SPM QUESTIONS FORM 4 CHAPTER 1 FUNCTIONS

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PAPER 1


10} 8, 6, 4, 2, {
3} 2, 1, {

Q
P


YEAR 2003
1. Based on the above information, the relation between P and Q is defined by the set of ordered pairs {(1, 2), (1,4), (2, 6), (2, 8)}.
State
(a) the image of 1,
(b) the object of 2.
[2 marks]



2. Given that 1 5 : x x g and 3 2 :
2
x x x h , find
(a) ) 3 (
1
g ,
(b) ) (x hg .
[4 marks]








YEAR 2004
3. Diagram 1 shows the relation between set P and set Q.









Set P Set Q
Diagram 1
State
(a) the range of the relation,
(b) the type of the relation.
[2 marks]


4. Given the functions
8
5
2 : and 4 :
1


kx x h m x x h , where m and k are constants, find the values of m and k.
[3 marks]





d
e
f

w
x
y
z


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5. Given the function 0 ,
6
) ( x
x
x h and the composite function x x hg 3 ) ( , find
(a) ) (x g
(b) the value of x when 5 ) ( x gh .
[4 marks]







YEAR 2005
6. In Diagram 2, the function h maps x to y and the function g maps y to z.
h g
x y z







Diagram 2

Determine
(a) ) 5 (
1
h ,
(b) ) 2 ( gh .
[2 marks]

7. The function w is defined as 2 ,
2
5
) (

x
x
x w .
(a) ) (
1
x w

,
(b) ) 4 (
1
w .
[3 marks]







8. The following information refers to the functions h and g.


1 4 :
3 2 :


x x g
x x h

Find ) (
1
x gh

.
[3 marks]




8
2
5
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YEAR 2006
9. In Diagram 1, set B shows the images of certain elements of set A.










Set A

Set A Set B

Diagram 1

(a) State the type of relation between set A and set B.
(b) Using the function notation, write a relation between set A and set B.
[2 marks]


10. Diagram 4 shows the function , 0 , :

x
x
x m
x h where m is a constant.
x

x
x m


8





2
1



Diagram 4
Find the value of m. [2 marks]




YEAR 2007

11. Diagram 1 shows the linear functions h.

Diagram 1

(a) State the value of m.
(b) Using the function notation, express h in terms of x. [2 marks ]
5
4
-4
-5


25


16
h
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.
12. Given the function 3 : x x f , find the values of x such that 5 ) ( x f .
[2 marks]






13. The following information is about the function h and the composite function
2
h .





Find the value of a and of b.
[3 marks]







YEAR 2008
14. Diagram 1 shows the graph of function 1 2 ) ( x x f , for the domain 5 0 x .

Diagram 1
State
(a) the value of t,
(b) the range of ) (x f corresponding to the given domain.
[3 marks]





15. Given the functions 2 5 : x x g and 3 4 :
2
x x x h , find
(a) ) 6 (
1
g ,
(b) ) (x hg
[4 marks]




b ax x h :
, where a and b are constants, and a>0
35 36 :
2
x x h

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16. Given the functions 1 ) ( x x f and 2 ) ( kx x g , find
(a) ) 5 ( f ,
(b) the value of k such that 14 ) 5 ( gf .
[3 marks]








YEAR 2009

17. Diagram 1 shows the relation between set X and set Y in the graph form.

Diagram 1
State
(a) the objects of q.
(b) the codomain of the relation.
[2 marks]


18. Given the functions 3 2 : x x g and x x h 4 : , find
(a) ) (x hg ,
(b) the value of x if ) (
2
1
) ( x g x hg .
[4 marks]






19. Given the function 1 3 : x x g , find
(a) ) 2 ( g ,
(b) the value of p when 11 ) (
1

p g .
[3 marks]





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YEAR 2010
20. Diagram 1 shows the relation between set X and set Y in the graph form.

Diagram 1
State
(a) the relation in the form of ordered pairs.
(b) the type of the relation.
(c) the range of the relation.
[3 marks]





21. Given the functions 1 2 : x x g and 6 3 : x x h , find
(a) ) (
1
x g

.
(b) ) 9 (
1
hg .
[3 marks]













22. Given the functions 8 : x x g and
3
2
,
2 3
:

x
x
x
x h , find the value of ) 10 ( hg .
[3 marks]












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YEAR 2011
23. It is given that the relation between Set X ={0, 1, 4,9, 16} and set Y = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 } is square of
(a) Find the image of 9.
(b) Express the relation in the form of ordered pairs.
[ 3 marks]






24. It is given that the function 7 4 ) ( x x g and x x h 2 ) (
Find the value of gh(2).
[ 2 marks ]








25. The inverse function
1
h is defined by 3 ,
3
2
:
1

x
x
x h ,
Find

(a) h(x)
(b) the value of x such that h(x) = -5
[ 4 marks ]





YEAR 2012

26. Diagram 1 shows the relation between the set M and set N.











State
(a) the object of -1,
(b) the range of the relation.
[2 marks ]



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27. Given that f(x)=3x+4 and fg(x)=6x+7, find
(a) fg(4)
(b) g(x)
[ 4 marks ]








28. Given that 5 : x x f , find
(a) f(3)
(b) the value of k such that ) 3 ( ) ( 2
1
f k f

[3 marks ]









PAPER 2

YEAR 2006
1. Given that 2 3 : x x f and 1
5
:
x
x g , find
(a) ) (
1
x f

, [1 marks]
(b) ) (
1
x g f

, [2 marks]
(c) ) (x h such that 6 2 ) ( x x g h . [3 marks]




















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ANSWERS (FUNCTION)

PAPER 1

1.
(a) 2 or 4
(b) 1

2.

1
2
( ) (3)
5
a g

(a) ) (x hg = 25x
2
+ 2

3.
(a) range = {x, y}
(b) many to one relation.



4.

1 5

8 2
k m
5.
2
(a) ( ) , 0 g x x
x


(b) 15 x .

6.
(a) 2 ) 5 (
1

h
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(b) (2) 8 gh

7.
1
2 5
(a) ( ) , x 0
x
w x
x

1
3
(b) (4)
4
w

8.
1
( ) 2 5 gh x x

9.
(a) Many to one relation
(b)
2
: x x f



10. 4 m



































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PAPER 2

1.

1
2
(a) ( )
3
x
f x

1
5
(b) ( )
15
x
f g x

(c) ( ) 10 4 h x x