Assignment Sept 14-20
1. Find the composite function f(g(x)) where f(x)=x^2+1 and g(x)=2x-3.
Answer: f(g(x)) = (2x-3)^2+1 = 4x^2-12x+10
2. Determine the domain of f(g(x)) where f(x)=1/(x-2) and g(x)=x^2-4.
Hint: Solve g(x)-2=0 => x^2-4=2, exclude those values.
Answer: Domain = All real numbers except x = ±sqrt(6)
3. Find the range of f(g(x)) where f(x)=sqrt(x+5) and g(x)=x^2.
Hint: Find range of g(x), then apply f(x).
Answer: Range = [sqrt(5), infinity)
4. Identify the type of function for f(g(x)) where f(x)=2^x and g(x)=x^2+1.
Answer: Exponential function
5. Is f(g(x)) where f(x)=x^3 and g(x)=x+1 an odd or even function?
Hint: Compute f(g(-x)) and compare with +/- f(g(x)).
Answer: Neither odd nor even
6. Determine whether f(g(x)) where f(x)=ln(x+1) and g(x)=x^2 is increasing or decreasing.
Hint: Consider derivative of f(g(x))=ln(x^2+1).
Answer: Increasing (monotone increasing overall).
7. Find f(g(x)) where f(x)=x^2 and g(x)=1/(x+1).
Answer: f(g(x))=1/(x+1)^2
8. Determine the domain and range of f(g(x)) where f(x)=sqrt(x) and g(x)=x^2-1.
Hint: Require g(x) >= 0.
Answer: Domain = (-infinity,-1] U [1,infinity), Range = [0,infinity)
9. Find the inverse of the function f(x)=2x+5.
Answer: f^-1(x)=(x-5)/2
10. Determine the domain of the inverse function f^-1(x) where f(x)=sqrt(x-3).
Hint: Inverse domain equals f’s range.
Answer: Domain of f^-1 = [0,infinity)
11. Find the range of the inverse function f^-1(x) where f(x)=ln(x+2).
Hint: Inverse range equals domain of f.
Answer: Range = (-2,infinity)
12. Identify the type of function for the inverse of f(x)=x^3+1.
Answer: Radical function (cube root type).
13. Is the inverse of f(x)=x^2-4 an odd or even function?
Hint: Inverse of quadratic requires restricting domain.
Answer: Neither odd nor even
14. Determine whether the inverse of f(x)=2^x is increasing or decreasing.
Answer: Increasing (since inverse is log base 2 of x).
15. Find the inverse of the function f(x)=(x-1)/(x+2).
Answer: f^-1(x)=(2x+1)/(1-x)
16. Determine the domain and range of the inverse function f^-1(x) where f(x)=x^2+2x+1.
Hint: Parabola inverse requires branch restriction (x >= -1).
Answer: Domain=[0,infinity), Range=[-1,infinity)