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Inverse Functions Worksheet

This document contains exercises involving finding inverse functions and solving equations involving inverse functions. The exercises involve functions with various domains and ranges defined algebraically, logarithmically, exponentially, and through compositions of other functions. Students are tasked with sketching functions and their inverses on the same axes and solving equations setting inverse functions equal to other functions.

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Inverse Functions Worksheet

This document contains exercises involving finding inverse functions and solving equations involving inverse functions. The exercises involve functions with various domains and ranges defined algebraically, logarithmically, exponentially, and through compositions of other functions. Students are tasked with sketching functions and their inverses on the same axes and solving equations setting inverse functions equal to other functions.

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C3 FUNCTIONS Worksheet C

1 The domain of each of the following functions is x ∈ . For each function, find its inverse f −1(x).
a f : x → 10x + 3 b f : x → 9 + 2x c f : x → 5 − 6x
x+3
d f:x→ e f:x→ 1
3
(2x − 5) f f:x→8− 3
5
x
4

2 For each function, find f −1(x) and state its domain.


1
a f(x) ≡ ln x, x ∈ , x > 0 b f(x) ≡ , x∈ , x≠0
x
4
c f(x) ≡ x, x∈ , x>0 d f(x) ≡ 3x – 4, x ∈ , 0 ≤ x < 3
1 1
e f(x) ≡ , x∈ , x≠5 f f(x) ≡ 2 + , x∈ , x≠0
x−5 x

3 For each of the following functions,


i find, in the form f −1: x → …, the inverse function of f and state its domain,
ii sketch y = f(x) and y = f −1(x) on the same set of axes.
1− x 10
a f : x → 2x + 1, x ∈ b f:x→ , x∈ c f:x→ , x∈ , x≠0
5 x
d f : x → x2, x ∈ , x > 0 e f : x → ex , x ∈ f f : x → x3, x ∈

4 For each of the following, solve the equation f −1(x) = g(x).


a f : x → 5x + 1, x ∈ g : x → 2, x ∈
2x − 4
b f:x→ , x∈ g : x → 7 − x, x ∈
3
c f : x → ex + 2, x ∈ g : x → ln (3x − 8), x ∈ , x > 8
3

d f:x→ x + 2 , x ∈ , x ≥ −2 g : x → 3x − 4, x ∈
4
e f:x→ , x ∈ , x ≠ −3 g : x → 5(x + 1), x ∈
x+3

5 The function f is defined by f : x → 4 − 2x, x ∈ .


a Sketch y = f(x) and y = f −1(x) on the same set of axes.
b Find the coordinates of the point where the lines y = f(x) and y = f −1(x) intersect.

6 The functions f and g are defined by


1
f : x → 3 − 2x, x ∈ g:x→ , x ∈ , x ≠ −2
2x + 4
a Find g −1(x) and state its domain and range.
b Express gf in terms of x and state its domain.
c Solve the equation gf(x) = f −1(x).

7 The functions f and g are defined by


1
f : x → 5x + 2, x ∈ g:x→ , x∈ , x≠0
x
a Find the following functions, stating the domain in each case.
i f −1 ii fg iii (fg) −1
b Solve the equation f −1(x) = fg(x), giving your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

 Solomon Press
C3 FUNCTIONS Worksheet C continued

8 For each of the following functions, find the inverse function in the form f −1: x → … and state
its domain.
x−2
a f:x→ 1
2
ln (4x − 9), x ∈ , x > 2 14 b f:x→ , x ∈ , x ≠ −5
x+5

c f : x → e0.4x − 2, x ∈ d f:x→ 3
x5 − 3 , x ∈
4−x
e f : x → log10 (2 − 7x), x ∈ , x < 2
7
f f:x→ , x ∈ , x ≠ − 23
3x + 2

9 For each of the following functions,


i find, in the form f −1: x → …, the inverse function of f and state its domain,
ii sketch y = f(x) and y = f −1(x) on the same set of axes.
a f : x → e2x, x ∈ b f : x → x2 + 4, x ∈ , x > 0
c f : x → ln (x − 3), x ∈ , x > 3 d f : x → x2 + 6x + 9, x ∈ , x > −3

10 For each of the following functions,


i find the range of f,
ii find f −1(x), stating its domain.
a f(x) ≡ x2 + 6x + 3, x ∈ , x < −3 b f(x) ≡ x2 − 4x + 5, x ∈ , x ≥ 2
c f(x) ≡ x2 + 5x − 2, x ∈ , x < −2 12 d f(x) ≡ x2 − 3x + 5, x ∈ , 2 < x < 4
e f(x) ≡ (2 − x)(4 + x), x ∈ , x ≥ –1 f f(x) ≡ 20x − 5x2, x ∈ , x > 2

11 For each of the following, solve the equation f −1(x) = g(x).


4
a f:x→ 1
3
(2x − 5), x ∈ g:x→ , x∈ , x≠2
2− x
x+3
b f : x → ln , x ∈ , x > –3 g : x → 10 − 6e−x, x ∈
5
x+6
c f : x → x2 − 4, x ∈ , x > 0 g:x→ , x∈
3

12 The function f is defined by


x+b
f:x→ , x ∈ , x ≠ 2.
x+a
a State the value of the constant a.
Given that f(6) = 4,
b find the value of the constant b,
c find f −1(x) and state its domain.

13 The functions f and g are defined by


f : x → x2 − 3x, x ∈ , x ≥ 1 12 ,
g : x → 2x + 3, x ∈ .
a Find, in the form f −1: x → …, the inverse function of f and state its domain.
b On the same set of axes, sketch y = f(x) and y = f −1(x).
Given that f −1g −1(12) = a(1 + 3 ),
c show that a = 1 12 .

 Solomon Press

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