MHF4U Test #4: Chapters 8

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Part A – Multiple Choice [K/U – 20 marks]
1. Given the functions and , determine an equation for the combined function .
a. c.
b. d.

2. Given the functions and , determine an equation for the composite function .
a. c.
b. d.

3. If f(x) = sin x and g(x) = cos x, what is the range of ?

a. {y R | –1 y 1} c. {y R|0 y }
b. {y R | 0 y 1} d. {y R|– y }

4. If and are even functions, then what type of function is ?

a. odd b. even c. neither d. cannot be determined for sure

5. If is a non-constant linear function and is a quadratic function, then what type of function is ?
a. linear b. quadratic c. cubic d. cannot be determined for sure

6. If f = {(–8, –3), (0, –2), (3, 12), (9, 2)} and g = {(–6, –8), (0, –3), (4, 4), (9, 9)}, what is ?

a. {(–8, 24), (0, 6), (3, 48), (9, 18)} c. {(0, 6), (81, 18)}
b. {(0, 6), (9, 18)} d. {(48, 24), (0, 6), (12, 48), (81, 18)}

7. Suppose f(x) = x2 – 14x + 49 and g(x) = . At which of these points does the function have a hole?
a. (–7, –7) c. (7, 0)
b. (–7, 0) d. (7, 7)

8. If f = {(–2, 5), (1, 4), (3, 9), (11, 3)} and g = {(0, 15), (5, –5), (7, 10), (9, –1)}, what is (g f)(3)?
a. –1 b. 3 c. 9 d. 11

9. If and are odd functions, then what type of function is ?

a. odd b. even c. neither d. cannot be determined for sure

10. If h(x) = , and if h(x) = f(g(x)), which of these statements could be correct?

a. f(x) = ; g(x) = 2x – 9 c. f(x) = ; g(x) = x2

b. f(x) = 2x – 9; g(x) = d. f(x) = x2; g(x) = 2x – 9

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11. If f(x) = 4x, g(x) = and h(x) = f(x)g(x), determine h(−4)? ✓✓✓

𝑓(−4) = 4−4 𝑔(−4) = √4

1
𝑓(−4) = 𝑔(−4) = ±2
256

1 1 1 1
ℎ(𝑥) = ( ) (2) = or ℎ(𝑥) = ( ) (−2) =−
256 128 256 128

12. Given the functions and , determine the range of the combined function . ✓✓

𝑦 = 3𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥
1
𝑅: {𝑦 ∈ ℝ| ≤ 𝑦 ≤ 3}
3

13. Suppose f(x) = x2 and g(x) = x + 56. What are the x-intercepts of the graph of ? ✓✓

𝑦 = 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 56
𝑦 = (𝑥 − 8)(𝑥 + 7)
x-intercepts: (8, 0) and (- 7, 0)

14. If f(x) = 2x, g(x) = x2 – 15 and ℎ(𝑥) = 𝑓(𝑥) − 𝑔(𝑥), what is ℎ(−3)? ✓✓✓

ℎ(𝑥) = 2𝑥 − 𝑥 2 + 15

ℎ(−3) = 2(−3) − (−3)2 + 15

ℎ(−3) = 0

Part B – Thinking and Investigation [TI – 20 marks]

1. Given the function , determine the value of . ✓✓✓

𝑓 −1 (𝑥) = 10𝑥
𝑓 −1 (23) = 1023
𝑓(𝑓 −1 (23)) = 𝑙𝑜𝑔 1023 = 23

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 2. The graph of is shown, where and is a function of the form
. Determine the equation for g(x). ✓✓✓

𝑔(𝑥) = −(𝑥 − 3)

3. Given the functions and , determine all possible values of x for

which .
✓✓✓✓
𝑓(𝑔(𝑥)) = √𝑥 + 1 and 𝑔(𝑓(𝑥)) = √𝑥 + 1
√𝑥 + 1 = √𝑥 + 1
2 2
(√𝑥 + 1) = (√𝑥 + 1)
𝑥 + 1 = 𝑥 + 2√𝑥 + 1
0 = 2√𝑥
𝑥=0

4. Consider the tables of values for the two functions shown. ✓✓✓✓✓

x y = f(x) y = g(x)
–2 0 1
–1 1 –2
0 –2 2
1 2 0
2 –1 –1

Complete the table of values for the composite function .

x y = f(g(x))

–2 2

–1 0
0 -1
1 -2
2 1

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 5. If f(x) = 3x − 6 , and g(x) = 2 x , find

a) 𝑔−1 (𝑓(𝑥 )) ✓✓✓

𝑔−1 (𝑥 ) = 𝑙𝑜𝑔2 𝑥
𝑔−1 (𝑓(𝑥 )) = 𝑙𝑜𝑔2 (3𝑥 − 6)

b) the domain and range of 𝑔−1 (𝑓(𝑥 )) ✓✓

𝐷: {𝑥 ∈ ℝ, 𝑥 > 2}
𝑅: {𝑦 ∈ ℝ}

Part C – Communication [COMM – 20 marks]

1. Match each graph with its corresponding equation by writing the letter of the graph beside its corresponding equation.

a. d.
[6 marks]

1.
A
2.
b. e. B

3. C

4. D

c. f. 5. E

6. F

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2. If f(x) = log x – 4 and g(x) = , for what value(s) of x is g(f(x)) undefined? ✓✓
1
𝑔(𝑓(𝑥)) = Undefined when x ≤ 0 and when x = 1.
𝑙𝑜𝑔 𝑥

3. The graphs of the functions f(x) = and g(x) = 600x – 6 – 1 are shown. While it would y

5 g(x)
appear from the graphs that the equation = 600x – 6 – 1 has two solutions, it, in fact, 4

3
only has one. Explain why. ✓✓
2

1
Two possible solutions to consider are x = 5 and x = 6. However, f(x) is
undefined at x = 6 (hole, restriction on domain). Therefore, x = 5 is the only –9 –8 –7 –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 x
solution. –1

–2

–3 f(x)
–4

–5

4. Given the graph of f(x) and g(x) as shown. Sketch 𝑔(𝑥 ) − 𝑓(𝑥)on the same grid. Plot at least 4
points.
✓✓✓✓

5. The graph of f(g(x)) is shown. Determine the equations for f(x) and g(x). ✓✓
y

3
𝑔 (𝑥 ) = 𝑥 − 1
2

1 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = 𝑥 2 − 5
–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 x
–1

–2

–3

–4 f(g(x))
–5
(1, –5)

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6. Let f(x) = -2x+1. What transformation of y = g(x) does each equation represent? ✓✓✓✓
a) f(g(x)) b) g(f(x))

𝑓(𝑔(𝑥 )) = −2(𝑔(𝑥 )) + 1 𝑔(𝑓(𝑥 )) = 𝑔(−2𝑥 + 1)

Reflection in the x-axis, vertical stretch by 2, and Reflection in the y-axis, horizontal compression by ½,
translated 1 unit up. and translated ½ units right.

Part D – Application [APP – 12 marks]

1. Mary creates and sells jewellery for a gift shop. She makes n bracelets each week and sells them for 19 – n dollars
each. Her costs include a fixed cost of $25 for materials plus $2.50 per bracelet made. Assume that Mary sells all of the
bracelets that she makes.
a) Write an equation to represent her total weekly cost, and another for weekly revenue.
b) How many bracelets should Mary make each week in order to make a profit?
✓✓✓✓
a) 𝑐(𝑛) = 2.5𝑛 + 25 and 𝑅(𝑛) = (19 − 𝑛)𝑛

b) −𝑛2 + 19𝑛 > 2.5𝑛 + 25

−𝑛2 + 16.5𝑛 − 25 > 0

𝑛 = 1.7 = 2 or 𝑛 = 14.8 = 14

Using the graph, solution is:

Mary can make a profit when she sells between
2 and 14 bracelets weekly.

2. Given the graphs of f(x) and g(x) as shown, find: ✓✓✓✓

a) 𝑓(𝑔(3)) = 𝑓 (1) = 0

b) 𝑓(𝑓(−2)) = 𝑓 (−3) = 2

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3. Given the graphs of the functions and , sketch a graph of the combined function 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥)𝑔(𝑥)
on the axes below. List a minimum of 4 points. ✓✓✓✓

𝑦 = 2𝑥 (𝑥 − 1)
(-2, -3/4), (-1, -1), (0, -1), (1, 0), (2, 4)

Test Summary
Knowledge & Thinking & Invest. Communication Application
Understanding

/20 /20 /20 /12

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