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    MATH 1201 Unit 4 Written Assignment Official Solution

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    The document contains the solutions to three written assignment problems: 1. It finds the domain of the composition function f o g where f(y) = y−2/5 and g(x) = 3x−1 to be the union of two intervals. 2. It finds the inverse of the function f(x) = 4 + √x − 2 and states the domains and ranges of both the function and its inverse. 3. It is asked to graph the given functions on Desmos and determine what pair of points (11,7) and (7,11) are reflected about. It is determined to be the point (9,9).

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    The document contains the solutions to three written assignment problems: 1. It finds the domain of the composition function f o g where f(y) = y−2/5 and g(x) = 3x−1 to be the union of two intervals. 2. It finds the inverse of the function f(x) = 4 + √x − 2 and states the domains and ranges of both the function and its inverse. 3. It is asked to graph the given functions on Desmos and determine what pair of points (11,7) and (7,11) are reflected about. It is determined to be the point (9,9).

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    The document contains the solutions to three written assignment problems: 1. It finds the domain of the composition function f o g where f(y) = y−2/5 and g(x) = 3x−1 to be the union of two intervals. 2. It finds the inverse of the function f(x) = 4 + √x − 2 and states the domains and ranges of both the function and its inverse. 3. It is asked to graph the given functions on Desmos and determine what pair of points (11,7) and (7,11) are reflected about. It is determined to be the point (9,9).

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    MATH 1201 Unit 4 Written Assignment Official Solution

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    The passage discusses functions, domains, inverses and reflections.

    The domain of f o g is the set of all real numbers x such that x ≠ 1/3 and x ≠ 7/6.

    The inverse of f(x) = 4 + √x - 2 is f^{-1}(x) = (x - 4)^2 + 2 with domains and ranges given as intervals of real numbers.

    Written Assignment 4 – Official Solution

    4
    1. What can be said about the domain of the function f o g where 𝑓 (𝑦) =
    𝑦−2
    5
    and 𝑔(𝑥) = 3𝑥−1? Express it in terms of a union of intervals of real numbers. Go
    to www.desmos.com/calculator and obtain the graph of f, g, and f o g.

    SOLUTION

    The denominator of a fraction must be different from zero. This implies that the denominator
    of the function g is:

    1
    𝐷𝑜𝑚(𝑔) = {𝑥  : 𝑥 ≠ 3},

    This is because
    1
    3𝑥 − 1 = 0 → 3𝑥 = 1 → 𝑥 = 3 .

    5
    Desmos: 𝑦 = 3𝑥−1 {−10 < 𝑥 < 10}

    1
    𝑥 = 3 {−10 < 𝑥 < 10}

    By analogy the denominator of the function f is:

    𝐷𝑜𝑚(𝑓 ) = {𝑥  : 𝑥 ≠ 2}.

    1
    4
    Desmos: 𝑦 = 𝑥−2 {−10 < 𝑥 < 10}

    𝑥 = 2 {−10 < 𝑥 < 10}

    However, the image g(x) belongs to the domain of f and therefore we must have
    𝑔(𝑥 ) ∈ 𝐷𝑜𝑚(𝑓 ), that is, 𝑔(𝑥 ) ≠ 2. This gives us the following:

    5 7
    ≠ 2 → 5 ≠ 2(3𝑥 − 1) → 5 ≠ 6𝑥 − 2 → ≠𝑥.
    3𝑥 − 1 6

    This implies that:

    1 7
    𝐷𝑜𝑚(𝑓𝑜𝑔) = {𝑥  : 𝑥 ≠ 3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 ≠ 6}.

    The function f o g has the formula:

    4 4 12𝑥 − 4
    (𝑓𝑜𝑔 )(𝑥 ) = = =
    5 5 − 6𝑥 + 2 7 − 6𝑥
    3𝑥 − 1 − 2 3𝑥 − 1

    12𝑥−4
    Desmos: 𝑦 = {−10 < 𝑥 < 10}
    7−6𝑥

    7
    𝑥 = 6 {−10 < 𝑥 < 10}

    𝑦 = −2 {−10 < 𝑥 < 10}

    2. Find the inverse of the function


    𝑓 (𝑥 ) = 4 + √𝑥 − 2.
    State the domains and ranges of both the function and the inverse function in terms of
    intervals of real numbers.

    2
    SOLUTION

    𝐷𝑜𝑚 (𝑓 ) = {𝑥  : 𝑥 ≥ 2} = [2, ∞)

    𝑅𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 (𝑓 ) = {𝑦  : 𝑦 ≥ 4} = [4, ∞)

    𝐷𝑜𝑚 (𝑓 −1 ) = {𝑦  : 𝑦 ≥ 4} = 4, ∞)

    𝑅𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 (𝑓 −1 ) = {𝑥  : 𝑥 ≥ 2} = [2, ∞)

    𝑦 = 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = 4 + √𝑥 − 2 → 𝑦 − 4 = √𝑥 − 2 → (𝑦 − 4)2 = 𝑥 − 2.

    Changing variables:

    (𝑋 − 4)2 = 𝑌 − 2 → 𝑌 = (𝑋 − 4)2 + 2.

    Therefore if we want usual variables we write:

    𝑓 −1 (𝑥 ) = (𝑥 − 4)2 + 2.

    3. Go to www.desmos.com/calculator and obtain the graph of f, its inverse, and g(x) = x in the
    same system of axes. About what pair (a, a) are (11, 7) and (7, 11) reflected about?

    To find (a, a), we first obtain the straight line through (7, 11) and (11, 7):
    7−11
    𝑦 = 11−7 𝑥 + 𝑏 → 𝑦 = −𝑥 + 𝑏.

    Since (7, 11) belongs to the line, we have

    11 = −7 + 𝑏 → 18 = 𝑏.

    Thus the intersection of this line 𝑦 = −𝑥 + 18 with y = x gives (9, 9) after solving the system:

    3
    𝑥 + 𝑦 = 18
    { .
    𝑥−𝑦 =0

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