INDUS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, PUNE

GRADE : IBDP MATH SL FUNCTIONS

PAPER -1

1. Let f(x) = 7 – 2x and g(x) = x + 3.

(a) Find (g ° f)(x).

(2)

(b) Write down g–1(x).

(1)

(c) Find (f ° g–1)(5).

(2)
(Total 5 marks)

2. Consider f(x) = 2kx2 – 4kx + 1, for k ≠ 0. The equation f(x) = 0 has two equal roots.

(a) Find the value of k.

(5)

(b) The line y = p intersects the graph of f. Find all possible values of p.
(2)
(Total 7 marks)

3. Let f(x) = 3 ln x and g(x) = ln 5x3.

(a) Express g(x) in the form f(x) + ln a, where a  +

.
(4)

(b) The graph of g is a transformation of the graph of f. Give a full geometric

description of this transformation.
(3)

4. Let f(x) = log3 x , for x > 0.

(a) Show that f–1(x) = 32x.

(2)

(b) Write down the range of f–1.

(1)

Let g(x) = log3 x, for x > 0.

(c) Find the value of (f –1 ° g)(2), giving your answer as an integer.

5. The following diagram shows part of the graph of a quadratic function f.

The x-intercepts are at (–4, 0) and (6, 0) and the y-intercept is at (0, 240).

(a) Write down f(x) in the form f(x) = –10(x – p)(x – q).
(2)

(b) Find another expression for f(x) in the form f(x) = –10(x – h)2 + k.
(4)

(c) Show that f(x) can also be written in the form f(x) = 240 + 20x – 10x2.
(2)

A particle moves along a straight line so that its velocity, v m s–1, at time t seconds is
given by
v = 240 + 20t – 10t2, for 0 ≤ t ≤ 6.

(d) (i) Find the value of t when the speed of the particle is greatest.

(ii) Find the acceleration of the particle when its speed is zero.

6. Let f(x) = cos 2x and g(x) = 2x2 – 1.

π
(a) Find f   .
2
(2)

π
(b) Find (g ° f)   .
2
(2)

(c) Given that (g ° f)(x) can be written as cos (kx), find the value of k, k  .
7. Let f(x) = p(x – q)(x – r). Part of the graph of f is shown below.

The graph passes through the points (–2, 0), (0, –4) and (4, 0).

(a) Write down the value of q and of r.

(2)

(b) Write down the equation of the axis of symmetry.

(1)

(c) Find the value of p.

8. Solve log2x + log2(x – 2) = 3, for x > 2.

9. Let f(x) = x2 + 4 and g(x) = x – 1.

(a) Find (f ° g)(x).

(2)

3
The vector   translates the graph of (f ° g) to the graph of h.
 −1

(b) Find the coordinates of the vertex of the graph of h.

(3)

(c) Show that h(x) = x2 – 8x + 19.

(2)

(d) The line y = 2x – 6 is a tangent to the graph of h at the point P. Find the x-
coordinate of P.
10. Let f(x) = ex+3.

(a) (i) Show that f–1(x) = ln x – 3.

(ii) Write down the domain of f–1.

(3)

1
(b) Solve the equation f–1(x) = ln   .
 x

11. Let f(x) = k log2 x.

(a) Given that f–1(1) = 8, find the value of k.

(3)

2
(b) Find f–1   .
3

12. Let f (x) = ln (x + 5) + ln 2, for x  –5.

(a) Find f −1(x).

(4)

Let g (x) = ex.

(b) Find (g ◦ f) (x), giving your answer in the form ax + b, where a, b, .
(3)

13. Consider f(x) = x −5 .

(a) Find

(i) f(11);

(ii) f(86);

(iii) f(5).
(3)

(b) Find the values of x for which f is undefined.

(2)

(c) Let g(x) = x2. Find (g ° f)(x).

(2)
14. Let f (x) = 3(x + 1)2 – 12.

(a) Show that f (x) = 3x2 + 6x – 9.

(2)

(b) For the graph of f

(i) write down the coordinates of the vertex;

(ii) write down the equation of the axis of symmetry;

(iii) write down the y-intercept;

(iv) find both x-intercepts.

(8)

(c) Hence sketch the graph of f.

(2)

(d) Let g (x) = x2. The graph of f may be obtained from the graph of g by the two
transformations:

a stretch of scale factor t in the y-direction

followed by

 p
a translation of  .
q

 p
Find   and the value of t.
q
(3)
(Total 15 marks)

15. The functions f (x) and g (x) are defined by f (x) = ex and g (x) = ln (1+ 2x).

(a) Write down f −1(x).

(b) (i) Find ( f ◦ g) (x).

(ii) Find ( f ◦ g)−1 (x).

(Total 6 marks)

16. (a) Given that (2x)2 + (2x) −12 can be written as (2x + a)(2x + b), where a, b  , find
the value of a and of b.

(b) Hence find the exact solution of the equation (2x)2 + (2x) −12 = 0, and explain why
there is only one solution.
(Total 6 marks)
17. Let f (x) = x + 4 , x  − 4 and g (x) = x2, x  .

(a) Find (g ◦ f ) (3).

(b) Find f −1(x).

(c) Write down the domain of f −1.

(Total 6 marks)

18. Consider two different quadratic functions of the form f (x) = 4x2 − qx + 25. The graph of
each function has its vertex on the x-axis.

(a) Find both values of q.

(b) For the greater value of q, solve f (x) = 0.

(c) Find the coordinates of the point of intersection of the two graphs.

19. Let f (x) = a (x − 4)2 + 8.

(a) Write down the coordinates of the vertex of the curve of f.

(b) Given that f (7) = −10, find the value of a.

(c) Hence find the y-intercept of the curve of f.

(Total 6 marks)

20. (a) Express y = 2x2 – 12x + 23 in the form y = 2(x – c)2 + d.

The graph of y = x2 is transformed into the graph of y = 2x2 – 12x + 23 by the

transformations

a vertical stretch with scale factor k followed by

a horizontal translation of p units followed by
a vertical translation of q units.

(b) Write down the value of

(i) k;

(ii) p;

(iii) q.
(Total 6 marks)
PAPER -2

21. Let f(x) = 3x2. The graph of f is translated 1 unit to the right and 2 units down.
The graph of g is the image of the graph of f after this translation.

(a) Write down the coordinates of the vertex of the graph of g.

(2)

(b) Express g in the form g(x) = 3(x – p)2 + q.

(2)

The graph of h is the reflection of the graph of g in the x-axis.

(c) Write down the coordinates of the vertex of the graph of h.

(2)

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22. Let g(x) = x sin x, for 0 ≤ x ≤ 4.
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(a) Sketch the graph of g on the following set of axes.

(4)

(b) Hence find the value of x for which g(x) = –1.

(2)
(Total 6 marks)

23. The quadratic equation kx2 + (k – 3)x + 1 = 0 has two equal real roots.

(a) Find the possible values of k.

(5)

(b) Write down the values of k for which x2 + (k – 3)x + k = 0 has two equal real
roots.
24. Let f(x) = 2x2 + 4x – 6.

(a) Express f(x) in the form f(x) = 2(x – h)2 + k.

(3)

(b) Write down the equation of the axis of symmetry of the graph of f.
(1)

(c) Express f(x) in the form f(x) = 2(x – p)(x – q).

(2)

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25. The function f is defined by f(x) = , for –3 < x < 3.
9 − x2

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

(2)

(b) Write down the equation of each vertical asymptote.

(2)

(c) Write down the range of the function f.