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    Polytechnic Institute of NYU

    MA914 Pen & Paper Homework 6 Fall 2010


    (1) Evaluate exactly. (Note: None of the expressions simplifies to 4.)
    (a) sin−1 (sin 4)
    (b) cos−1 (cos 4)
    (c) tan−1 (tan 4)
    (d) sin(sin−1 4)
    Your signature:

    (2) Solve the equations for α for α in [0, 2π]. Give exact answers if possible.
    √
    (a) 2 cos α = − 3

    (b) 2 sin α + 4 = 3
    Your signature:
    √
    7
    (3) Suppose sin(θ) = − and θ is in the fourth quadrant. Find the exact values for
    13
    the cos(θ) and the tan(θ). Fill in the blanks.

    (a) The exact value of cos(θ) = .

    (b) The exact value of tan(θ) = .


    Your signature:
    ax
    (4) Suppose f (x) = , find and simplify
    a+x
    (a) f (a)
    (b) f (1 − a)
    µ ¶
    1
    (c) f
    1−a
    Your signature:

    (5) For g(x) = x2 − 2x, evaluate and simplify:


    g(x + h) − g(x)
    h
    Your signature:

    (6) Bronze is an alloy or mixture of the metals copper and tin. The properties of
    bronze depend on the percentage of copper in the mix. A chemist decides to study
    the properties of a given alloy of bronze as the proportion of copper is varied. She
    starts with 9 kg of bronze that contain 3 kg of copper and 6 kg of tin and either
    adds or removes copper. Let f (x) be the percentage of copper in the mix if x kg of
    copper are added (x > 0) or removed (x < 0).
    (a) State the domain and range of f . What does your answer mean in the context
    of bronze?
    (b) Find a formula in terms of x for f (x).
    (c) Find the domain and range, algebraically, of the function in part (b).
    Ignore the fact that the function has to do with bronze and view it as an
    abstract function.
    Your signature:

    3
    (7) (a) If u(v(x)) = √ , find possible formulas for u(x) and v(x).
    1+ x
    Do not use u(x) = x or v(x) = x.
    (b) If f (x) = x2 + 5x and g(x) = 2 − x, find a formula for f (g(x)).
    6
    (c) If p(q(x)) = and q(x) = 1 + x, find a formula for p(x).
    2+x
    Your signature:

    (8) Let f (x) = 2x and g(x) = f (f (x)).


    (a) Evaluate the following exactly: f (0), g(0) and g(g(0)).
    (b) Evaluate the following exactly: f −1 (1), f −1 (16), and g −1 (16).
    Note that you need not find a formula for f −1 (x).
    (c) Evaluate the following exactly: f −1 (5) and g −1 (5).
    Your signature:

    (9) Answer the following questions.

    (a) Check that the pair of functions arer inverses.


    x−1
    (i) f (x) = 1 + 7x3 and f −1 (x) = 3
    7

    2y + 1
    (ii) g(y) = g −1 (y) =
    3y − 2

    3 + ln(x − 5)
    (b) Find a formula for f −1 (x) if f (x) = .
    3 − ln(x − 5)
    Your signature:

    (10) Given f −1 (x) = 200(1.05)x .


    (a) Find a formula for f (x).
    (b) Solve f −1 (x) = 250 exactly.
    (c) Solve f (x) = 0 exactly.
    Your signature:

    (11) The table below gives some values of the functions f , g, and h. Here f , g, h are
    invertible and defined for all values of x. Furthermore, h(x) = f −1 (x).

    x f (x) g(x) h(x)

    3
    2 −4 1
    2

    3
    −4 5 −2
    7

    Evaluate the following expressions, or if the given information is insufficient, write


    “unknown”.

    (a) f (g(2))

    (b) g −1 (−4)

    (c) (g(−4))−1

    (d) h(f (3))

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