College Algebra - Week 4
Homework
Check each answer individually. Use the hint if you get stuck, then ask the tutor.
Problem 1 · easy
Is {(1,2), (3,4), (5,6)} a function? Why?
Problem 2 · easy
Is {(2,3), (2,5), (4,7)} a function? Why?
Problem 3 · easy
Let f(x) = 4x - 5. Find f(3).
Problem 4 · easy
Let f(x) = x^2 + 2x. Find f(-3).
Problem 5 · medium
Let f(x) = 3x - 1. Find f(a + 2).
Problem 6 · easy
Find the domain of f(x) = 1/(x + 7). Write in interval notation.
Problem 7 · easy
Find the domain of f(x) = sqrt(x - 9). Write in interval notation.
Problem 8 · medium
Find the domain of f(x) = sqrt(3 - x). Write in interval notation.
Problem 9 · medium
Find the domain of f(x) = 1/sqrt(x - 4). Write in interval notation.
Problem 10 · medium
Find the domain of g(x) = (x - 1)/((x + 2)(x - 5)). Write in interval notation.
Problem 11 · challenge
Let f(x) = x^2 - 3. Find the difference quotient (f(x+h) - f(x))/h.
Problem 12 · medium
Let f(x) = 2x + 5 and g(x) = x - 3. Find f(g(x)).
Problem 13 · medium
Let f(x) = x^2 and g(x) = x + 1. Find g(f(x)).
Problem 14 · medium
Let f(x) = x^2 and g(x) = x + 1. Find f(g(2)).
Problem 15 · medium
Find the inverse of f(x) = 5x - 3.
Problem 16 · medium
Find the inverse of f(x) = (x + 4)/2.
Problem 17 · easy
Is f(x) = x^3 one-to-one? (Yes or No)
Problem 18 · easy
Is f(x) = x^2 one-to-one on all real numbers? (Yes or No)
Problem 19 · medium
Evaluate f(x) = { 2x if x <= 1; x^2 + 1 if x > 1 } at x = 1.
Problem 20 · medium
Evaluate f(x) = { 2x if x <= 1; x^2 + 1 if x > 1 } at x = 3.
Problem 21 · easy
Let f(x) = x^2 - 4. What are the x-values where f(x) = 0?
Problem 22 · medium
Find the range of f(x) = x^2 + 3 (for all real x). Write in interval notation.
Problem 23 · challenge
Let f(x) = sqrt(x). Find f(f(x)) and simplify.
Problem 24 · challenge
Find the domain of h(x) = sqrt(x^2 - 4). Write in interval notation.
Problem 25 · medium
Let f(x) = 3x + 1. Find f^(-1)(f(5)).