1.

Given functions f : x

3
l
x + 1 and g : x x , find the function (f g) .

Working:

Answer:
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(Total 3 marks)

f ( x) =
2.

If

x
,
x + 1 for x 1 and g (x) = (f f )(x), find

(a)

g (x)

(b)

(g g)(2).

Working:

Answers:
(a) ..................................................................
(b) ..................................................................
(Total 3 marks)

3.

The function f is defined by

x2 x +1
2
f (x) = x + x + 1
(a)

(i)
(ii)

Find an expression for f (x), simplifying your answer.

The tangents to the curve of f (x) at points A and B are parallel to the x-axis. Find
the coordinates of A and of B.
(5)

(b)

(i)
(ii)

Sketch the graph of y = f (x).

Find the x-coordinates of the three points of inflexion on the graph of f.

(5)

(c)

Find the range of

(i)

f;

(ii)

the composite function f f.

(5)
(Total 15 marks)

4.

2
The functions f (x) and g (x) are given by f (x) = x 2 and g (x) = x + x. The function
(f g)(x) is defined for x , except for the interval ] a, b [.

(a)

Calculate the value of a and of b.

(b)

Find the range of f g.

Working:

Answers:
(a) ..................................................................
(b) ..................................................................
(Total 6 marks)

5.

3
The function f is defined by f : x x .

Find an expression for g (x) in terms of x in each of the following cases

(a)

(f g ) (x) = x + 1;

(b)

(g f ) (x) = x + 1.

Working:

Answers:
(a) ..................................................................
(b) ..................................................................
(Total 6 marks)

6.

x
The functions f and g are defined by f : x e , g : x x + 2.
1

(a)

Calculate f (3) g (3).

(b)

Show that (f g) (3) = ln 3 2.

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7.

x +1
Let f and g be two functions. Given that (f g) (x) = 2 and g (x) = 2x 1, find f (x 3).
W

r k i n

s w

e r :
(Total 6 marks)

8.

The functions f and g are defined by

f (x) = 2x 1,

x
, x 1.
g (x) = x + 1
Find the values of x for which ( f g) (x) (g f ) (x).
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9.

(a) The function f is defined by f (x) = (x + 2) 3.

The function g is defined by g (x) = ax + b, where a and b are constants.
Find the value of a, a > 0 and the corresponding value of b, such that

3
.
f (g (x)) = 4x + 6x 4
2

(8)

(b)

The functions h and k are defined by h (x) = 5x + 2 and k (x) = cx x + 2

respectively. Find the value of c such that h (k (x)) = 0 has equal roots.
(5)
(Total 13 marks)

10.

The functions f and g are defined as:

2

x
f (x) = e , x 0

1
, x 3.
x
+
3
g (x) =
(a)

Find h (x) where h (x) = g f (x).

(2)

(b)

State the domain of h

(x).
(2)

(c)

Find h

(x).
(4)

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11.

4
,x 2
x
+
2
Let f (x) =
and g (x) = x 1.
If h = g f, find
(a)

h (x);
(2)

(b)

h (x), where h

is the inverse of h.
(4)

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12.

Find r =1
Working:

, giving the answer in the form a ln 2, where a

Answer:
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(Total 6 marks)

13.

Find the largest set of values of x such that the function f given by f (x) =
values.
W

r k i n

8x 4
x 3 takes real

s w

e r :
(Total 6 marks)

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14.

1
Let f be the function f (x) = x arccos x + 2 x for 1 x 1 and g the function g (x) = cos 2x
for 1 x 1.
(a)

On the grid below, sketch the graph of f and of g.

y
2
1

(b)

Write down the solution of the equation f (x) = g (x).

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(c)

Write down the range of g.

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15.

3x 4
,
x
+
2
The function f is defined as f (x) =
x 2.
1

(a)

Find an expression for f

(x).

(b)

Write down the domain of f

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16.

2x
The function f is defined by f (x) = x + 6 for x b where b
2

(a)
(b)

12 2 x 2
.
2
2
(
x
+
6
)
Show that f (x) =

Hence find the smallest exact value of b for which the inverse function f
your answer.

exists. Justify

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17.

x2 1
2
The function f is defined for x 0 by f (x) = x + 1 .
1

Find an expression for f (x).

Working:

Answer:
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(Total 6 marks)

18.

The set of all real numbers under addition is a group ( , +), and the set
of all positive
+
real numbers under multiplication is a group ( , ). Let f denote the mapping of ( , +) to (
+
x
, ) given by f (x) = 3 .
(a)

Show that f is an isomorphism of ( , +) onto (

, ).
(6)

(b)

Find an expression for f .

(1)
(Total 7 marks)

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19.

The function f is defined for x > 2 by f (x) = ln x + ln (x 2) ln (x 4).

(a)

x
Express f (x) in the form ln x + a .

(b)

Find an expression for f (x).

r k i n

s w

e r s :

( a )
( b

)
(Total 6 marks)

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20.

The diagram below shows the graph of y1 = f (x). The x-axis is a tangent to f (x) at x = m and
f (x) crosses the x-axis at x = n.
y

y1

f(

x)

On the same diagram sketch the graph of y2 = f (x k), where 0 < k < n m and indicate the
coordinates of the points of intersection of y2 with the x-axis.
Working:

(Total 4 marks)

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21.

For which values of the real number x is | x + k | = | x | + k, where k is a positive real number?
Working:

Answer:
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(Total 4 marks)

22.

Given that x > 0, find the solution of the following system of equations:
8x 3 = 3
y

9
xy y = x + 4
2

(Total 3 marks)

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23.

The diagram below shows the graphs of y = x + 3x and y = g (x), where g (x) is a polynomial
of degree 3.
y
y

3+

g (

)x

A
x

0
A

(a)

If g (2) = 0, g (0) = 4, g (2) = 0, and g (0) = (0) show that g (x) = x + 3x 4.

3

(6)

The graph of y = x + 3x is reflected in the y-axis, then translated using the vector
1

1 to give the graph of y = h (x).
(b)

Write h (x) in the form h (x) = ax + bx + cx + d.

(5)
3

The graph of y = x + 3x 4 is obtained by applying a composition of two

3
2
transformations to the graph of y = x + 3x .
(c)

State the two transformations whose composition maps the graph of y = x + 3x onto
3
2
the graph of y = x + 3x 4 and also maps point A onto point A .

(3)
(Total 14 marks)

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24.

5
2
Let f (x) = ln |x 3x |, 0.5 < x < 2, x a, x b; (a, b are values of x for which f (x) is not
defined).

(a)

(i)
Sketch the graph of f (x), indicating on your sketch the number of
zeros of f (x). Show also the position of any asymptotes.
(2)

(ii)

Find all the zeros of f (x), (that is, solve f (x) = 0).
(3)

(b)

Find the exact values of a and b.

(3)

(c)
(d)

Find f (x), and indicate clearly where f (x) is not defined.

(3)

Find the exact value of the x-coordinate of the local maximum of f (x), for 0 < x < 1.5.
(You may assume that there is no point of inflexion.)
(3)

(e)

Write down the definite integral that represents the area of the region enclosed by f (x)
and the x-axis. (Do not evaluate the integral.)
(2)
(Total 16 marks)

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25.

The following graph is that part of the graph of y = f (x) for which f (x) 0.
y
4
3
2
1

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

y
4
3
2
1

(Total 3 marks)

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26.

(a)

Sketch and label the curves

1
y = x for 2 x 2, and y = 2 ln x for 0 < x 2.
2

(b)

(2)

Find the x-coordinate of P, the point of intersection of the two curves.

(2)

(c)

If the tangents to the curves at P meet the y-axis at Q and R, calculate the area of the
triangle PQR.
(6)

(d)

Prove that the two tangents at the points where x = a, a > 0, on each curve are always
perpendicular.
(4)
(Total 14 marks)

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27.

(a)

a + b sin x
Let y = b + a sin x , where 0 < a < b.

(i)

(b 2 + a 2 ) cos x
dy
2
Show that dx = (b + a sin x) .
(4)

(ii)

Find the maximum and minimum values of y.

(4)

(iii)

a + b sin x
Show that the graph of y = b + a sin x , 0 < a < b cannot have a vertical asymptote.
(2)

(b)

For the graph of

y = 4 + 5 sin x
5 + 4 sin x for 0 x 2 ,

(i)

write down the y-intercept;

(ii)

find the x-intercepts m and n, (where m < n) correct to four significant figures;

(iii)

sketch the graph.

(5)

(c)

y = 4 + 5 sin x
5 + 4 sin x and the x-axis from x = 0 to x = n is
The area enclosed by the graph of
denoted by A. Write down, but do not evaluate, an expression for the area A.
(2)
(Total 17 marks)

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28.

The diagram shows a sketch of part of the graph of f (x) = x and a sketch of part of the graph of
2
g (x) = x + 6x 13
y

y=

f(

x)

y =(

(a)

g )

Write down the coordinates of the maximum point of y = g (x).

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The graph of y = g (x) can be obtained from the graph of y = f (x) by first reflecting the graph of
y = f (x), then translating the graph of y = f (x).
(b)

Describe fully each of these transformations, which together map the graph of y = f (x)
onto the graph of y = g (x).

Working:

Answers:
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(Total 3 marks)

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29.

The diagram shows the graph of the functions y1 and y2.

y
y2

2
0

x
2

y1

y1
On the same axes sketch the graph of y 2 . Indicate clearly where the x-intercepts and
asymptotes occur.
Working:

(Total 3 marks)

30.

Let
(a)

f ( x ) = x 3 ( x 2 1) 2 , 1.4 x 1.4

Sketch the graph of f (x). (An exact scale diagram is not required.)
On your graph indicate the approximate position of
(i)

each zero;

(ii)

each maximum point;

(iii)

each minimum point.

(4)

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Find f (x), clearly stating its domain.

(i)
(ii)

Find the x-coordinates of the maximum and minimum points of f (x), for
1 < x < 1.
(7)

(c)

Find the x-coordinate of the point of inflexion of f (x), where x > 0, giving your answer
correct to four decimal places.
(2)
(Total 13 marks)

31.

The line segment [AB] has length l, gradient m, (0 < m < 1), and passes through the point (0, 1).
It meets the x-axis at A and the line y = x at B, as shown in the diagram.
y
y=

B
( 0

(a)

, 1

Find the coordinates of A and B in terms of m.

(4)

l2 =

(b)

Show that

m2 +1
.
m 2 (1 m) 2
(3)

y=

(c)

x 2 +1

,
x 2 (1 x) 2 for x 0, x 1, indicating any asymptotes and the
Sketch the graph of
coordinates of any maximum or minimum points.
(4)

(d)

Find the value of m for which l is a minimum, and find this minimum value of l.
(2)
(Total 13 marks)

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32.

Find the set of values of x for which (e 2) (e 3) 2e .

Working:

Answer:
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(Total 6 marks)

33.

The graph of the function f (x) = 2x 3x + x + 1 is translated to its image, g (x), by the vector
1

1 . Write g (x) in the form g (x) = ax3 + bx2 +cx + d.
Working:

Answer:
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(Total 6 marks)

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34.

x 2 5x 4
2
Find the equations of all the asymptotes of the graph of y = x 5 x + 4 .
Working:

Answer:
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(Total 6 marks)

35.

(a)

On the same axes sketch the graphs of the functions, f (x) and g (x), where
2

f (x) = 4 (1 x) , for 2 x 4,
g (x) = ln (x + 3) 2, for 3 x 5.
(b)

(i)
(ii)

(2)

Write down the equation of any vertical asymptotes.

State the x-intercept and y-intercept of g (x).

(3)

(c)

Find the values of x for which f (x) = g (x).

(2)

(d)

Let A be the region where f (x) g (x) and x 0.

(i)

On your graph shade the region A.

(ii)

Write down an integral that represents the area of A.

(iii)

Evaluate this integral.

(4)

(e)

In the region A find the maximum vertical distance between f (x) and g (x).
(3)
(Total 14 marks)

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36.

The function f is given by f (x) = 2 x e .

Write down
(a)

the maximum value of f (x);

(b)

the two roots of the equation f (x) = 0.

Working:

Answers:
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(b) ..................................................................
(Total 6 marks)

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37.

The diagram shows the graph of f (x).

(a)

1
,
On the same diagram, sketch the graph of f ( x) indicating clearly any asymptotes.
y

(b)

On the diagram write down the coordinates of the local maximum point, the local
1
.
f
(
x
)
minimum point, the x-intercepts and the y-intercept of

Working:

(Total 6 marks)

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38.

x
3

arcsin arccos
4
5 , for 4 x 4.
Let f (x) = sin
(a)

On the grid below, sketch the graph of f (x).

y
2

(c)

5
x

(b)

On the sketch, clearly indicate the coordinates of the x-intercept, the y-intercept, the
minimum point and the endpoints of the curve of f (x).

1
Solve f (x) = 2 .

Working:

Answer:
(c) ..................................................................
(Total 6 marks)

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39.

For 3 x 3, find the coordinates of the points of intersection of the curves

y = x sin x and x + 3y = 1.
Working:

Answer:
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(Total 6 marks)

40.

k
Let f (x) = x k , x k, k > 0
(a)

On the diagram below, sketch the graph of f. Label clearly any points of intersection with
the axes, and any asymptotes.
y

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(b)

1
On the diagram below, sketch the graph of f . Label clearly any points of intersection
with the axes.
y

Working:

(Total 6 marks)

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41.

Consider the equation e = cos 2x, for 0 x 2.

(a)

How many solutions are there to this equation?

(b)

Find the solution closest to 2, giving your answer to four decimal places.

Working:

Answers:
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(b) ..................................................................
(Total 6 marks)

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42.

The following diagram shows the lines x 2y 4 = 0, x + y = 5 and the point P(1, 1). A line is
drawn from P to intersect with x 2y 4 = 0 at Q, and with x + y = 5 at R, so that P is the
midpoint of [QR].
y
1

0
8
6
4
2

8
1

( 1

1
4

)
6

0x

Find the exact coordinates of Q and of R.

Working:

Answer:
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(Total 6 marks)

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43.

e 2x

Solve the equation

r k i n

1
x + 2 = 2.

s w

e r :

(Total 6 marks)

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44.

2

2
The graph of y = 2x + 4x +7 is translated using the vector 1 . Find the equation of the
translated graph, giving your answer in the form y = ax + bx +c.

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45.

Each of the diagrams below shows the graph of a function f. Sketch on the given axes the graph
of
(a)

f (x )

;
y

(b)

1
f ( x) .
y

(Total 6 marks)

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46.

x
.
The graph of y = cos x is transformed into the graph of y = 8 2 cos 6
Find a sequence of simple geometric transformations that does this.
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47.

The diagrams below show the graph of y = f (x) which passes through the points A, B, C and D.
Sketch, indicating clearly the images of A, B, C and D, the graphs of
(a)

y = f (x 4);

(2)

(b)

y = f ( 3x).

(4)
(Total 6 marks)

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48.

Determine the values of x that satisfy the following inequalities

x +2
(a)

x 3

< 4;
(3)

(b)

xe x
1.
( x 2 1)

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49.

The function f is defined by f (x) = cosec x + tan 2x.

(a)

Sketch the graph of f for

x .
2
2

Hence state
(i)

the x-intercepts;

(ii)

the equations of the asymptotes;

(iii)

the coordinates of the maximum and minimum points.

(8)

(b)

Show that the roots of f (x) = 0 satisfy the equation

3
2
2 cos x 2 cos x 2 cos x + 1 = 0.
(5)

(c)

Show that the x-coordinates of the maximum and minimum points on the
5
3
2
curve satisfy the equation 4 cos x 4 cos x + 2 cos x + cos x 2 = 0.
(8)

(d)

Show that f ( x) + f ( + x) = 0.
(4)
(Total 25 marks)

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(a) Sketch the curve f (x) = | 1 + 3 sin (2x)| , for 0 x . Write down on the graph
the values of the x and y intercepts.

50.

(4)

(b)

By adding one suitable line to your sketch, find the number of solutions to the equation
f (x) = ( x).

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(Total 6 marks)

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51.

A system of equations is given by

cos x + cos y = 1.2
sin x + sin y = 1.4.
(a)

For each equation express y in terms of x.

(2)

(b)

Hence solve the system for 0 < x < , 0 < y < .

(4)

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52.

The graph of y = f (x) for 2 x 8 is shown.

1
,
f
(
x
)
On the set of axes provided, sketch the graph of y =
clearly showing any asymptotes and
indicating the coordinates of any local maxima or minima.

(Total 5 marks)

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53.

Find the set of values of x for which

0.1x 2 2 x + 3 < log 10 x.

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54.

Find the values of x for which 5 3x x + 1 .

Working:

Answer:
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(Total 3 marks)

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55.

3
2
Solve the inequality x 4 + x < 0.
Working:

Answer:
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(Total 6 marks)

56.

Solve the inequality x 2 2x + 1.

Working:

Answer:
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(Total 6 marks)

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57.

x+4
x2
Let f (x) = x + 1 , x 1 and g (x) = x 4 , x 4.
Find the set of values of x such that f (x) g (x).
Working:

Answer:
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(Total 6 marks)

58.

Solve the inequality

x+9
x9 2
Working:

Answer:
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(Total 6 marks)

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59.

x+4
x2
Let f (x) = x + 1 , x 1 and g (x) = x 4 , x 4. Find the set of values of x such that
f (x) g (x).
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60.

x 2 + 5x + 5
x+2
Let f (x) =
, x 2.

(a)

Find f (x).

(b)

Solve f (x) > 2.

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( a )
( b

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(Total 6 marks)

52