Problems/Exercises on Functions

I. Functions
1. Find the domain of the following functions.

a. =
b. =
c. =
d. =
e. =

+ 2( 1)

1
2 +1
1
3

+2
3

2. If = 2 2 + 5 3, find and simplify

3. If =

1
+2

, find and simplify

4. Given that =
value of

6
(1)

+6
4 2

if
if

()

+ ()

if 0.

if .

>1
and = ( 2)100 + ( 2)99 + + 2 + 7, find the
1

5. Let = 11 + 7 + 3 + 4. If () is divided by + 7, the remainder is 3. What is the

remainder if () is divided by 7?
6. Draw the graphs of the following functions.
3 + 12
a. = 2
3

if
if
if

3
if
2

2
if
b. =

+6
if
2

c. =

< 2
2 < 2
2
<0
02
>2

d. = + 1 2 (3 2)
e. = 2 +

+1 + +2
2 2

g. =

2+1 1 2 (29)
(+2)2 (2)2

f.

if
if

0
>0

7. Find a polynomial function of degree 4 with the given graph below. The graph passes through the point
(1, 1).
y
10

-4

-3

-2

-1

-10

-20

II. Operations on Functions

1. For the following pair of functions, find + , , , , and , and state the domains

of these functions:
1

= + 1 and = 2
2. If

= 2 + 2 + 1, and () = 2 , find ().

3. If = 2 2, and = 4 2 4 1 , find ().

4. If =

+1
,

and (()) =

5. If = + 7, and
6. If

+2
,

2
1

, find ().

= 2 + 11 + 33 , find ().

and () =

1
3

, find ().

III. Other Problems

1. Let and be the roots of 2 + + = 0. Show that 3 and 3 are the roots of
2 + 2 3 + 3 = 0
2. Find so that 2 3 + 3 2 2 + 2 ( + 2) has a remainder 1.
3. For what value/s of is 4 2 3 6 + exactly divisible by 3?
1

4. Show that if 0 and is a root of = 3 + 2 + + 1, then is also a root of ().