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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

FROM (2017-2020) PAPER 1
1. The functions f and g are define by f(x) = 2x + 1 and g(x) = 5x – 1. Find
(a) g-1(x)
(b) fg(x) (2017 Internal)
(c) fg(-3)
𝑥−1
2. The functions g and f are defined by g : → and f : →3x – 5. Find
2
(a) g-1(x)
(b) x,if f(x) = g(x) (2017 GCE)
(c) g-1f(x)
3𝑥−2
3. Given that g(x)=8x and f(x)= . Find
4
(a) f-1(x)
(b) An expression for fg(x) (2018 GCE)
(c) The value of x for which fg(x) = 20.
4. The functions f and g are defined by f(x) = 2x – 3 and g(x) = 3x. Find
(a) f-1(x)
(b) gf(x) (2019 Internal)
(c) gf(2)
2𝑥−5
5. The functions f and g are defined by f(x)=2x + 1 and g(x) = . Find
2
(a) f-1(x)
(b) fg(x) (2019 GCE)

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(c) fg(4)
6. A function f is defined by f(x)=2x – 5. Find
(a) f-1(x)
(b) ff-1(2)
(c) The value of x, if ff(x) = x.

SOLUTIONS
2017 INTERNAL
(a) F(x)=2x + 1 and g(x) = 5x – 1
f-1(x) = 2x + 1 (b)fg(x) = 2x + 1 (c)fg(-3)=10x - 1
let f(x) = y fg(x) = 2(5x – 1) + 1 fg(-3)=10(-3) - 1
y = 2x + 1 fg(x)=10x – 2 + 1 fg(-3) = -30 - 1
x = 2y + 1 fg(x)=10x – 1 fg(-3) = -31
2y = x – 1
2y x−1
=
2 2
x−1
y=
2
𝐱−𝟏
∴f-1(x) =
𝟐
𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟕 𝐆𝐂𝐄
x−1
(a) g(x)= and f(x) = 3x – 5
2
x−1
g-1(x) = (b)f(x) = g(x) (c)g-1f(x)
2
𝑥−1
let g(x) = y 3x – 5 = g-1(x)=2x + 1
2
x−1
y= 2(3x – 5) = x – 1 g-1f(x) = 2(3x – 5) + 1
2
y -1 = 2x 6x – x = -1 + 10 g-1f(x) = 6x - 9
5𝑥 9
y = 2x + 1 =
5 5
𝟗
∴ f-1(x) = 2x + 1 x=
𝟓

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𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟖 𝐆𝐂𝐄
3x−2
(a) f(x) = 8x and g(x) =
4
-1
f (x) = 8x (b)fg(x)=f(g) (c)fg(x)=20
y = 8x fg(x) =2(3x – 2) 6x = 20 + 4
x = 8y fg(x) = 6x – 4 6x = 24
x 8y 6x 24
= =
8 8 6 6
x
y= x=4
8
𝐱
∴f-1(x) =
𝟖

2019 INTERNAL
(a) f(x) =2x – 3 and g(x) = 3x
f-1(x) = 2x – 3 (b)gf(x) = g(f) (c) gf(2) = 6x - 9
Let f(x) = y gf(x) =3(2x – 3) gf(2) = 6(2) - 9
Y = 2x – 3 gf(x) =6x - 9 gf(2) = 12 – 9
X = 2y – 3 gf(2) = 3
2y = x + 3
2𝑦 𝑥+3
=
2 2
𝑥+3
y=
2
-1 𝐱+𝟑
∴f (x)=
𝟐
𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟗𝐆𝐂𝐄
3𝑥−5
(a) f(x) = 2x + 1 and g(x) =
2
-1
f (x) = 2x + 1 (b)fg(x)=f(g) (c)fg(4) = 3x - 4
3𝑥−5
Let f(x) = y fg(x) =2(
2
)+ 1 fg(4) =3(4) - 4
Y = 2x + 1 fg(x) = 3x – 5 + 1 fg(4) =12 - 4
X = 2y + 1 fg(x) = 3x – 4 fg(4) = 8
2y = x – 1
2𝑦 x−1
=
2 2
𝑥−1 𝐱−𝟏
y= ∴f-1(x) =
2 𝟐

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2020 GCE
(a) f(x) = 2x – 5 (b)ff-1(2) (c)ff(x) = x
f-1(x) = 2x -5 ff-1(x) = f(f-1) ff(x) = f(f)
Let f(x) =y ff-1(x) = 2x – 5 ff(x) = 2x - 5
x+5
Y =2x -5 ff-1(x) =2( )−5 ff(x) = 2(2x – 5) - 5
2
X =2y – 5 ff-1(x) = x + 5 – 5 ff(x) = 4x – 10 - 5
2y =x + 5 ff-1(x) = x ff(x) = 4x - 15
2𝑦 x+5
= ∴ff-1(2) = 2 4x – 15 = x
2 2
x+5
Y= 4x – x = 15
2
𝐱+𝟓 3x 15
∴f-1(x) = =
𝟐 3 3
x=5

GENERAL QUESTIONS
𝑥+6
1. Given that f(x) = 5x + 2 and g(x) = . Find
5
(a) f-1(x)
(b) fg(x)
(c) fg(-4)
(d) The value of x for which fg(x) = 12.
2. The functions f and g are defined by f(x) = 3x + 4 and g(x) = 2x – 3. Find
(a) f-1(x)
(b) g-1(x)
(c) fg-1(x)
(d) f-1g(x)
(e) f-1g-1(x)

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