Edexcel 9MA0 Composite and inverse functions
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The modulus function
The point P (6, โ4) lies on the curve with equationy = f(x ), x Find the point to which P is mapped when the curve with equationy = f(x ) is transformed to the curve with equation
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y = 2 f(x ) โ 3
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find the possible values of f (a ) The function g is defined by g (x ) = 2x + 17 x
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Find the range of g f (x ) The function h is defined by h (x ) = kx x where k is a constant. Given that the equation f (x ) = h (x ) has no solutions,
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find the range of values of k .
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The functions f and g are defined by
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(c)(i)
Find gf(x ), giving your answer as a simplified fraction.
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(c)(ii)
Deduce the range of gf(x ).
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The function h is defined by
where k is a constant.
Find the range of values of k for which the equation
f(x ) = h(x )
has no real solutions.
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Quadratic equations
The function f is defined by
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The function g is defined by
Find gf(6)
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(d)
Find the exact value of the constant a for which
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The function f is defined by
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(b)
Show that
where A and B are constants to be found. The function g is defined by
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(d)
Find the range of f gโ1
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The functions f and g are defined by
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Functions, domain and range
The functions f and g are defined by
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Rational expressions
The function f is defined by
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Show that ff (x ) = where a and b are integers to be found.
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Quadratic equations
Figure 4 shows a sketch of the graph of y [เฃ ), where
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Find all values of x for which
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The function h is defined by
Explain why h has an inverse but g does not.
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Find g1 (x ), stating its domain.
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Stationary points
Figure 2 shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation
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Show that g' (x ) = f(x )eโ2 x , where f(x ) is a cubic function to be found.
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Hence find the range of g.
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(c)
State a reason why the function gโ1 (x ) does not exist.
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Quadratic equations
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(c)
Find the exact value of a for which g(a ) = gโ1 (a ).
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Laws of logarithms ยท
Solving exponential equations
The function f is defined by
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(b)
Find fโ1 and state its domain.
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(c)
The function g is defined by
Solve the equation
giving your answer in its simplest form.
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(d)
Find fg(x ), giving your answer in its simplest form.
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(e)
Find, in terms of the constant k , the solution of the equation
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Linear equations
The functions f and g are defined by
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(c)
Find g", the inverse function of g. (2)
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(a)
Write down the range of f.
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(c)
The function g is defined by
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(d)
Solve the equation gf(x ) = 16
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(a)
Find the value of ff ( 3).
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(b)
On separate diagrams, sketch the curve with equation
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(d)
Indicate clearly on each sketch the coordinates of the points at which the curve crosses or meets the axes.
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Solving exponential equations
The functions f and g are defined by
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Find fg(x ), giving your answer in its simplest form.
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Find the exact value of x for which f (2x 3) 6
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(d)
Find f 1 , the inverse function of f, stating its domain.
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(e)
On the same axes sketch the curves with equation y = f (x ) and y = f 1 (x ), giving the coordinates of all the points where the curves cross the axes.
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Exponentials and logarithms
The function f is defined by
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Find the domain of f 1 .
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The function g is defined by
Find fg (x ), giving your answer in its simplest form.
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Graphs and curve sketching
The function f is defined by
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Sketch the graph with equation y = f (x ), showing the coordinates of the points where the graph cuts or meets the axes.
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The function g is defined by
Find fg(2).
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Write down the coordinates of the point to which A is transformed on the curve with equation
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(b)
Sketch the curve with equation
On your sketch show the coordinates of all turning points and the coordinates of the point at which the curve cuts the y -axis.
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(c)
The curve with equation y f (x ) is a translation of the curve with equation y = x 2 .
Find f (x ).
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(d)
Explain why the function f does not have an inverse.
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Laws of logarithms ยท
Solving exponential equations
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Find the exact solutions to the equations
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(ii)
The functions f and g are defined by
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Find fโ1 and state its domain.
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(ii)(b)
Find fg and state its range.
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The curve meets the coordinate axes at the points A (0,1โk ) and B (โ1 2 k ln,0), where k is a constant and k 1, as shown in Figure 2. On separate diagrams, sketch the curve with equation
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y = f 1 (x ).
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(c)
Show on each sketch the coordinates, in terms of k , of each point at which the curve meets or cuts the axes.
Given that f (x ) = e2 x โ k ,
state the range of f,
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(e)
write down the domain of f 1 .
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Exponential functions
The functions f and g are defined by
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Write down the range of g.
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(b)
Show that the composite function fg is defined by
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(c)
Write down the range of fg.
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