Mathematics T (954/1) Masyati binti Karim Chapter 1: Functions

SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN DATO JAAFAR

JOHOR BAHRU

QUIZ 1 (JULY 2017)

Answer all questions. Answer may be written in either English or Bahasa Malaysia. All necessary
working should be shown clearly.

x 2 3x
1 Express in partial fractions. [5 marks]
x 2 2x 1

2 1
2 Find the set of values of x which satisfies 1 4 . [7 marks]
x 2 x

3 The polynomial p x ax 3 8 x 2 bx 6 , where a and b are real constants, is divisible by x 2 2 x 3 .

(a) Find a and b. [5 marks]
(b) For these values a and b, factorise p(x) completely. [2 marks]
(c) Show that 2 is a zero of the polynomial 3 x 14 x 11x 16 x 12 . Hence, solve the equation
4 3 2

3 x 4 14 x 3 11x 2 16 x 12 0 by using the polynomial p(x). [6 marks]

4 Function f and g are defined by

1
f x and g x 2 x 1 .
x
(a) State the domain and range of f and g. [2 marks]
(b) Sketch the graph of f and g. [2 marks]
(c) Find the composite function f g and its domain and range. [5 marks]
(d) Find the f 1 and g 1 . State also its domain and range for each function. [6 marks]

5 The polynomial p x x 4 ax 3 7 x 2 4ax b has a factor x 3 and, when divided by x 3 , has

remainder 60. Find the values of a and b, and factorise p(x) completely. Sketch the graph of p(x).
[12 marks]
1
Using the substitution y , solve the equation 12 y 4 8 y 3 7 y 2 2 y 1 0 . [3 marks]
x