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The document contains a tutorial for MAT 111 with various mathematical problems. It includes questions on piecewise definitions of functions, domain restrictions for specific functions, finding and simplifying difference quotients, and evaluating piecewise functions. Additionally, it requests sketches of the graphs for the defined functions.

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The document contains a tutorial for MAT 111 with various mathematical problems. It includes questions on piecewise definitions of functions, domain restrictions for specific functions, finding and simplifying difference quotients, and evaluating piecewise functions. Additionally, it requests sketches of the graphs for the defined functions.

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Department of Mathematics

Tutorial 1
MAT 111

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Question 1
Write a piecewise definition for

(a) f (x) = |x − 3|, the modulus of x − 3

(b) f (x) = |2x + 3|, the modulus of 2x + 3.

Question 2
Write down the values of x which are not in the domain of the following
functions:
√
a. f (x) = x2 − 4x
√
b. f (x) = x − 2
√
c. f (x) = x − 2
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d. f (x) =
4x − x2
Question 3
Find and simplify the difference quotient

f (4 + h) − f (4)
h
where f (x) = 13x2 + 6.
Question 4
Let a function be ’defined’ as follows

2
−x − 1 if x ≥ 0

f (x) = 2 if 0 < x < 4
√

x if x ≥ 4

(a) Find f (−2), f (0), f (π), and f (x2 + 5.)

(b) Sketch the graph of f

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Question 5
Let a function be ’defined’ as follows

−x + 1 if x ≥ −1

f (x) = 2 if − 1 < x < 3

 2
x − 4 if x ≥ 3

(a) Evaluate the following f (−3), f (−1), f (e), and f (3)

(b) Sketch a graph of f .

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