ASM0404 Tutorial 6

Semester 1 2020/2021
Chapter 10: Relation and Function

1. Given f ( x)  2  x 2 and g ( x)  x  2 . Find

a) g (20)  f (2)
2 f (0)  3g (1)
b)
 g (1)
2

c) f (a  3)  g (a 2 )
f (a  h)  f (a)
d)
h
13
Answer: a) 28 b) c) 6a  9 d) 2a  h
9
1
2. Given f ( x)  1  x 2 , g ( x)  2 x , h( x) 
x 1
a) f g h
f h
b)
g
c) h( f  g )

x( x 2  x  1) x2  x  1 1
Answer: a) b) c)
x 1 2( x  1) x( x  2)

 2x 1 
3. A function f is defined as f ( x)  ln   . Find the value of x when f ( x)  0 .
 3 
Answer: x  2

4. Given f ( x)  x 2 , g ( x)  x 2  1 . Show that ( f g )( x)  ( g f )( x)  2 f ( x)

x2  2 5
5. Given f ( x)  , g ( x)  and h( x)  x  1 . Find
x 1  3x 2
a) ( f g h)( x)
b) ( g h f )( x)

3  6 x 2  16 x  19  5x
Answer: a)   b)
5 4  3x  3x  4 x  6
2
6. Find the inverse of the following functions if it exists.
a) f ( x)  3x  2
b) f ( x)  x  1
c) f ( x)  3  4  x 2

x2
Answer: a) f 1 ( x)  b) f 1 ( x)  x 2  1 c) Inverse does not exist
3

2x 1 x
7. Given f ( x)  , x  3 and g ( x)   1
x3 3
1
a) Find f ( x)
b) Calculate the value of x if ( f 1 g )( x)  8
3x  1 12
Answer: a) f 1 ( x)  ,x  2 b) x 
2 x 11

8. Find the domain and range for the following functions.

a) f ( x)  7  x
2x  1
b) f ( x) 
x3
1
c) f ( x) 
x4
x 1
d) f ( x) 
x 1
e) f ( x)  9  x 2
x2
f) f ( x) 
x2  4
Answer:

a) D f  (, ), R f  (, )

b) D f  (,3)  (3, ), R f  (, 2)  (2, )
c) D f  (4, ), R f  (0, )
d) D f  (, 1)  [1, ), R f  [0,1)  (1, )
e) D f  [3,3], R f  [0,3]
f) D f  (, 2)  (2, 2)  (2, ), R f  (,0]  (1, )
9. Given f ( x)  ln(3x  1)
a) Show that f ( x) is a one-to-one function
b) Find the inverse function f 1 ( x)
c) Find the domain and range for f ( x) and f 1 ( x)
1
Answer: b) f 1 ( x)  (e x  1)
3

1  1 
c) D f   ,   , R f  (, ), D f 1  (, ), R f 1   ,  
3  3 

10. Given f ( x)  e2 x  1
a) Show that f ( x) is a one-to-one function
b) Find the inverse function f 1 ( x)
c) Find the domain and range for f ( x) and f 1 ( x)
1
Answer: b) f 1 ( x)  ln( x  1)
2
c) D f  (, ), R f  (1, ), D f 1  (1, ), R f 1  (, )
ASM0404 Tutorial 6
Semester 1 2020/2021
Chapter 11: Limit and Continuity
1. Find the following limits if exist
a) lim 3 x2  10 x2 1 8  2x
x 3 h) lim n) lim
x 1 x  1 x 4 x  x  12
2

x 2  16 3x  5
b) lim x 2  16 o) lim
x 4 4  x i) lim x  6 x  8
x 4 x 2
2 x3  3x  1 p) lim 5  6 x3
c) lim 3 2x x 
x 1 x  10 x 2  x  1 j) lim 2
x 1 3x  1
x  4 x2
q) lim
d) lim x 2  4 x  2 1  x 1 x  5  6 x 3
x 2 k) lim
x 0 x
3x  3 3x 4  x
r) lim
e) lim 1 x  2 x  x2  8
x 1 x 1 l) lim
x 3 x3 s) lim x3  1
f) lim x2  6 x 
x 2 x2  9
m) lim
x2  4 x 3
x2  7  4
g) lim
x 4 x  1

2
Answer: a) 1 b) 8 c)  d) 0 e) 14 f) 10 g) 4 h) 2 i) 32
3
1 1 2 1
j) 1 k) l) m) 8 n)  o) p)  q) 0 r) 3
2 4 7 2
s) 

2. Given
 2x , x 1
 2
a) f  x    x  1
 , x 1
 x 1
Evaluate i) lim f  x  ii) lim f  x  iii) lim f  x 
x 1 x 1 x 1

Answer: i) = ii) = iii) = 2

 x2  1 , x0

b) f  x    1  x 2 , 0  x  1
2 , x 1

Determine whether i) lim f  x  and ii) lim f  x  exist.
x 0 x 1

Answer: i) 1 ii) Limit does not exist

3. Find all asymptotes if they exist.
2
a) f  x  
3x  1
x 1
b) f  x   2
x 9
1
c) f  x  
x 3
2 x2
d) f  x   2
x 1
x2
e) f  x  
x3
2
f) f  x  
x2 1
x2
g) f  x  
x2  9
1
Answer: a) V.A x  H.A y = 0
3
b) V.A x  3 H.A y=0
c) V.A x=3 H.A y=0
d) V.A x  1 H.A y=2
e) V.A x  3 H.A y=1
f) V.A x  1 H.A y=0
g) V.A x  3 H.A y  1

4. Given
 x  1, x  3
a) f  x  
3x  7, x  3

Find
i) lim f ( x)
x 3

ii) lim f ( x)
x 3

iii) lim f ( x)
x 3

iv) f (3)
v) Is this function continuous at x  3 ?
Answer:
i) 2 ii) 2 iii) 2 iv) 2 v) Yes, it is continuous at x  3
 3 x  1, x  1
b) f  x  
1, x  1

Find
i) lim f ( x)
x 1

ii) lim f ( x)
x 1

iii) lim f ( x)
x 1

iv) f (1)
v) Is this function continuous at x  1 ?
Answer:
i) 1 ii) -1 iii) Does not exist iv) -1 v) No

5. Determine whether f is continuous or discontinuous at x = c.

x
a) f  x   , c4
x4
b) f  x  x  3 , c3

c) f  x   x 2  16 , c4
Answer:
a) Not continuous, f(4) is undefined
b) Not continuous, lim f  x  does not exist
x 3

c) Not continuous, lim f  x  does not exist

x 4