Building and transforming functions

Practice sheet

Fresh questions from the whole chapter, to do on paper.

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  1. f(x)=2x+2f(x) = 2x + 2 and g(x)=x2−2g(x) = x^2 - 2. Find f(g(3))f(g(3)).
  2. f(x)=6x+6f(x) = 6x + 6 and g(x)=x+5g(x) = x + 5. Write f(g(x))f(g(x)).
  3. g(1)=5g(1) = 5, g(5)=7g(5) = 7, f(1)=7f(1) = 7 and f(5)=1f(5) = 1. Find f(g(1))f(g(1)).
  4. Draw the graph of y=(x−1)2−3y = (x - 1)^2 - 3: place the vertex and one more point.
  5. The graph of y=x2y = x^2 is moved 1 units to the right and 6 units down. Write the equation of the new graph.
  6. Match each equation with what it does to the graph of y=f(x)y = f(x).
    1. y=f(x)+3y = f(x) + 3
    2. y=f(x−3)y = f(x - 3)
    3. y=−f(x)y = -f(x)
    4. y=f(−x)y = f(-x)
    1. moves it up 3 units
    2. moves it 3 units to the right
    3. reflects it across the x-axis
    4. reflects it across the y-axis
  7. How does the graph of y=f(4x)y = f(4x) compare with the graph of y=f(x)y = f(x)?
    1. It is squeezed toward the y-axis: horizontal compression by a factor of 4
    2. It is pulled away from the y-axis: horizontal stretch by a factor of 4
    3. It is stretched vertically by a factor of 4
  8. f(x)=8x3−9xf(x) = 8x^3 - 9x. Is ff even, odd, or neither?
    1. Even
    2. Odd
    3. Neither
  9. f(x)=3x4−8x2+7f(x) = 3x^4 - 8x^2 + 7. Is ff even, odd, or neither?
    1. Even
    2. Odd
    3. Neither
  10. f(x)=7x+9f(x) = 7x + 9. Find f−1(x)f^{-1}(x).
  11. f(x)=2x+6f(x) = 2x + 6. Find f−1(10)f^{-1}(10).
  12. The point (2,7)(2, 7) is on the graph of ff. Tap the point that must be on the graph of f−1f^{-1}.