Functions (Summer Term)
Level 1
1. If f(x) = –4x2 + 3x, find the values of 7. If g(x) = 1 – (x + 1 )(x – 2), find the
the function when values of g(x) when
(a) x = –1 (a) x = 2
1 (b) x = 0
(b) x = 2
(c) x = –4
2. If f(x) = 2x2 + x, find the values of
𝑎 8. It is given that f(x) = (x + 3)(kx – 3)
(a) f( )
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and g(x) = (x – 1)(x +6).
(b) f(b – 3)
(a) If f(3) = 18, find the value of k.
(b) If h(x) = g(2x), express h(x) in
3. If f(x) = kx – x2 and f(5) = –5, find the
terms of x.
values of
(c) Solve the equation 2f(x) – h(x) = 0.
(a) k
(b) f(–5) 1
9. If h(x) = 𝑎𝑥 + 2𝑥 2 and h(5) = 100, find
1 the value of a.
4. If h(x) = x + 𝑥 2 −1, find the values of
(a) h(–2) 𝑥−5
10. If h(x) = 𝑥+5, find the values of
(b) h(0)
(c) h(2) (a) h(0)
(b) h(a + 5)
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5. If f(x) = 2x + 5, find the values of the (c) h(𝑏)
function when
(a) x = 0 11. It is given that f(x) = ax2 + 2x + 1 and
(b) x = 5 g(x) = x2 + 3x.
(c) x = –3 (a) If f(–2) = 1, find the value of a.
(b) If h(x) = g(x – 1), express h(x) in
6. It is given that f(x) = 3x2. terms of x.
(a) Find the values of f(1) and f(2). (c) Solve the equation f(x) = h(x) + 2.
(b) Does the relation f(1) + f(1) = f(2)
hold?
Level 2
12. It is given that g(x) = 4x – 9. Find the 20. It is given that f(x) = ax2 + bx +3.
1 (a) If f(–1) = 1 and f(3) = 33, find the
values of x if g(x) – g(𝑥) = 0.
values of a and b.
𝑥
13. It is given that f(x) = (x + 2k)2 and (b) If g(2) = f(x), express g(x) in terms
g(x) = 5k + x. of x.
(a) If f(0) – 3g(3) = k – 25 , find the (c) Hence, find the values of g(5) and
value of k. g(p – 1).
(b) Solve the equation f(x) – 2g(x) = 3.
21. It is given that g(x) = 2x2 + 5x – 3 and
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14. If f(x) = x2 – 𝑥 2 , show that f(𝑥) = – f(x). g(x) = f(x – 2).
(a) Solve g(x) = 0.
(b) Hence, solve f(x) = 0.
15. If f(x) = x2 + 3x – 15, find the values of
(a) f(3)
22. It is given that f(x) = 4x2 – 12x + 9 and
(b) f(–a)
g(x) = f(x +3).
(c) f(2b + 1)
(a) Solve f(x) = 0.
(b) Hence, solve g(x) = 0.
16. It is given that f(x) = (x + k)(x – 1) – 2x
and f(k) = k2 – 3. Find the value(s) of k.
17. It is given that f(x) = (x – a)(x – b) + 5.
If f(a) = b and f(2b) = 3b, find the
values of a and b.
𝑥−1 2
18. Let g(x) = (𝑥+1) .
𝑥−1
(a) Find g(𝑥+1).
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(b) Hence, find the value of g(7).
19. It is given that f(x) = 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 2.
(a) Find the values of f(2a) and f(a +2)
(b) If f(2a) = f(a + 2) + 2f(a), find the
value(s) of a.