 + 4d(d)2 2d] [(d)3 + 4d(d)2 2d]
= (d3 + 4d3 2d) (d3 + 4d3 2d)
= (5d3 2d) (3d3 + 2d)
= 5d3 2d 3d3 + 2d
= 2d3
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13. B 15. B
f(c 3) f(3 + c) A. g(b) = 2(b)2 4(b) + 1
= [12 3(c 3)2 4(c 3)] = 2b2 + 4b + 1
[12 3(3 + c)2 4(3 + c)] ∵ g(b) g(b)
= [12 3(c2 6c + 9) 4(c 3)] ∴ A may not be true.
[12 3(9 + 6c + c ) 4(3 + c)]
2
B. g(2 b) = 2(2 b)2 4(2 b) + 1
= (12 3c2 + 18c 27 4c + 12) = 2(4 4b + b2) 4(2 b) + 1
(12 27 18c 3c2 12 4c) = 8 8b + 2b2 8 + 4b + 1
= (3c2 + 14c 3) (3c2 22c 27) = 2b2 4b + 1
= 3c2 + 14c 3 + 3c2 + 22c + 27 = g(b)
= 36c + 24 ∴ B must be true.
C. g(b + 2) = 2(b + 2)2 4(b + 2) + 1
14. A = 2(b2 + 4b + 4) 4(b + 2) + 1
= 2b2 + 8b + 8 4b 8 + 1
I. f(k) = = 2b2 + 4b + 1
g(b) + g(2)
= = 2b2 4b + 1 + 2(2)2 4(2) + 1
= f(k) = 2b2 4b + 2
∴ I must be true. ∵ g(b + 2) g(b) + g(2)
∴ C may not be true.
D. g(b 2) = 2(b 2)2 4(b 2) + 1
II. =
= 2(b2 4b + 4) 4(b 2) + 1
= = 2b2 8b + 8 4b + 8 + 1
= f(k) = 2b2 12b + 17
∴ II must be true. g(b) g(2)
= 2b2 4b + 1 [2(2)2 4(2) + 1]
III. f(k + 1) = = 2b2 4b + 1 1
= 2b2 4b
f(k) + f(1) = ∵ g(b 2) g(b) g(2)
∴ D may not be true.
=
∴ The answer is B.
∵ f(k + 1) f(k) + f(1)
∴ III is not true.
∴ Only I and II must be true.
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