CAIE P1 2014 June — Question 10

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP1 (Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2014
SessionJune
TopicComposite & Inverse Functions

10 Functions \(f\) and \(g\) are defined by $$\begin{aligned} & \mathrm { f } : x \mapsto 2 x - 3 , \quad x \in \mathbb { R } ,
& \mathrm {~g} : x \mapsto x ^ { 2 } + 4 x , \quad x \in \mathbb { R } . \end{aligned}$$
  1. Solve the equation \(\mathrm { ff } ( x ) = 11\).
  2. Find the range of g .
  3. Find the set of values of \(x\) for which \(\mathrm { g } ( x ) > 12\).
  4. Find the value of the constant \(p\) for which the equation \(\mathrm { gf } ( x ) = p\) has two equal roots. Function h is defined by \(\mathrm { h } : x \mapsto x ^ { 2 } + 4 x\) for \(x \geqslant k\), and it is given that h has an inverse.
  5. State the smallest possible value of \(k\).
  6. Find an expression for \(\mathrm { h } ^ { - 1 } ( x )\).