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    MEI A level Mathematics Functions

    Topic assessment

    1. The functions g and h are defined as follows:


    g( x) = x x0
    h ( x ) = 2x +1 x
    Find the following functions, giving the domain and range of each.
    (a) hg(x) [3]
    (b) gh(x) [3]

    2. (a) Sketch the graph of y = 2 x + 1 . [2]


    (b) Hence, or otherwise, solve each of the following equations:
    (i) 2x +1 = 3 − x [3]
    (ii) 2 x + 1 = 3x − 2 [3]

    x −1
    3. The diagram below shows the graph y = f(x), where f ( x) = for x > 0.
    x
    The graph approaches the line y = 1 as x becomes very large.

    (a) Write down the domain and range of f(x). [2]


    (b) Find the inverse function f-1(x). [3]
    (c) Write down the domain and range of f-1(x). [2]
    (d) Sketch the graph of y = f-1(x) for the domain you gave in (iii). [2]
    (e) What is the relationship between the graph of y = f(x) and the graph of
    y = f-1(x)? [1]

    4. A biologist observes a population of rabbits regularly over a period of several years. Her
    observations show that for the first 2 years the population size doubles approximately
    every six months, from an initial population of 50 rabbits, before levelling off.
    She suggests the following model for the population in the first 2 years:
    f ( t ) = A ( 2kt ) , 0  t  2
    where f ( t ) is the number of rabbits, t is the time in years and A and k are constants.
    (a) Give values for A and k , explaining your reasoning carefully. [2]

    The biologist is interested in how much food is required to sustain the rabbit population.
    She suggests a model of:
    g ( x ) = cx, x  0

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    MEI A level Maths Functions Assessment solutions

    where g ( x ) is the number of units of food consumed daily by the population, x is the
    number of rabbits in the population and c is a constant.

    (b) Explain what the coefficient of x represents in this model. [1]


    (c) State one assumption made by the biologist. [1]
    (d) Explain why the given domain for the function is unlikely to be a good model. [1]
    (e) Find the composite function gf ( t ) in terms of c , stating its domain clearly.
    Explain what relationship is given by this composite function. [3]
    (f) Explain why it does not make sense to find the composite function fg ( x ) . [1]

    5. The graph of a function y = f(x) is shown below. The graph has a local maximum at
    (−1, 1) and a local minimum at (2, −2).

    (-1, 1)

    (2, -2)

    Sketch each of the following graphs, giving the coordinates of the turning points in each
    case.
    (a) y = f (2 x) −1 [3]
    (b) y = 2f ( x − 1) [3]
    (c) y = f (2 x − 1) [3]
    (d) y = 2f ( x) − 1 [3]

    Total 45 marks

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