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4b: TO FIND THE RELATED FUNCTION GIVEN THE COMPOSITE FUNCTION


AND ONE OF THE FUNCTIONS (USING SFOOR METHOD)

Question Suggestion Solution


Q1: f( x) = 2x + 4
f(x) = x -2
gf(x) = 3x+8. g(x) = ?
Find the function g. Steps:
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2 g[f(x)] = [f inside g] 1 Pakcik saya ingin menjadi
11-3x ahli keluarga pakcik!
x+2 Yang, bagaimana? Kalau
f -1(x) = =x+2 2
1 1 awak nak, bolehlah masuk
3 melamar anak kami.
3 Baiklah. Nanti saya usahakan.
1
∴g(x) =
11-3(x+2)
1
∴g(x) =
5-3x

Q2: f(x) = 3x + 2 f(x ) = 3x + 2


2x + 5
fg ( x) = . g(x) = ?
x−2
Find the function g. gf(x) = 9x2 +9x+2

x-2
f-1 (x) =
3
2
 x −2  x −2
∴ g ( x) = 9  + 9 +2
 3   3 
2
= ( x − 2 ) + 3( x − 2 ) + 2
= x 2 − 4 x + 4 + 3x − 6 + 2
= x2 − x
1 1
Q3: f ( x) = f ( x) =
x x
15 g(x) = ?
gf ( x) =
10 x − 1
Find the function g. 15 15 15
gf ( x) = ∴ g ( x) = =
10 x − 1 1 10 − x
10  − 1
 x x

1 15 x
f −1 ( x) = ∴ g ( x) =
x 10 − x

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