IB Mathematics HL

Year IUnit 1 Test

Name:

Date:

Period:

Part 1, no calculators, 50 points.

1. (7 pts) Let f be the function defined by f (x) =

graph the solution on the number line provided.

x+1
. Solve f (x) 2 and
x2

2. (7 pts) Solve |x + 1| |2x + 1| and graph the solution on the number line
provided.

ax2 + bx + c
, where a < 0, and b2 4ac < 0. Solve f (x) 0
x2 3x 10
and graph the solution on the number line provided.

3. (7 pts) Let f (x) =

4. (6 pts) Consider the quadratic equation (a + 3)x2 + ax + 1 = 0, where a is a real

number. For which values of a will the above equation have no real solutions?

5. Consider the function g defined by setting g(x) =

(a) (2 pts) Determine the domain of g.

(b) (5 pts) Determine the range of g.

x2

x
.
+2

6. Consider the rational function defined by g(x) =

1 2x
.
1+x

(a) (1 pt) Determine the domain of g.

(b) (1 pt) Determine the range of g.

(c) (2 pt) Find the expression for g 1 (x)

(d) (1 pt) Determine the domain of g 1 .

(e) (1 pt) Determine the range of g 1 .

(f)(4 pts) Graph y = g(x) and y = g 1 (x) on the grid given below:

y
6

7. (6 pts) The following depicts that part of the graph of y = f (x) for which
f (x) > 0.
y
4

y=f(x)

3
2
1

x
-2

-1

Sketch, on the axes provided below, the graph of y 2 = f (x) for 2 x 2.

4

3
2
1
-2

-1

-1
-2
-3
-4

x
1

IB Mathematics HL
Year IUnit 1 Test
Name:

Date:

Period:

Part 2, calculators allowed, 50 points. When you do use calculators, explain how you have arrived at your solution, say, by sketching a relevant
graph.

1. (7 pts) Solve

x+4
ex and graph the solution on the number line provided.
2
4x

2. Let f be the function f (x) =

9
1
x2

(a) (3 pts) Determine the domain of f .

(b) (5 pts) Determine the range of f .

y
6

3. The graph of y = f (x) is sketched above, where f is an invertible function defined

by:
f (x) = x +

4 x, x 3.75,

is sketched above.
(a) (4 pts) Explicitly compute an expression for f 1 (x).

(b) (3 pts) Find the domain of f 1 .

(c) (2 pts) Sketch the graph of y = f 1 (x) on the above grid.

4. (6 pts) The diagram shows the graph of the functions f and g.

3

y=f(x)
1
x
1

-1

y=g(x)

-2

On the axes below sketch the graph of y =

f (x)
. Indicate clearly where the
g(x)

x-intercepts and where any asymptotes occur.

10

x
1

-5

-10

5. Define the function h(x) = 2x2 4x, x 1.

(a) (3 pts) Find the range of this function.

(b) (3 pts) Find an expression for h1 (x)

(c) (2 pts) Find the domain and range of h1 .

(d) (3 pts) Sketch the graphs of y = h(x) and y = h1 (x) on the same coordinate grid below.

y
6

5 y
4

y=f(x)

3
2
1

-4

-3

-2

-1

-1

x
1

-2
-3
-4

6. Above is given the graph of y = f (x). Furthermore, y and x are related by the
equation y 2 2xy + 2x2 = 9.
(a) (4 pts) Determine f (x) explicitly.

(b) (2 pts) Determine the domain of f .

(c) (3 pts) Determine the range of f .