1 FUNCTIONS

QUESTIONS BASED ON SPM FORMAT

1. 2.
P = { 1, 2}
2, 3}
Q = {2, 4, 6, 8, 10} a• •p
b• •q
Base on the information above, a relation from P into c• •r
Q is defined by the set of ordered pairs •s
{ (1, 4), (1, 6), (2, 6), (2, 8) }.
A B
State The above diagram shows the relation between set A
(a) the images of 1, Ans: and set B
(b) the object of 4, Ans: State
(c) the domain, Ans: (a) the images of b, Ans:
(d) the codomain, Ans: (b) the objects of p, Ans:
(e) the range, Ans: (c) the domain, Ans:
(f) the type of relation Ans: (d) the codomain, Ans:
(e) the range, Ans:
(f) the type of relation Ans:
3. Given the functions f : x  2 x  1 and 4. Given the functions g : x  4 x  1 and
g : x  x 2  3 , find h : x  x 2  3 , find
(a) f –1 (5) , (a) g –1 (3) ,
(b) gf (x) . (b) hg (x) .

5. Given the function f : x  2  3 x and 6. Given the functions f : x  2 x  1 and

h : x  x 2  x  2 , find h : x  2  x 2 , find
(a) f –1 (3) , (a) f –1( –1) ,
(b) hf (x) , (b) hf (x) ,
(c) f2 (x) . (c) f h(x).

Functions 1
 1 3 8. Given that f : x  2 x  1 , g : x  4 x and
7. Given that f : x  4 x  m and f : x  nx  , fg : x  ax  b , find the values of a and b .
4
find the values of m and n.

[ m = –3 ; n = 1
] [ a = 8 ; b = –1 ]
4
9. Given that f : x  x  3 , g : x  a  bx 2 and 4
10. Given that g : x  m  3x and g 1 : x  2kx  ,
gf : x  6 x 2  36 x  56 , find the values of a and b . 3
find the values of m and k.

[a=2;b=6] 1
[k= 6 ;m=4]
2
11. Given that g(x) = mx + n and g (x) = 16x – 25 , 1 2x  3
12. Given the inverse function f ( x)  , find
find the values of m and n. 2
(a) the value of f(4),
(b) the value of k if f –1 (2k) = –k – 3 .

25
[ m = 4 , n = –5 ; m = –4 , n = 3 ] [ (a) 11
; (b) k =  1
]
2 2

Functions 2
QUESTIONS BASED ON SPM FORMAT

1. (SPM 06, P2, Q2) 2. Given the function f : x  2 x  1 and

Given the function f : x  3 x  2 and x
x g:x  2 , find
g : x   1 , find 3
5 (a) f –1 (x) ,
–1
(a) f (x) , (b) f – 1 g(x) ,
(b) f – 1 g(x) , (c) h(x) such that hg(x) = 6x – 3 .
(c) h(x) such that hg(x) = 2x + 6 .

x2 x  15 x 1 1 1
(a) 3
(b) (c) 10x – 4 (a) 2
(b) 6
x
2
(c) 18x + 9
10
3. (SPM 06, P1, Q2) p  3x
mx 4. Diagram 3 shows the function g : x  ,
Diagram 2 shows the function h : x  , x2
x x  2 , where p is a constant.
x  0 , where m is a constant.
g p  3x
h mx x
x x2
x
7
8
1 5

2 Diagram 3
Diagram 2
Find the value of p.
Find the value of m.

m=4 p=4

Functions 3