MH1100/MTH112: Calculus I. Problem list for Week #1. Tutorial in the week beginning 20th of August.

This weeks topics: The basic theory of functions. Chapters 1.1 through 1.3 in Stewart. Your tutor will aim to discuss: Problem 1, 3, 5, 7(b), 11, 12, 14, 16, 17.

Problem 1: (Problem 1.1.35 from [St].) What is the domain of f (x) = 4 1 ? x2 5x

Problem 2: (Problem 1.1.42 from [St].) Find the domain of f (t) = then sketch the function. 4 t2 , 2t

Problem 3: Find the domain of f (x) = then sketch the function. |x| , x2

Problem 4: (Problem 1.1.53 from [St].) Find an expression for the function whose graph is the bottom half of the parabola x + (y 1)2 = 0. 1

Problem 5: Find an expression for the function whose graph is the following:
5

2 2

Problem 6: (Problem 1.2.4 from [St].) Below we have plotted the following 4 functions: y = 3x, y = 3x , y = x3 , y= 3

x.

Match these functions with their graphs.

1.5

G
1

g f

0.5

0.5

1.5 1.5

0.5

0.5

1.5

Problem 7: (Problem 1.3.6 and 1.3.7 from [St].) The following is the graph of the function y = 3x x2 .
4 3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 0.5 1 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Use geometric transformations to nd functions whose graphs are the following:

4 3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5

(a)

1 0.5 0 0.5 1 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

2 1.5 1 0.5 0 0.5

(b)

1 1.5 2 2.5 3 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4

Problem 8: Use geometric transformations to plot the graph of the function f (x) = x2 4x + 3.

Problem 9: Use geometric transformations to plot the graph of the function f (x) = x + 3.

Problem 10: Use geometric transformations to plot the graph of the function f (x) = 2 . x+1

Problem 11: Use geometric transformations to plot the graph of the function f (x) = |x2 2x|.

Problem 12: If f (x) = sin x and g (x) = 1 g g , and nd their domains. x, nd the functions f g , g f , f f , and

Problem 13: (Problem 1.3.46 from [St].) Express the function u(t) = as a composition of two functions. tan t 1 + tan t

Problem 14: (Problem 1.3.48 from [St].) Consider the following function H (x) = 8 2 + |x|.

Find functions f , g and h such that H (x) = f g h.

Problem 15: (Problem 1.3.61 from [St].) (a) If g (x) = 2x + 1 and h(x) = 4x2 + 4x + 7, nd a function f such that f g = h. (b) If f (x) = 3x + 5 and h(x) = 3x2 + 3x + 2, nd a function g (x) so that f g = h.

Problem 16: (Problem 1.3.63 from [St].) Suppose g (x) is an even function and we set h = f g , where f is some other function. Is h(x) even?

Problem 17: (Problem 1.3.64 from [St].) Suppose g (x) is an odd function and we set h = f g , where f is some other function. 1. Is h(x) always odd? 2. What about if f is odd? 3. What about if f is even?