EXERCISES

1 Real functions
Problem 1. Write each of the following sets as (union of) intervals and specify whether it is bounded,
finding (when possible) the supremum/infimum/minimum/maximum.
√ √
(a) A = {x ∈ R : x ≤ 2 ∨ 3 < x ≤ 2}
(b) B = {x ∈ R : −1 ≤ x ≤ 32 ∧ 1 < x < 3}
√
(c) C = {x ∈ R : ln x + 3 − 1 ≥ 0}
Problem 2. Find the inverse of the following functions, assuming that their domains correspond to
their fields of existence
(a) f (x) = −2x + 3
√
(b) f (x) = 5 2x + 1
(c) f (x) = ln(x − 1) + 1
(d) f (x) = 2e2x+2 − 2019
Problem 3. For the following couples of functions f and g, find the analytical expression for f ◦ g and
g◦f
(a) f (x) = 3 ln x + 2 and g(x) = 2 − 2|x|
(b) f (x) = ex and g(x) = ln x − 6x
(
ex if x ≥ 2
Problem 4. Consider functions f (x) = and g(x) = −2x + 1.
x + ln 2 if x < 2
What are the values of f (g(1)) and g(f (1))?
Problem 5. Find the largest interval of the form (0, a) (a > 0) on which the following functions are
monotone.
(a) f (x) = x2 − 2x + 6

x
e
 if x ≤ 0
(b) f (x) = −x + 1 if 0 < x ≤ 1

ln x if x > 1


Problem 6. Find f ([1, 2]) for the following functions

√
(a) f (x) = 3 x − 2

(b) f (x) = − ln (2x)

(c) f (x) = −|2x − 3|
Problem 7. Find the domains of the inverse functions of

(a) f : [0, 5] → R where f (x) = ln (5x + 1)

(b) f : (0, 5] → R where f (x) = ln (5x) + 1
(c) g : [−1, 0] → R where g(x) = x3 − 2