Edexcel C3 2005 June — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC3 (Core Mathematics 3)
Year2005
SessionJune
TopicPartial Fractions
TypeFind inverse function after simplification

3. The function \(f\) is defined by $$f : x \rightarrow \frac { 5 x + 1 } { x ^ { 2 } + x - 2 } - \frac { 3 } { x + 2 } , x > 1$$
  1. Show that \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = \frac { 2 } { x - 1 } , x > 1\).
  2. Find \(\mathrm { f } ^ { - 1 } ( x )\). The function \(g\) is defined by $$\mathrm { g } : x \rightarrow x ^ { 2 } + 5 , \quad x \in \mathbb { R }$$
  3. Solve \(\operatorname { fg } ( x ) = \frac { 1 } { 4 }\).