Edexcel C3 2008 June — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC3 (Core Mathematics 3)
Year2008
SessionJune
TopicComposite & Inverse Functions

4. The function \(f\) is defined by $$f : x \mapsto \frac { 2 ( x - 1 ) } { x ^ { 2 } - 2 x - 3 } - \frac { 1 } { x - 3 } , \quad x > 3$$
  1. Show that \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = \frac { 1 } { x + 1 } , \quad x > 3\).
  2. Find the range of f.
  3. Find \(\mathrm { f } ^ { - 1 } ( x )\). State the domain of this inverse function. The function \(g\) is defined by $$\mathrm { g } : x \mapsto 2 x ^ { 2 } - 3 , \quad x \in \mathbb { R }$$
  4. Solve \(\mathrm { fg } ( x ) = \frac { 1 } { 8 }\).