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Dr. El-Sharkawy
Winter 2013
Mathematics
for Engineering - MATH 103
Work Sheet Nr. 2
Functions.
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10. Prove that the function f (x) = 3x + 5 + 3 is 1-1. Find its inverse.
11. Find the inverse of the function f (x) = 2x − 3. Sketch the graphs of
f and f −1 on the same coordinate axes.
12. Graph “using shifts and reflections” each of the following functions,
then from the graph find its domain and range.
(i) f (x) = (x − 1)2 + 3. [(iii)] f (x) = x2 + 2x.
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(ii) f (x) = −3(x + 2)2 − 1. [(iv)] f (x) = −2 2x − 4 + 3.
2x
13. Prove that the function f (x) = x is 1-1 and find its inverse.
2 +1
14. Find the domain of the following functions:
2x + 1 2x + 1
(i) f (x) = . [(ii)] f (x) = .
x2 − 4 x2 + 4
√
( 2x2 −9x−5)
(iii) f (x) = ln(5x + 3 − 2x2 ). [(iv)] f (x) = e .
15. Is f = g ? in the following cases:
(a) If f (x) = e(ln x) and g(x) = ln(ex ),
(b) If f (x) = ln(x − 4) + ln(x + 4) and g(x) = ln(x2 − 16).
16. Simplify:
ln(7.2)
√
(i) e (v) 2 ln( e).
[ ]
(ii) e− ln(x
2
)
(vi) ln ln(ee ) .
[ln(x)−ln(y)]
[ x]
(iii) e (vii) ln e(e ) .
x−ln(x)
[ ]
(iv) e (viii) ln e(2 ln x) .
(i) ln y = 2x + 4.
(ii) ln(y − 1) − ln 2 = x + ln x.
(iii) ln(y 2 − 1) − ln(y + 1) = ln(sin x).
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19. Solve the following equations:
x
(i) 2 ln(2x − 5) = 1 (iv) e(e ) = 10.
(ii) e(2x+3) − 7 = 0 (v) ln(2x + 1) = 2 − ln x.
(iii) ln(ln x) = 1 (vi) 7ex − e(2x) = 12.
20. Graph “using shifts and reflections” each of the following functions,
then from the graph find its domain and range:
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(i) f (x) =
x+2
1
(ii) f (x) = − +2
(x − 1)2
(iii) f (x) = −(3x + 2).
(iv) f (x) = 2x + 1.
(v) f (x) = e(x+1) .
(vi) f (x) = −3(−x) .
(vii) f (x) = ln(x + 2).
(viii) f (x) = ln x + 2.
(ix) f (x) = 1 + ln(−x).
(x) f (x) = ln |x|.
(xi) f (x) = 2 − log(2 − x).
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