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16.4Composite Functions

Composite Functions Revision Questions

1. . What is f(x) if g(x) = x2 and f ◦ g(x) = 2x2 - 1?

  1. f(x) = 2x - 1
  2. f(x) = x2 - 1
  3. f(x) = 2x2
  4. f(x) = x - 1

Correct Answer: A

2. . Two functions: f(x) = 1 - √x and g(x) = 3 - 2x are given. What is f ◦ g(x)?

  1. f ◦ g(x) = -2 - 2√x
  2. f ◦ g(x) = 1 - √(3 - 2x)
  3. f ◦ g(x) = 1 + √(3 - 2x)
  4. f ◦ g(x) = -2 + 2√x

Correct Answer: B

3. . Two functions: f(x) = 3/x and g(x) = 2 - x3 are given. What is g ◦ f(x)?

  1. g ◦ f(x) = 2 - 27/x3
  2. g ◦ f(x) = 2 - 3/x3
  3. g ◦ f(x) = 3/(2 - x3)
  4. g ◦ f(x) = (2 - x3)/3

Correct Answer: A

4. . Three functions: f(x) = 3x, g(x) = x2 and h(x) = 1/x are given. What is f ◦ h ◦ g (x)?

  1. f ◦ h ◦ g (x) = 3/x2
  2. f ◦ h ◦ g (x) = 3/x
  3. f ◦ h ◦ g (x) = 1/3x2
  4. f ◦ h ◦ g (x) = 3/3x

Correct Answer: A

5. . What is g ◦ f(2) if f(x) = 5x and g(x) = 1 - x2?

  1. -9
  2. -15
  3. -99
  4. 1

Correct Answer: C

6. . If f(7) = 2 and g(5) = 7, what is f ◦ g(5)?

  1. 2
  2. 5
  3. 7
  4. 14

Correct Answer: A

7. . What is 3 · f ◦ f(2) if f(x) = 2x - 1?

  1. 147
  2. 47
  3. 45
  4. 39

Correct Answer: D

8. . If f(x) = 2x2 - 5 and g(x) = x4 - 1, which of the following is true about g ◦ f(x)?

  1. g ◦ f(x) is not a function
  2. g ◦ f(x) is injective
  3. g ◦ f(x) is surjective
  4. g ◦ f(x) is a one-to-one function

Correct Answer: C

9. . The graphs of two functions, f(x) and g(x) are shown in the figure below.

Math Tutorials: Composite Functions Example What is f ◦ g(4)?
  1. 3
  2. -7
  3. -3.5
  4. -2.5

Correct Answer: D

10. . The graphs of two functions, f(x) and g(x) are shown in the figure below.

Math Tutorials: Composite Functions Example

What is g ◦ f (4)?

  1. 0
  2. -1
  3. -2
  4. -3

Correct Answer: B

11. . Two functions, f(x) = 2/x and g(x) = 1 - √x are given. What is the domain of f ◦ g(x)?

  1. D = (0, +∞)
  2. D = (1, +∞)
  3. D = (0, 1) ⋃ (1, +∞)
  4. D = (0, 1)

Correct Answer: C

12. . Two functions, f(x) = 4/x and g(x) = 2√x are given. What is the range of f ◦ g(x) if only the positive value of the square root is considered?

  1. R = (-∞, 0)
  2. R = (-∞, +∞)
  3. R = (0, +∞)
  4. R = [0, +∞)

Correct Answer: C

13. . Some of the values of two functions, f(x) and g(x) are shown in the following tables.

Math Tutorials: Composite Functions Example What is the value of f ◦ g(-1)?
  1. -1
  2. 0
  3. 3
  4. 5

Correct Answer: D

14. . Two functions, f(x) = 2x - 5 and g(x) = x2 - 3 are given. What is f ◦ g(2) + g ◦ f(1)?

  1. -3
  2. 3
  3. 9
  4. 12

Correct Answer: B

15. . What is f ◦ f(2) - [f(3)]2 if f(x) = 3 - 2x?

  1. -4
  2. 4
  3. -36
  4. 5

Correct Answer: A

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