O Level Cambridge (CIE) Further Maths 1 hour 13 questions
Exam Questions
Functions
Language of Functions / Inverse Functions / Composite Functions
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Hard (5 questions) /27
Very Hard (3 questions) /26
Total Marks /77
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Medium Questions
1 (a)
8π
The diagram shows the graph of f ( x ) = a cos bx + c for 0 ≤ x ≤ 3
radians.
Explain why f is a function.
(1 mark)
(b) Write down the range of f .
(1 mark)
1
2 gx
( ) =3+ x for x ≥ 1 .
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(i) Find an expression for g −1 ( x ) .
[2]
(ii) Write down the range of g −1 .
[1]
(iii) Find the domain of g −1 .
[2]
(5 marks)
3
3 (a) It is given that f ( x ) = 5 ln 2x + 3
( ) for x > −
2
.
Write down the range of f .
(1 mark)
(b) Find f −1 and state its domain.
(3 marks)
(c) On the axes below, sketch the graph of y =fx ( ) and the graph of y = f −1 ( x ) . Label
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each curve and state the intercepts on the coordinate axes.
(5 marks)
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4 f x
( ) = 4 ln 2x − 1
( )
(i) Write down the largest possible domain for the function f .
[1]
(ii) Find f −1 ( x ) and its domain.
[3]
(4 marks)
2
5 hx
( = 2 ln 3x − 1 for x ≥ 3 .
) ( )
The graph of y = h x intersects the line y = x at two distinct points. On the axes
( )
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below, sketch the graph of y =hx ( ) and hence sketch the graph of y = h−1 ( x ) .
(4 marks)
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Hard Questions
b
1 It is given that hx ( ) =a+ x2
, where a and b are non-zero constants.
(i) Explain why –2 ⩽ x ⩽ 2 is not a suitable domain for h x . ( )
(ii) Given that h ( 1 ) = 4 and h' 1 = 16 , find the values of a and b .
( )
(3 marks)
2 (a) f:x ↦ ( 2x + 3 2 for x
) >0
Find the range of f .
(1 mark)
(b) Explain why f has an inverse.
(1 mark)
(c) Find f −1 .
(3 marks)
(d) State the domain of f −1 .
(1 mark)
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(e) Given that g : x ↦ ln x + 4
( ) for x > 0 , find the exact solution of fg x = 49.
( )
(3 marks)
3 gx ( )= x + 5 for x ∈ℝ
3
hx ( ) = 2x − 3 for x ≥ 2
Solve gh x
( ) = 7.
(3 marks)
4 (a) The functions f and g are defined as follows.
f x
( ) = x 2 + 4x for x ∈ R
gx
( ) = 1 + e2x for x ∈ R
Find the range of f .
(2 marks)
(b) Write down the range of g .
(1 mark)
(c) Find the exact solution of the equation fg ( x ) = 21, giving your answer as a single
logarithm
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(4 marks)
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5 (a) f x
( ) = x 2 + 2x − 3 for x ≥ − 1
Given that the minimum value of x 2 + 2x − 3 occurs when x = − 1 , explain why f x ( )
has an inverse.
(1 mark)
(b) On the axes below, sketch the graph of y =fx ( ) and the graph of y = f −1 ( x ) .
Label each graph and state the intercepts on the coordinate axes.
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(4 marks)
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Very Hard Questions
1 f x
( ) = 3e2x + 1 for x ∈ℝ g x = x + 1 for x ∈ℝ
( )
(i) Write down the range of f and the range of g .
(ii) Find g2 ( 0 .
)
(iii) Hence find fg2 ( 0 .
)
(iv) On the axes below, sketch the graphs of y =fx ( ) and y = f –1 x
( ) . State the
intercepts with the coordinate axes and the equations of any asymptotes.
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(9 marks)
2 (a) The function f is defined by f x
( ) = ln 2x + 1
( ) for x ≥ 0.
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Sketch the graph of y =fx ( ) and hence sketch the graph of y = f −1 ( x ) on the axes
below.
(3 marks)
(b) The function g is defined by g ( x ) = x − 4 2 + 1 for x ≤ 4 .
( )
(i) Find an expression for g −1 ( x ) and state its domain and range.
[4]
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(ii) Find and simplify an expression for fg ( x ) .
[2]
(iii) Explain why the function gf does not exist.
[1]
(7 marks)
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3 (a) f x
( ) = 3 + ex for x ∈ ℝ
gx
( ) = 9x − 5 for x ∈ ℝ
Find the range of f and of g .
(2 marks)
(b) Find the exact solution of f −1 x ( ) = g' x ( ) .
(3 marks)
(c) Find the solution of g2 ( x ) = 112 .
(2 marks)
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