SH1612

All About Functions

Functions : Rational and Inverse

Directions: Solve what is asked in the following items.

1. 𝑎(𝑥) = 𝑥 4 + 3𝑥 3 − 5𝑥 2 + 𝑥 ; 𝑏(𝑥) = 2𝑥 4 − 5𝑥 3 + 9𝑥 2 − 7
(𝑎 + 𝑏)(𝑥) =
2. 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 ; ℎ(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 2
(𝑔 ∙ ℎ)(𝑥) =
3. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 + 1 ; 𝑒(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 1
(𝑓 ∘ 𝑒)(𝑥) =
4. 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 + 3 ; 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 − 7
(𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥) =
5. 𝑎(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 + 12 ; 𝑏(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 1
(𝑎 ∘ 𝑏)(𝑥) =
2𝑥 2 −5𝑥+7
6. Evaluate 𝑓(4) = .
𝑥+9
𝑥 3 −9𝑥 2 +3
7. Evaluate 𝑓(3) = .
3

Determine the inverse of the following functions then solve for 𝑓(𝑓 −1 (𝑥)) and 𝑓 −1 (𝑓(𝑥)) to
check whether the functions “undo” each other.
3 21𝑥−8
8. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 − 7 13. 𝑓(𝑥) =
4 −3

9. 𝑓(𝑥) = 9𝑥 + 2 8𝑥−17
14. 𝑓(𝑥) = −1
12
𝑥
10. 𝑓(𝑥) = −5 𝑥2
9 15. 𝑓(𝑥) = −1
2
𝑥−12
11. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥2
2
16. 𝑓(𝑥) =
4
7−8𝑥
12. 𝑓(𝑥) =
3

Solve for the 𝒇−𝟏 (𝒙) of the following functions then graph BOTH 𝒇(𝒙) and 𝒇−𝟏 (𝒙) using
(-1,0,1) as 𝑥 values. Choose two (2) among the given functions and graph BOTH 𝒇(𝒙) and
𝒇−𝟏 (𝒙) using the tables you completed.

17. 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥

18. 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 + 5
𝑥 1
19. 𝑓(𝑥) = −
3 2

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