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10 f (x) = 4x - 1 g (x) = x 2 h (x) = 3 -x

(a) Find in its simplest form

(i) f (x - 3) ,

................................................. [1]

(ii) g (5x) .

................................................. [1]

(b) Find f -1 (x) .

f -1 (x) = ................................................. [2]

(c) Find the value of hh (l) , correct to 4 significant figures.

................................................. [3]

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(d) (i) Show that g (3x - 2) - h (- 3) can be written as 9x 2 - 12x - 23.

[2]

(ii) Use the quadratic formula to solve 9x 2 - 12x - 23 = 0 .

Give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

x = ............................ or x = ............................ [4]

(e) Find x when f (61) = h (x) .

x = ................................................. [2]

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6 f (x) = 3x + 2 g (x) = x 2 + 1 h (x) = 4 x

(a) Find h(4).

................................................. [1]

(b) Find fg(1).

................................................. [2]

(c) Find gf(x) in the form ax 2 + bx + c .

................................................. [3]

(d) Find x when f (x) = g (7) .

x = ................................................ [2]

(e) Find f -1 (x) .

f -1 (x) = ................................................ [2]

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g (x)
(f) Find + x.
f (x)
Give your answer as a single fraction, in terms of x, in its simplest form.

................................................. [3]

(g) Find x when h -1 (x) = 2 .

x = ................................................ [1]

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2x
11 f (x) = 7x - 4 g (x) = ,x!3 h (x) = x 2
x-3
(a) Find g(6).

................................................. [1]

(b) Find fg(4).

................................................. [2]

(c) Find fh(x).

................................................. [1]
f (x)
(d) Find + g (x) .
2
Give your answer as a single fraction, in terms of x, in its simplest form.

................................................. [3]

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(e) Find the value of x when f (x + 2) =- 11.

x = ................................................ [2]

(f) Find the values of p that satisfy h(p) = p.

................................................. [2]

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1
10 f (x) = x 2 + 1 g (x) = 1 - 2x h (x) = , x ! 0 j (x) = 5 x
x
(a) Find the value of

(i) f(3),

................................................. [1]

(ii) gf(3).

................................................. [1]

(b) Find g -1 (x) .

g -1 (x) = ................................................ [2]

(c) Find x when h (x) = 2 .

x = ................................................ [1]

(d) Find g(x)g(x) - gg(x), giving your answer in the form ax 2 + bx + c .

................................................. [4]

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(e) Find hh(x), giving your answer in its simplest form.

................................................. [1]

(f) Find j(5).

................................................. [1]

(g) Find x when j -1 (x) = 2 .

x = ................................................ [1]

(h) j (x) = hg (- 12)

Find the value of x.

x = ................................................ [2]

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10 f (x) = 4 - 3x g (x) = x 2 + x h (x) = 3 x

(a) Find fh(2).

................................................. [2]

(b) Find f -1 (x) .

f -1 (x) = ................................................ [2]

(c) Simplify.

(i) f (1 - 2x)

................................................. [2]

(ii) gf (x) - 9g (x)

................................................. [4]

1
(d) = 9 kx
h (x)
Find the value of k.

k = ................................................ [2]
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8 f (x) = , x !-2 g (x) = 8x - 5 h (x) = x 2 + 6
x+2

(a) Work out g e o .

1
4

................................................... [1]

(b) Work out ff(2).

................................................... [2]

(c) Find gg(x), giving your answer in its simplest form.

................................................... [2]

(d) Find g -1 (x) .

g -1 (x) = .................................................. [2]

(e) Write g (x) - f (x) as a single fraction in its simplest form.

................................................... [3]

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(f) (i) Show that hg(x) = 19 simplifies to 16x 2 - 20x + 3 = 0 .

[3]

(ii) Use the quadratic formula to solve 16x 2 - 20x + 3 = 0 .

Show all your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

x = ......................... or x = ......................... [4]

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9 f (x) = 7x - 2 g (x) = x 2 + 1 h (x) = 3 x

(a) Find gh(2).

.................................................... [2]

(b) Find f – 1(x).

f – 1(x) = .................................................... [2]

(c) gg (x) = ax 4 + bx 2 + c

Find the values of a, b and c.

a = ....................................................

b = ....................................................

c = .................................................... [3]

(d) Find x when hf(x) = 81.

x = .................................................... [3]

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7 f (x) = 7 - 2x g (x) = , x!0 h (x) = 27 x
x
(a) Find

(i) f (- 3) ,

.................................................... [1]

(ii) hg (30) ,

.................................................... [2]

(iii) f -1 (x) .

f -1 (x) = ................................................... [2]

(b) Solve.
g (2x + 1) = 4

x = ................................................... [3]

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(c) Simplify, giving your answer as a single fraction.

1
+ g (x)
f (x)

.................................................... [3]

(d) Find h-1(19 683).

.................................................... [1]

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9 f (x) = 2x - 3 g (x) = 9 - x 2 h (x) = 3 x

(a) Find

(i) f (4) ,

.................................................... [1]

(ii) hg (3) ,

.................................................... [2]

(iii) g (2x) in its simplest form,

.................................................... [1]

(iv) fg (x) in its simplest form.

.................................................... [2]

(b) Find f -1 (x) .

f -1 (x) = ................................................... [2]

(c) Find x when 5f (x) = 3.

x = ................................................... [2]

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(d) Solve the equation gf (x) =-16 .

x = .................... or x = .................... [4]

(e) Find x when h -1 (x) =- 2 .

x = ................................................... [1]

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10
8 f (x) = 8 - 3x g (x) = , x !-1 h (x) = 2 x
x+1
(a) Find

hf c m ,
8
(i)
3

................................................. [2]

(ii) gh(-2),

................................................. [2]

(iii) g -1 (x) ,

g -1 (x) = ................................................ [3]

(iv) f -1 f (5) .

................................................. [1]

(b) Write f(x) + g(x) as a single fraction in its simplest form.

................................................. [3]

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10 (a) f (x) = 2x - 3 g (x) = x 2 + 1

(i) Find gg(2).

................................................ [2]

(ii) Find g (x + 2) , giving your answer in its simplest form.

................................................ [2]

(iii) Find x when f (x) = 7 .

x = ............................................... [2]

(iv) Find f -1 (x) .

f -1 (x) = ............................................... [2]

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(b) h (x) = x x , x 2 0

(i) Calculate h(0.3).

Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.

................................................ [2]

(ii) Find x when h(x) = 256.

x = ............................................... [1]

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