Tutorial 1
Tutorial 1
Tutorial 1
TUTORIAL 1
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1. Given f ( x ) = 2 x + 3, g ( x ) = and h( x ) = 1 − x 2 . Find
x
(a) f [g ( x )] (b) h[ f ( x )] (c) g [g ( x )] (d) f [gh( x )] (e) h[g (20 )]
1
2. Given g ( x ) = 2 x + 3 and h( x ) = , x ≠ 1 . Find
x −1
(a) the inverse functions of g ( x ) and h( x )
(b) the composite function h[g ( x )] and verify that g −1 h −1 ( x ) = [hg ( x )][ ] −1
2 x 2 − 5x − 3 x+2 x3 + x
(a) lim (b) lim (c) lim
x →3 x−3 x→2 x2 − 4 x →0 x3 + x 2 + x
x3 + 1, 0 ≤ x < 2
5. Given f ( x ) = 4 x + 1, 2 ≤ x < 5
5 x , x ≥ 5
2 x 2 − a, x ≤ 1
6. If f ( x ) = bx + c , 1 < x ≤ 3
3
x , x>3
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3 x, −5 ≤ x < 1
7. Given f ( x ) = 3, 1< x ≤ 6
x 2 − 3,
6 < x ≤ 10
x2 − p2 , x < 4
8. Determine the value of p so that the function f ( x ) = is
px + 20, x ≥ 4
continuous for any value of x
5 x + 2, − 3 ≤ x < 1
h ( x) = 3
cx , x ≥1
8 x + m , x < 1
10. Given f ( x ) = nx 2 − 1 , 1 ≤ x < 2 . Determine the values of m and n if
x + n , x ≥ 2
f ( x ) is continuous on the interval ( −∞, ∞ )
Answers:
10 + 3 x 13 − 3 x 2 15
1. (a) (b) − 4 x 2 − 12 x − 8 (c) x (d) (e)
x 1− x 2
16
x −3 1+ x 1
2. (a) g −1 ( x ) = , h −1 ( x ) = (b) (h g )( x ) = (c) x=± 2
2 x 2x + 2
3 1
3. (a) (b) (c) 2 (d) 3 (e) 13 (f) 4
5 3
4. (a) 7 (b) non exist (c) 1
5. (a) exist (b) exists (c) non exist
6. (a) a = 7 (b) b = 16, c = −21
7. (a) Continuous (b) Continuous (c) Discontinuous (d) Discontinuous
8. p = −2
9. c = 7
10. n = 1, m = −8
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