Sheet 2. Properties of a Fun tion of One Variable
Exer ise 2.1. Given the fun tion
f(x) = 1 − x 1 + x,
nd: f(0),f(−x),f(x + 1),f(x) + 1,f x1
,
1 f(x).
Exer ise 2.2. Given the fun tion
f(x) =
( 2x for |x| ≤ 2 x2 − 1 for |x| > 2 ,
nd: f(−1), f(0), f(2), f(−8), f(8).
Exer ise2.3. Letf(x) = x3−xandg(x) = sin 2x. Find: f g 12π
,g(f (1)), g(f (2)),f(f (f (1))).
Exer ise 2.4. Find: f(f (x)),g(g (x)),f(g (x)),g(f (x)), where f(x) = x2 and g(x) = 2x.
Exer ise 2.5. Find the domainsof the following fun tions:
a)f(x) = x2
x+ 1 b)f(x) = √4
1 − x2
)f(x) = 1
√x2− 4x
d)f(x) = (x − 2)r 1 + x 1 − x
e)f(x) =√
2 + x − x2+ 1
√x2− 3x
f)f(x) = 2x−13x
g)f(x) = ex2−x−21 h)f(x) = 1
log (1 − x) +√ x+ 2
i)f(x) = log |x| j) f(x) = ln (ex− e)
k) f(x) = logx2 l)f(x) = arcsin (x + 2)
m)f(x) = arcsin 2x
1 + x n)f(x) = arccos 2x
1 + x2
o)f(x) = arcsin (1 − x) + log (log x) q) f(x) = arctan 2x x+ 1
Exer ise 2.6. Let
A) f(x) = x3 B) f(x) = sin x C) f(x) = 1
x forx6= 0
Drawthe graphsof the following fun tions:
a)x7→ f (x) b)x7→ −f (x) )x7→ f (−x) d)x7→ f (x) − 1
e)x7→ f (x + 1) f) x7→ f (2 − x) + 1 g) x7→ |f (x)| h)x7→ f (|x|)
Exer ise 2.7. Des ribe properties of the fun tions graphed below:
a) b)
) d)
e) f)
Exer ise 2.8. Usingthe graphsdes ribeproperties of the given fun tions:
a)f(x) = |x| b)f(x) = |x| + 1 ) f(x) = |x − 2|
d)f(x) = − |x + 1| e)f(x) = 2 − |x + 1| f)f(x) = |4 − x2|
g)f(x) = x2− 3x h)f(x) = (x − 1)2− 4 i) f(x) = 2x+1
j) f(x) = 2x− 2 k) f(x) = 3x−2− 1 l) f(x) = 1 − 23x
m)f(x) = log3(x + 2) n)f(x) = log1
2 (−x) + 1 o) f(x) =
( x+ 1 for x <0 1 − x2 for x≥ 0