FUNCTIONS

RELATIONS (Week 1)
Types of relations
One-to-one

One-to-many

Many-to-one

Many-to-many

Three ways to represent relations

Arrowed diagram
Set of ordered pairs

Graph

Example

Question

A = { 1, 2, 3}
B = {2, 4, 6, 7, 10}
A relation from A into B is defined by the set of
ordered pairs

A = { 2, 4, 6}
B = {2, 3, 6, 7, 10}
A relation from A into B is defined by the set of
ordered pairs

{ (1, 4), (1, 6), (2, 6), (3, 7) }

State
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

The image 1
The object of 4
He domain
The codomain
The range
The type of relation

{ (2, 2), (4, 2), (6, 7) }

State
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

The image 1
The object of 4
He domain
The codomain
The range
The type of relation

FUNCTION NOTATIONS

Questions

1. Given the function f : x 2x1, find

a. f (3)
b. f (-4)

2. Given the function f : x 2x3 ,find

a. f (2)
b. f (-1)

3. Given the function g : x x2 3, find

a. g(0)
b. g(4)

4. Given the function g : x x2 5 , find

a. g(0)
b. g(2)

5. Given the function f : x 3x 1, find

6. Given the function g : x x2 3x , find

(a) f (0)

(a) g (0)

(b) f (3)

(b) g (2)

(c) f(-2)

(c) g (4)

(d) f(4)

(d) g (-3)

(e) f(-3)

(e) g (-1)
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7. Given the function

h: x

6
34 x

find
(a) h (0)
(b) h (1)
(c) h (1/2 )
(d) h(-3)
(e) h (1/4 )

8. Given that f : x 2x1, find the value of x if f(x) = 5.

9. Given that f : x 5x 3, find the value of x if f(x) = -7.

10. Given that g : x x 2 , find the value of y if g(y) = 2y 3

11. Given that g : x 3x 2 , find the value of y if g(y) = 2y + 4.

12. Given that f : x 7x3 , g : x 4x 15 , find the value of p if f(p) = g(p).

13. Given that f : x 2x10 , g : x 4x 2 , find the value of x if f(x) = g(x).

Exercise
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Given that f : x 2x10 , g : x x 7 , find the value of x if f(x) = 2 g(x). [ans: x = 6]

Given f : x 3x9 , g : x x 7 , find the value of x if f(x) = 3 g(x). [ans: x = 5]
Given that f : x 3x 4 , find the values of x if f (x) = x2. [ans: p = -1 or p = 4]
Given that g : x 3x2 6 , find the values of if g (y) = 6 . [ans: p = -2 or p = 2]
Given that g : x 2x2 5 , find the values of y if g (y) = 45 . [ans: p = -5 or p = 5]
Given that g : x 3x2 6 , find the values of p if g (p) = 7p. [ans: p = -2/3 or p = 3]
Given that g : x 2x2 3 , find the values of p if g(p) = - 5p . [ans: p = -3 or p = 1/2]
Given the functions f : x 2x 5 and g : x x 2 , find
(a) the value of x if f(x) = 7. [ans: x = 6]
(b) the value of y if g(y) = 2y 3. [ans: y = 5]
(c) the value of p if f(p) = g(p). [ans: p = 7]
(d) the value of x if f(x) = g(x). [ans: x = 1]

9. Given the functions f : x 3x 4 and g : x 2x , find

(a) the value of p if f(p) = -5. [ans: p = -3]
(b) the value of k if g(k) = 3k 4. [ans: k = 4]
(c) the value of x if 2f(x) = g(x). [ans: x = -2]
(d) the values of y jika f(y) = y2. [ans: y = -1 or y = 4]
10. Given the functions f : x x2 and g : x 12 4x , find
(a) the image of 3 that is mapped by f .
(b) the values of x if f(x) = x,

[ image = 9]

[ x = 0 or x = 1 ]

(c) the values of y if f(y) = g(y). [ y = -6 or y = 2 ]

COMPOSITE FUNCTION (Week 2)

EXAMPLE

1. Given that f : x 3x 4 and g : x 2x ,

find fg(x), gf(x), f 2 (x), g2(x).

2. Given that f : x 32x and g : x x2,

find fg(x), gf(x) , f 2(x), g2(x).

Questions

1. Given that f : x 2x1 and g : x 3x ,

find f g (x) .

2. Given that f : x 2x9 and

g : x 13x , find g f (3).

3. Given the functions f : x x3 and

4. Given the functions f : x 3x7 and

g : x 4x 1 , find
(a) f g (x)

(b) g f (x)

5. Given that f : x 2x 3 and g : x 4x ,

find f g (x) .

g : x 4 2x , find
(a) f g (1)
(b) g f (2)

6. Given that f : x 2x 5 and g : x 5x ,

find g f (7) .

7. Given that f : x x4 and g : x 2x 1, 8. Given that f : x 3x 4 and

g : x 5 2x , find
find
(a) f g (0)
(b) g f (0)
(a) f g (1)
(b) g f (1)
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9. Given the functions f : x 3x2 1 and

g : x 2 x , find
(a) f g (x)
(b) g f (x)

10. Given that f : x 3x and g : x 2 x2 ,

find
(a) f g (-2)
(b) g f (-2)

11. Given the functions f : x x 2 and

g : x 2 3x x2 , find
(a) f g (x)
(b) g f (x)

12. Given the functions f : x 2 x and

g : x 1 4 x 3x2 , find
(a) f g (-1)
(b) g f (-1)

13. Given that f : x 2x 3 , find f 2(x) .

14. Given that g : x x 5, evaluate g g (3)

15. Given that g : x 2x 1 , evaluate g 2(x).

16. Given that f : x 3x 4 , find f f (x) .

17. Given that g : x 2 5x , find g 2(1).

18. Given that f : x 3x2 1, find f f (x) .

Exercise
Given that f : x 3x 4 and g : x 2x , find f g (x).
Given that f : x 32x and g : x x2, find the composite function gf.
Given that f : x 2x3 and g : x 4x , find f g (x) .
Given that f : x 2x5 and g : x 5x , find the composite function gf .
Given the functions f : x x4 and g : x 2x 1 , find
(a) f g (x)
(b) g f (x)
6. Given that f : x 3x 4 and g : x 5 2x , find
(a) f g
(b) g f
7. Given the functions f : x 3x 2 and g : x 2 2 x , find
(a) f g (x)
(b) g f (x)
8. Given that f : x 3x and g : x 2 x2, find the composite functions
(a) f g
(b) g f
9. Given the functions f : x x 4 and g : x 1 3x , find
(a) f g (x)
(b) g f (x)
10. Given that f : x 3 x and g : x 4 x 3, find the composite functions
(a) f g
(b) g f
11. Given the functions f : x x 2 and g : x 5 2x , find
(a) f g (x)
(b) g f (x)
12. Given that f : x 2 5x and g : x 1 x2, find the composite function
(a) f g
(b) g f
13. Given that f : x 34x , find f 2(x).
14. Given that f : x 5x , find the function f 2.
15. Given that f : x 2 5x , find the function f 2.
16. Given that g : x 4 x 3 , find the function g 2.
17. Given that g : x 1 3x , find gg(x)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

INVERSE FUNCTIONS (Week 3)

Example:
1. Given that f (x) = 4x 6 , find f 1(x).

2. Given that

f : x

2 x +1
2x

Find f 1(x).

Questions
Given that f : x 4 + 8x , find f 1.

Given that g : x 10 2x , find g1.

Given that f : x 4 3x , find f 1.

Given that g : x 15 + 6x , find g 1 .

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Given that f : x 10 8x , find f 1 .

Given that

Given that f : x 5 + 2x , find f 1 .

Given that

f ( x )=

2 x5
4

, find f

Given that g : x 3 x , find g1 .

(x).

Given that f : x 6x - 15 , find f 1.

Given that

f ( x )=

x +2
4 x 2

1
g : x 3 x
1
2 , find g .

, find f 1 (x).

Given that

Given that

Given that

f ( x )=

3 x2
6

3
g : x 3 x
4

g (x )=

2x
4x

, find g1 (x).

, find g1.

, find g1 (x).

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Exercise
Given that f : x 10 8x , find f 1.
Given that f : x 5 + 2x , find f 1 .
Given that g : x 3 x , find g1 .
Given that f : x 6x - 15 , find f 1 .
1
g : x 3 x
5. Given that
, find g1.
2
1.
2.
3.
4.

6. Given that
7. Given that
8. Given that
9. Given that
10. Given that

f (x)=

2 x5
, find f 1 (x).
4

g:x

3 x2
, find g1.
6

3
g : x 3 x
, find g1 .
4
f ( x)=

x +2
4 x2

g:x

2x
4x

, find f 1 (x).
, find g1 .

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Finding component function from composite function (Week 4)

Given the functions f : x 2x 3 and
f g : x2x + 3, find the function g .

Given the functions g: x x + 3 and

g f : x 2x , find the function f .

Given the functions f : x 3x + 4 and

f g : x6x + 1, find the function g .

Given the functions g : x 2x - 1 and

g f : x6x + 7 , find the function f .

Given the functions f : x 2 x and

f g : x2 2x , find the function g,.

Given the functions g : x 2x and

g f : x4 2x , find the function q.

Given the functions g : x 2 + 4x and

g f : x 6 + 4x2, find the function f .

Given the functions f : x 2x + 7 and

f g : x 7 4x , find the function g .

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Given the functions f : x 2x - 3 and

g f : x2x , find the function g,.

Given the functions g : x x + 3 and

f g : x 2x + 3 , find the function f.

Given the functions f : x 3x + 4 and

g f : x 6x + 7, find the function g,.

Given the functions g : x 2x - 1 and

f g : x 6x + 1 , find the function f.

Given the functions f : x 2 x and

g f : x4 2x , find the function g,.

Given the functions g : x 2x and

f g : x2 2x , find the function f.

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Given the functions f : x 3x and

g f : x 1 - 3x , find the function g,.

Given the functions f : x 2 + 4x and

g f : x5 + 16x + 16x2, find the function g,.

SPM Standard Questions

1. P = { 1, 2, 3}

Q = {2, 4, 6, 8, 10}

Based on the information above, a relation

2.

a.
b.
c.

from P into Q is defined by the set of ordered

pairs
{(1, 4), (1, 6), (2, 6), (2, 8)}.
State
(a) the images of 1,
(b) the object of 4,
(c) the domain,
(d) the codomain,
(e) the range,
(f) the type of relation.
3. Given the functions f : x 2x 1 and
g : x x2 3 , find
(a) f 1 (5) ,
(b) g f (x) .

.p
.q
.r
.s

The above diagram shows the relation

between set A and set B State
(a) the images of b,
(b) the objects of p,
(c) the domain,
(d) the codomain,
(e) the range,
(f) the type of relation
4. Given the functions g : x 4x 1 and
h : x x2 3 , find
(a) g 1 (3) ,
(b) h g (x) .

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5. Given the function f : x 2 3x and

h : x x2 x 2 , find
(a) f 1 (3) ,
(b) h f (x) ,
(c) f 2 (x) .

6. Given the functions f : x 2x 1 and

h : x 2 x2 , find
(a) f 1( 1) ,
(b) h f (x) ,
(c) f h(x).

7. Given that f : x4x m and

8. Given that f : x2x 1, g : x4x and

fg : xax b , find the values of a and b
[ans: a = 8 ; b = 1 ]

f 1 : x nx +

3
4 , find the values of m

and n.
[ans: m = 3 ; n = 1/4 ]

9. Given that f : xx 3 , g : xa bx2

and gf : x6x 2 36x 56 , find the
values of a and b.
[ans: a = 2 ; b = 6 ]

10. Given that g : xm 3x and

4
1
g : x 2 kx
3 , find the values of
m and k.
[ans: k = 1/6 ; m = 4 ]

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11. Given that g(x) = mx + n and g 2 (x) =

16x 25 , find the values of m and n.
[ans: m = 4 , n = 5 ; m = 4 , n = 25/3]

12. Given the inverse function

f 1 ( x )=

2 x3
, find
2

(a) the value of f (4),

(b) the value of k if f 1 (2k) = k 3 .
[ans: (a) 11/2 ; (b) k = -1/2 ]

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