Maths Gr. 11 Worksheet 2
Maths Gr. 11 Worksheet 2
1983 33. Which of the following is NOT true about the graph of 𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑥 3 − 𝑥 2 − 12𝑥
𝑥 2− 𝑥−2
?
A) The y-intercept is 0 . D) The x-intercepts 𝑎𝑟𝑒 − 3, 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 4
C) 𝑦 = 𝑥 is an asymptote of f .
B) It does not have a horizontal asymptote E) None of the above
+ 𝑥+ 𝑦
𝑥 𝑦 2 𝑥2− 𝑦2
𝑥
𝑥 − 𝑦 − −4𝑥𝑦
1988/8. A simplification of is A) 2 B)
𝑦
𝑥2 − 𝑦2
𝑦 𝑥
𝑎
1989/9. For 𝑎 ≠ 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎 ≠ 1, − 𝑎2
1− 1 is equal to which of the following ?
𝑎
1− 𝑎 𝑎 −1 −
𝑎
A) 0 B) 1 C) – 1 D) A E ) None of the above
1989/20 . The solution set of the equation 2𝑥 4 2𝑥
𝑥+ +𝑥 − =𝑥−
is:
2 2 2
A) (−1) B) ∅ {1, −1} D) {2}
1
is :A. {1} B) {1,6} C) {6}
D) None of the above
1 D) ∅
=𝑥−
6
1−
1991/7. The solution set of the equation
𝑥 6
1991/21. Which of the following expressions defines a rational function?
A) √
𝑥 + 1 1
+ −2 +5 D) 3 2 +1
𝑋
2𝑥 3𝑥
B) C)
−3
𝑥 − 1 log 2 𝑥 𝑥 +1
1991/22. Which of the following is NOT true about𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 +
1− 𝑥
𝑥2+ 1
A) The x- intercept is – 1 𝐶)𝑓(𝑥 < 𝑥) for x< 1
B) The graph of 𝑓(𝑥) intersects with its oblique asymptote at (1,1). D)The graph of 𝑓(𝑥) lies below the line 𝑦 = 𝑥 for x
> 1.
1992/5. Which of the following is NOT true about f ?
is 2 B) 1 is in the range of f C) The y – intercept is 2 D) The line 𝑦 = 1 is a horizontal asymptote
1992/6. If (𝑥) = 𝑓 ( ), then which of the following is NOT true ?
1
A) The x - intercept
𝑥
of h is ℝ ∖ {0,1} C) The line 𝑥 = 01 is a vertical asymptote to the graph of h
B) (𝑥) = D) ( ) = 𝑓(𝑥) ,for 𝑥 ≠ 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 ≠ 1
1 −2𝑥
. for 𝑥 ≠ 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥
A) Domain
≠1
1− 𝑥 𝑥
𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 − 20 𝑥 10
= − ?
𝑥 2 + 15𝑥 + 26 𝑥 + 3 𝑥 + 13
1992/20. Which of the following is the solution set of the equation
A) (−∞, ∞) B) (−∞, ∞) ∖ {−2, −3, −13} C) ) (−∞, ∞) ∖ {−2 − 13} D) None of the above.
=0?
𝑥 +
1
+𝑥 −
3
1993/24. What are the values of x which satisfy the equation
𝑥 + 2
2
A) – 1 ± √6 B) – 1 ±√5 C) 3 𝑜𝑟 − 1 D) 1 𝑜𝑟 − 3
𝑥2+ 1
>0?
{ } C) ℝ ∖ {−1,1}
𝑥 − 1
A) 𝑥: 𝑥 < −1 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 > 1 B) 𝑥: − 1 < 𝑥 < 1 D) ℝ
1994/2. Which of the following is the solution set of the inequality 2
𝑥 −1
1994/12. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 1 + . Then which of the following is NOT true ?
𝑥
−1 + √2is an x-intercept of the graph of the function . C) The graph of the function 𝑓 does not have a y-intercept .
−1 − √2is an x-intercept of the graph of the function . D) The line 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 1 is an oblique asymptote to the graph of
A)
B)
3 1−
𝑦 2 5
, then is equal to : D)
1 3𝑦
−
𝑥 𝑦 𝑥
𝑥3 − 8
, the which of the following is true about the function ?
A) 𝑥 = √2is a vertical asymptote . C) 𝑥 = −2is a vertical asymptote .
B) 𝑦 = 𝑥is an oblique2asymptote D) 𝑦 = −𝑥 is an oblique asymptote
> 1is :A) (3,4) B) (12, ∞) C)(3,4] ∪ (12, ∞) D) (3,4) ∪ (12, ∞)
𝑥 − 6𝑥
𝑥 − 12
1995/46. The solution set of
Which of the following is true about 𝑓(𝑥) =
1
𝑥
−
𝑥 + 1
1998/6. ?
𝑥 −1
A) The domain of 𝑓 is ℝ ∖ {1} C) As x increases the value of 𝑓gets decreasing
B) The range of 𝑓 is ℝ D) 𝑦 = 1 is a horizontal asymptote to the graph of 𝑓
𝑥 1
÷ (2 − 1 ) is equal to
𝑥3 −1
𝑥 − 41𝑥+− 2
1998/12. The expression
1 1 1
, 𝑥 ≠ 1,2 ,𝑥 ≠ , 𝑥 ≠ 0,1,2 , 𝑥 ≠ 0,1,2
1,2
𝑥2+ 𝑥+ 1 𝑥2+ 𝑥+ 1 𝑥2+ 𝑥+ 1 𝑥 2 + 𝑥− 1
A) B) D)
C)
𝑥 + 1
on
A) [−3,1] B) [−3, −1) ∪ (−1,1] C) (−∞, −3] ∪ [1, ∞)
𝑥 − 4 𝐴 𝐵𝑥 + 𝐶
D) (−1,1]
= + 2 are: A) −2,2 B) 2, −2 C) 2,1 D) 2, −1
𝑥 + 2𝑥 𝑥 𝑥 + 2
1999/6. The respective values of A and B so that 3
1999/7.Which of the following functions could most likely be sketched as in the figure shown below?
−1 1 − 𝑥 2 − 𝑥− 𝑥 − 𝑥 +
2𝑥 (𝑥 + 7)(𝑥 − 3)(𝑥 + 2)
6 3 2
𝑥2− 𝑥− 6 (𝑥 − 3)(𝑥 + 2)
B) C) 1 D)
𝑥2− 𝑥− 6
1
A)
1
− ≥2
𝑥 + 2 𝑥
1999/10.Which of the following is the solution set of the inequality
A) (0, ∞) B) (−2,0) C) (−∞, −2) ∪ (0, ∞) D) (−∞, −2)
2𝑥
<5?
𝑥 +5 1
2000/9. What is the solution set of the inequality
B)(−∞, − ) ∪ (−1, ∞) C) (−∞, −2) ∪ ( , ∞)
5 5
A) (− , ∞) D) ∅
3 3 2
𝑥 + 1 𝑎 𝑏
= +
𝑥 2 − 9 𝑥 − 23 𝑥 + 31
2000/11. What are the values of a and b which make the mathematical statement true?
1 3 −2
A) 𝑎 = 1, 𝑏 = 0 B) 𝑎 = ,𝑏= C) 𝑎 = ,𝑏=1 D) 𝑎 = ,𝑏=
3 5 5 3 3
(𝑥 + 1)𝑥−2
2000/13. Which of the following is the domain of the function 𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑥2+ 1
?
A) ℝ ∖ {1, −1} B) ℝ ∖ {0,2 −1} C) ℝ ∖ {0} D) ℝ
𝑥
2001/11. The value of x where the graph of𝑦 =
−1 3 crosses its horizontal asymptote is( are)
𝑥
𝑥 = −2 B) 𝑥 = 0 C) 𝑥 = −1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 = 1D) 𝑥 = −√2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 = √2
1 3 6𝑥
= −
A)
2001/14. Which one of the following represent the solution set for the equation ?
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𝑥 −2 𝑥 +2 𝑥 2 −4
B) {−4, 2} C) {−2}
1 1
A) {− , } D) 𝜙
2 2
≤
1 𝑥
1
1− 𝑥 2 −1
2001/27. Which one of the following is the solution set of the inequality ?
A) (−1 ,1) B) [−1,0) ∪ (0, −1] C) (-1,0)∪ (0, −1) D) (−∞, −1) ∪ (1 , ∞)
𝑥
D) 𝑟(𝑥) =
𝑥 2 + sin 𝑥 +2
𝑥4 + 𝑥2+ 𝑥 4 + 𝑥 +1 𝑥 + 1
𝜋
2002/7. If 𝑝(𝑥) = 𝑥 − 4, 𝑞(𝑥) = 𝑥2 + 8and 𝑞(𝑥) = 𝑥2 − 2𝑥 + 8 , then which of the
following is the most simplified expression of 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑞(𝑥)
− 𝑟(𝑥)
𝑥
𝑝 ( 𝑥)
𝑥 𝑥2+ 8𝑥 2 2𝑥 + 8
A) 8 − B) C) D)
𝑥 −4 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 8 𝑥 − 4 𝑥 + 2 𝑥 2 −2 𝑥 −8
?A) (−2, 0) B) (0, ∞) C) (−∞, −2) D) (−∞, −2) ∪ (0, ∞)
1 −1
2002/8. What is the solution set of 1 − ≤
𝑥 + 2 𝑥
2002/9. Consider an airplane that flies in straight line from Addis to city X in a planned time. If it flies at the speed of
1000 km/hr, it will reach at X 30 minutes before the planned time .On the other hand ,if it flies at 900 km/hr it will reach
there 20 minutes after the planned time. Which of the following is the distance between Addis Ababa and city X?
A) 8500 km B) 8000 km C) 7500 km D) 7250 km
2002/10. Which of the following function could most likely be sketched as in the figure below ?
+1
?A) ℝ \ {0}B) ℝ \ {−1} C) ℝ \ {0, 1} D) ℝ \ {−1 ,
𝑥 + 𝑥
0}
1
𝑡 −
, t≠ 0𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑡 ≠ 1
𝑡 𝑡 2 −2𝑡
÷ +1
2003/4.Which of the following is the simplified form of
1+
�
𝑡
�
B) 𝑡 − 1 C)𝑥1 −𝑡 D) −𝑡 − 1
1 − 𝑡
(𝑥 − 22) (𝑥 +
, which of the following is true about ?
1)
A) Its graph has an oblique asymptote. C) As 𝑥 → −1+ ,𝑓(𝑥) → −∞
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B) The graph of 𝑓 does not meet its asymptote. D) As 𝑥 → 2− , 𝑓(𝑥) → −∞
( ) ( ) ( ) C) 𝑓(𝑥) = D) 𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑥2 𝑥2 𝑥 − 1
A) 𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑙𝑛 𝑥 + 1 B) 𝑓 𝑥 =
2005/16. Which of the following function has no vertical asymptote ?
+ 1 3 − 9 𝑥2 − 𝑥
𝑥 + 8 𝑥 − 3
2
−
𝑥 − 2
2𝑥 − ?A) {1, −2} B) {1, 2} C) {−1} D) {1}
= 1 −3𝑥 −
2
2005/28 . What is the solution set of
𝑥 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 2
2006/29. Which one of the following is true ?
A) A polynomial can have infinitely vertical asymptote.
𝑥 − 1
has no horizontal asymptote.
2007/32. If 𝑝( 𝑥) = 3𝑥 andq
( )𝑥 = 𝑥 + 𝑥 , then what is the solution 3𝑞
2 2
− (
set of
) 𝑥 𝑥
𝑞(𝑥)
?
A) {−1, 2} B) {2} C) {−3 , 2} D) {−3}
2007/47.Which of the following functions could most likely be drawn as the figure 1 below ?
𝑥 + 3 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 −𝑥 2 − 𝑥 + 6 𝑥2+ 𝑥 − 6
C)2 D) 𝑥2− 4
A)
𝑥 − 4 𝑥2− 4
B)
𝑥 + 2
𝑥2
{ } B) {−1 , 1} C) {−1,0,1} D) {−1, 0 }
+𝑥2 + = 𝑥 + ?A) 0 , 1
2008/30.The solution set of the equation 3𝑥 2𝑥
𝑥+ 3 5𝑥
+ 6 3
2008.44. For the rational function 𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑥 2 + 5𝑥
+ 6 2 , which of the following is true ?
𝑥 + 1
A) vertical asymptotes are the line 𝑥 = −2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 = −3C) Horizontal asymptote is 𝑦 = 1
B) Oblique asymptote is 𝑦 = 5𝑥 − 5 D) x-intercepts are 2 and 3
1
1 −𝑥 1
= 3𝑥2 } D) {− }
1 1
𝑥
} B) { } C)
1
− {3,
2008/2. What is the solution set of
11+ 3 3
{−1,
? A)
1
1− 2 3 3
𝑥
𝑄(𝑥) 𝑥
2008/3. Suppose 𝑓(𝑥) = where Q(𝑥) is a function .Which one of the following is necessarily true about the
𝑥(𝑥 2− 1)
graph of 𝑓
A) 𝑥 = 0, 𝑥 = 1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 = −1are the vertical asymptotes of 𝑓.
B) The graph of 𝑓 does not intersect with its horizontal asymptote.
?
𝑥 3(𝑥 − 1)
?
A) The vertical asymptotes of the graph are = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 = 1 .
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B) A horizontal asymptote of the graph is 𝑦 = 1
C) The graph intersect its horizontal asymptote at the point(−1 , 0)
D) The graph intersect the vertical line 𝑥 2= 1 at the point (1 ,2)
𝑥 + 𝑥+ 1
2010/12. What is the partialfraction decomposition of (
3 2𝑥 + 5 2𝑥 + 𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 2 +
2 1) 3𝑥 + 2 2𝑥 + 1
?
+ + + +
1 1 1
A) 5(𝑥 + 2) 5(𝑥 2 + 1) 3 (𝑥 + 2 ) 3 (𝑥 2 + 1 ) 5 (𝑥 + 2 ) 5 (𝑥 2 + 1 ) 3 (𝑥 + 2 ) 3 (𝑥 2 + 1 )
B) C) D)
2010/32. Which one of the following is true about the graph of𝑓(𝑥) =
2𝑥 3 + 2𝑥 2 + 3𝑥
𝑥 2+ 𝑥
A) The vertical asymptotes of the graph is only 𝑥 = −1 and its oblique asymptote is 𝑦 = 2𝑥
B) The graph has y- intercept at (0 ,3)
2011/39. Which one of the following is true about the graph of𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑥 2�
+ 5𝑥 + 6
+3 ?
�
𝑥2− 4
A) The graph has a hole at 𝑥 = 2 C) A horizontal asymptote of the graph is 𝑦 = 4
−3
B) The vertical asymptote of the graph are 𝑥 = −2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 = 2 D) The graph has y-intercept at (0 , )
2
2012/5. Let 𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑥2−
𝑥 2 , which of the following is NOT true about 𝑓 and its graph ?
2𝑥 −𝑥
−1
1
A) 𝑥 = 2is a vertical asymptote. C) 𝑓 is an even function .
−
B) The graph of 𝑓 has a hole at (1 11) D) 𝑦 = is a horizontal asymptote .
,
3
2
Given a rational function 𝑓(𝑥) =
2𝑥
+ 4
2012/50. .Which of the following is NOT true about its graph. The graph has
𝑥 − 1
A) a horizontal asymptote 𝑦 = 2 C) 𝑦 −intercept 𝑎𝑡 (0 , −4)
B) a vertical asymptote, 𝑥 = 1 D) 𝑥 −intercept at (−4 ,0)
1 𝑥 + 1
2013/16. Which of the following is the universal set of the expression 2 + 2
𝑥 𝑥 + 𝑥
?
A) ℝ \ {0} B) ℝ \ {0, 1} C) ℝ \ {0, −1} D) ℝ \ {0, 1, −1}
2013/17. The graph of a rational function is given as in the figure 1 below
𝑥 + 1
?
A) 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 5 is its oblique asymptote . 𝐶) 𝑦 − 4 is its horizontal asymptote.
B) 𝑦 = 6 is its horizontal asymptote of 𝑓 .D) 𝑥 = −1 is its vertical asymptote of 𝑓
2014/25. Consider the rational function (𝑥) =
𝑥3− 1
. Which one of the following is true about the graph of f ?
𝑥2+ 1
D) Its y-intercept is −1
A) It is symmetrical about the origin . C) It has no x-intercept .
2 4 6 5 4 11 4
+ ? A) { } B) { } C) { } D) { }
B) It is symmetrical about they axis
=
2014/46. What is the solution set of
𝑥 − 1 𝑥 𝑥 − 2 4 5 4 11
𝑥 − 𝑥 + 1
2015/11. Which one of the following expressions is equal to 3 ÷ ?
𝑥 +
1 𝑥 − 1
𝑥 − 1 𝑥 2 – 4𝑥 + 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 𝑥 − 3
A) B) 3 C) + 1 D)
𝑥 − 3 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 + 1 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 3 𝑥 − 1
2
= ? A)
3 1
B) { C) {1} D) {−1}
}
1
1 −𝑥
𝑥 + 1
{ }
2015/20. Which of the following is the solution set of the equation
−
1 2
𝑥 2
x2 + 14 A B C
2015/26. If ( = + +(
x + 2)(x − 1)
x+ 2 x− 1 x − 1 )2
A) 3, −2,6 B) 1, −1,3 C) 2, −1,5 D) 2, −2, −5
, then what are the values of A , B and C respectively ?
2015/27. Which of the following line is true about the intercept and symmetry of the graph of 𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑥3− 3𝑥
𝑥 2− 6
?
A) Its 𝑦 −intercept is 3 . C) The graph is symmetrical with respect to the origin
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B) The graph is symmetrical with respect to the y-axis D) Its x-intercepts are ±√6