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A-Level Maths H2 Quiz - Algebra Functions

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Duration: 90 Minutes
Total Marks: 65
Instructions: Answer all questions. Show all necessary working. You may use an approved graphing calculator (non-CAS).

Section A: Functions and Composites (Questions 1–8)

Given $f(x) = 2x + 3$ and $g(x) = x^2 - 1$ , find the expression for $fg(x)$ . [2]

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A-Level Maths H2 Quiz - Algebra Functions (Answer Key)

Section A: Functions and Composites

$fg(x) = f(x^2 - 1) = 2(x^2 - 1) + 3 = 2x^2 - 2 + 3 = 2x^2 + 1$ [2]
$f(x) = \frac{x+1}{x-2}$ . $f^{-1}(x)$ : Let $y = \frac{x+1}{x-2} \implies y(x-2) = x+1 \implies xy - 2y = x+1 \implies x(y-1) = 2y+1 \implies x = \frac{2y+1}{y-1}$ . Therefore, $f^{-1}(x) = \frac{2x+1}{x-1}$ . [3]
$f(x) = x^2 - 4x + 7$ . Completing the square: $f(x) = (x-2)^2 + 3$ . Domain: $x \in \mathbb{R}$ . Range: $f(x) \geq 3$ . [3]
$f(x) = \sqrt{x-3}$ . Domain: $x-3 \geq 0 \implies x \geq 3$ . [2]
$f(x) = \frac{1}{x+2}$ . $f(f(x)) = \frac{1}{\frac{1}{x+2} + 2} = \frac{1}{\frac{1 + 2x + 4}{x+2}} = \frac{x+2}{2x+5}$ . [3]
$f(x) = 3x - 5$ . $f(x) = f^{-1}(x) \implies 3x - 5 = \frac{x+5}{3} \implies 9x - 15 = x + 5 \implies 8x = 20 \implies x = 2.5$ . [3]
$f(x) = x^2 + 2x - 3$ . $f(x) = 0 \implies (x+3)(x-1) = 0 \implies x = -3, 1$ . [2]
$f(x) = e^{2x}$ . $f^{-1}(x) = \frac{1}{2} \ln x$ . [2]

Section B: Modulus Functions and Inequalities

$|2x - 5| < 3 \implies -3 < 2x - 5 < 3 \implies 2 < 2x < 8 \implies 1 < x < 4$ . [3]
$|x + 2| \geq 5 \implies x + 2 \geq 5$ or $x + 2 \leq -5 \implies x \geq 3$ or $x \leq -7$ . [3]
$f(x) = |x - 3| + |x + 1|$ .
- For $x < -1$ : $f(x) = -(x-3) - (x+1) = -2x + 2$ .
- For $-1 \leq x < 3$ : $f(x) = -(x-3) + (x+1) = 4$ .
- For $x \geq 3$ : $f(x) = (x-3) + (x+1) = 2x - 2$ . [5]
$|3x - 2| = |x + 4|$ . $3x - 2 = x + 4 \implies 2x = 6 \implies x = 3$ . $3x - 2 = -(x + 4) \implies 4x = -2 \implies x = -0.5$ . [4]
$f(x) = |2x - 1| - 3$ . Vertex: $2x - 1 = 0 \implies x = 0.5$ . $f(0.5) = -3$ . x-intercepts: $|2x - 1| = 3 \implies 2x - 1 = 3$ or $2x - 1 = -3 \implies x = 2$ or $x = -1$ . [5]
$|x - 1| + |x - 4| = 3$ .
- $x < 1$ : $-(x-1) - (x-4) = 3 \implies -2x + 5 = 3 \implies x = 1$ (not in range).
- $1 \leq x < 4$ : $-(x-1) + (x-4) = 3 \implies -3 = 3$ (no solution). Wait, check: $(x-1)$ is positive, $(x-4)$ is negative. Correct: $(x-1) - (x-4) = 3 \implies 3 = 3$ . This is true for all $x \in [1, 4]$ .
- $x \geq 4$ : $(x-1) + (x-4) = 3 \implies 2x - 5 = 3 \implies x = 4$ . Solution: $1 \leq x \leq 4$ . [5]
$|x^2 - 4| < 3$ . $-3 < x^2 - 4 < 3 \implies 1 < x^2 < 7$ . $1 < x < \sqrt{7}$ or $-\sqrt{7} < x < -1$ . [6]

Section C: Advanced Algebra and Polynomials

$f(x) = x^3 - 6x^2 + 11x - 6$ . Possible roots: $\pm 1, \pm 2, \pm 3, \pm 6$ . $f(1) = 1 - 6 + 11 - 6 = 0$ . $(x-1)(x^2 - 5x + 6) = (x-1)(x-2)(x-3)$ . Roots: $x = 1, 2, 3$ . [5]
$f(x) = 2x^3 + ax^2 + bx + 4$ . $f(1) = 0 \implies 2 + a + b + 4 = 0 \implies a + b = -6$ . $f(-2) = 0 \implies -16 + 4a - 2b + 4 = 0 \implies 4a - 2b = 12 \implies 2a - b = 6$ . Adding: $3a = 0 \implies a = 0$ . $b = -6$ . [6]
$P(x) = x^4 - 5x^2 + 4$ . $(x^2 - 1)(x^2 - 4) = (x-1)(x+1)(x-2)(x+2)$ . [4]
$f(x) = x^3 - 3x + 2$ . $f'(x) = 3x^2 - 3$ . $3x^2 - 3 = 0 \implies x = \pm 1$ . $f(1) = 1 - 3 + 2 = 0$ (Local Min). $f(-1) = -1 + 3 + 2 = 4$ (Local Max). [6]
$f(x) = x^3 + px + q$ . $f'(x) = 3x^2 + p$ . For 3 distinct real roots, $f'(x) = 0$ must have 2 distinct roots $\implies p < 0$ . Local max $f(-\sqrt{-p/3})$ and local min $f(\sqrt{-p/3})$ must have opposite signs. $f(\sqrt{-p/3}) \cdot f(-\sqrt{-p/3}) < 0$ . [8]