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CAT Functions Workbook With GIF and Tricks

The document is a mini workbook on functions, covering concepts such as functions, composite functions, inverse functions, functional equations, and piecewise functions. It includes solved examples and practice questions to reinforce understanding. Additionally, it discusses the greatest integer function and provides tricks and shortcuts for solving related problems.

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CAT Functions Workbook With GIF and Tricks

The document is a mini workbook on functions, covering concepts such as functions, composite functions, inverse functions, functional equations, and piecewise functions. It includes solved examples and practice questions to reinforce understanding. Additionally, it discusses the greatest integer function and provides tricks and shortcuts for solving related problems.

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CAT Quant - Functions Mini Workbook

📘 Concept Summary
 1. Function: A relationship where each input has exactly one output. Example: f(x) = 2x
+ 3.
 2. Composite Function: f(g(x)) means apply g first, then f. Example: f(x) = 2x, g(x) = x+1
⇒ f(g(3)) = f(4) = 8.
 3. Inverse Function: Reverse the function. If f(x) = 3x + 1 ⇒ f⁻¹(x) = (x - 1)/3.
 4. Functional Equations: Equations involving f(x) like f(x) + f(1 - x) = 1. Use substitution
to find values.
 5. Piecewise Functions: Defined differently over different domains. Example: f(x) = x if x
≤ 0, x² if x > 0.

🧠 Solved Examples (with explanation)


1. 1. If f(x) = 2x + 3, find f(5).

Solution: f(5) = 2×5 + 3 = 13

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

Solution: g(4) = 5, f(5) = 2×5 = 10 ⇒ Answer: 10

3. 3. If f(x) = 3x + 1, find f⁻¹(10).

Solution: Let y = 3x + 1 ⇒ x = (y - 1)/3 ⇒ f⁻¹(10) = (10 - 1)/3 = 3

4. 4. If f(x) + f(1 - x) = 1, find f(0.4).

Solution: Let x = 0.4 ⇒ f(0.4) + f(0.6) = 1. Let x = 0.6 ⇒ f(0.6) + f(0.4) = 1 ⇒ f(0.4) = f(0.6)
= 0.5

5. 5. If f(x) = x for x ≤ 0 and f(x) = x² for x > 0, find f(-2), f(0), f(2).

Solution: f(-2) = -2, f(0) = 0, f(2) = 4

📝 Practice Questions (Try Yourself)


6. 1. If f(x) = x² - 3x + 2, find f(2).
7. 2. If f(x) = 2x and g(x) = x - 1, find f(g(3)).
8. 3. If f(x) = 5x - 4, find f⁻¹(11).
9. 4. If f(x) + f(1 - x) = 1, and f(0.2) = p, find f(0.8).
10. 5. If f(x) = x for x < 1, and f(x) = 2x for x ≥ 1, find f(0.5) and f(2).
11. 6. If f(x) = x² + 1, find f(f(1)).
12. 7. If f(x) = √x, g(x) = x², find f(g(3)).
13. 8. If f(x) = 2x + 3 and g(x) = f(x) - 1, find g(2).

📌 Special Topic: Greatest Integer Function (GIF)


 1. Definition: [x] = greatest integer ≤ x. Example: [3.7] = 3, [-2.1] = -3.
 2. If x is an integer, [x] = x.
 3. If x is not an integer, [x] = integer just less than x.
 4. Graph of [x] is a step function. Flat segments between integers.
 5. Important property: [x] ≤ x < [x] + 1.

💡 Tricks and Shortcuts


 1. For f(g(x)) questions, always solve g(x) first.
 2. For inverse, swap x and y and solve for y.
 3. Functional equation? Plug in values to spot patterns.
 4. If question looks like a puzzle (e.g., f(x) + f(1 - x) = ?), try plugging symmetric values
(like x and 1-x).
 5. GIF: Remember that [–1.1] = –2, not –1. Always go to next lower integer.
 6. For piecewise: Check which range the value lies in before applying the rule.

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