SPS SPS FM 2021 April — Question 3

Exam BoardSPS
ModuleSPS FM (SPS FM)
Year2021
SessionApril
TopicComposite & Inverse Functions

3. $$\mathrm { f } ( x ) = x ^ { 2 } - 2 x - 3 , x \in \mathbb { R } , x \geq 1$$
  1. Write down the domain and range of \(\mathrm { f } ^ { - 1 }\).
  2. Sketch the graph of \(\mathrm { f } ^ { - 1 }\), indicating clearly the coordinates of any point at which the graph intersects the coordinate axes.
  3. Find the gradient of \(f ^ { - 1 } ( x )\) when \(f ^ { - 1 } ( x ) = - \frac { 5 } { 3 }\)