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1. Consider the two graphs given below:
a. Which of the graphs represents a function? (Left one / Right one)
b. Explain why the other graph is not a function.
c. Find the domain and the range of both graphs.
d. Which of the inverse functions of each graph is also a function?
(Hint: You do not need to sketch their inverses. Think of the shortcut to check whether a
graph is a function.)
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2. Let 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = 4𝑥𝑥 2 and 𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑥𝑥 −1 . Simplify or evaluate the following expressions:
a. 𝑓𝑓 (𝑥𝑥) + 𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥)
b. 𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥) − 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥)
c. 𝑓𝑓 (𝑥𝑥) ⋅ 𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥)
𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥)
d. 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥)
e. 𝑔𝑔(𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥))
f. 𝑔𝑔(𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥 − 2))
g. �𝑓𝑓(𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥 − 1))
h. 𝑔𝑔(𝑔𝑔(2))
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i. Solve the expression 𝑓𝑓 �2 𝑥𝑥� = 𝑔𝑔 �𝑥𝑥 � for 𝑥𝑥.
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3. Let 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = |𝑥𝑥 − 1| and 𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑥𝑥 2 + 2.
a. Find (𝑓𝑓𝑔𝑔)(−2).
b. Find the value of 𝑔𝑔 �𝑓𝑓�−1 + √2��.
4. Let 𝑓𝑓: {0, 1, 2} → ℝ and 𝑔𝑔: {0, 1, 2} → ℝ be two functions over ℝ. If 𝑓𝑓 (0) = 0, 𝑓𝑓 (1) = −2,
𝑓𝑓 (2) = 4, and 𝑔𝑔(0) = 3, 𝑔𝑔(1) = 2, 𝑔𝑔(2) = −8, answer the following:
a. What are the domain and range of both 𝑓𝑓 and 𝑔𝑔?
Domain(𝑓𝑓) = { }
Range(𝑓𝑓) = { }
Domain(𝑔𝑔) = { }
Range(𝑔𝑔) = { }
b. |(𝑓𝑓 + 𝑔𝑔)(2)|
c. (𝑓𝑓𝑔𝑔)(1)
𝑓𝑓
d. �𝑔𝑔� (0)
𝑓𝑓
e. �𝑔𝑔−1� (2)
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5. A water tank has the shape of an inverted circular cone with base radius 2𝑚𝑚 and height 4𝑚𝑚. If
water is being pumped into the tank, and at certain time 𝑡𝑡0 ≠ 0, the volume of the water 𝑉𝑉 is
given by
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𝑉𝑉 = 𝜋𝜋𝑟𝑟 2 ℎ,
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where 𝑟𝑟 is the radius of the surface and ℎ is the height of the water at a specific time during the
pumping process.
It is very useful to express 𝑉𝑉 as a function of ℎ, 𝑉𝑉(ℎ) alone.
a. Find the expression 𝑉𝑉(ℎ ).
(Hint: Think of similar triangles)
b. Find the volume when ℎ = 2𝑚𝑚
c. Briefly, sketch the behaviour of the height ℎ with respect to 𝑡𝑡 ≥ 0.
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6. Consider 𝑓𝑓 (𝑥𝑥) = (𝑥𝑥 − 1)2 + 2.
a. State the domain and range of 𝑓𝑓 (𝑥𝑥).
b. Find the vertex 𝑉𝑉 = (𝑝𝑝, 𝑞𝑞) of 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥). What is the image of 𝑉𝑉 if 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) is reflected through
the line 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑥𝑥?
c. Sketch 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑓𝑓 −1 (𝑥𝑥).
d. Find the inverse of 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) algebraically. Confirm your answer by computing 𝑓𝑓(𝑓𝑓 −1 (𝑥𝑥))
and 𝑓𝑓 −1 �𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥)�.
e. Restrict the domain of 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) so that 𝑓𝑓 −1 (𝑥𝑥) is also a function.
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7. The graph of 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) is shown. sketch the graph of 𝑥𝑥 = −𝑓𝑓(𝑦𝑦) on the same grid provided.
8. Consider the equation (𝑥𝑥 − 2)2 + (𝑦𝑦 − 3)2 = 9
a. Sketch the conic
b. If there is a vertical stretch by a factor of 2 determine the equation of the conic in
standard form.
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9. Graph the following equation and identify the important characteristics of the graph such as
center, vertices, foci, and asymptotes.
(𝑥𝑥 − 2)2 (𝑦𝑦 − 2)2
− =1
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Center:
Vertices:
Foci:
Asymptotes:
