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GCSE/IGCSE-FM Functions
Dr J Frost (jamie@drfrostmaths.com)
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OVERVIEW
#1: Understanding of functions
IGCSEFM
GCSE
#2: Inverse Functions
GCSE
#3: Composite Functions
GCSE

OVERVIEW
#5: Domain/Range of common functions
(particularly quadratic and trigonometric)
#6: Domain/Range of other
functions
#7: Constructing a function based
on a given domain/range.
IGCSEFM
IGCSEFM
#4: Piecewise functions
IGCSEFM
IGCSEFM

What are Functions?
𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥
f
𝑥 2𝑥
Input Output
A function is something which provides a rule on how to map inputs to outputs.
From primary school you might have seen this as a ‘number machine’.
Input Output
Name of the function
(usually 𝑓 or 𝑔)
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Check Your Understanding
𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥2 + 2
What does this function do?
It squares the input then adds 2 to it.
What is 𝑓(3)?
𝒇 𝟑 = 𝟑𝟐
+ 𝟐 = 𝟏𝟏
What is 𝑓(−5)?
𝒇 −𝟓 = −𝟓 𝟐 + 𝟐 = 𝟐𝟕
If 𝑓 𝑎 = 38, what is 𝑎?
𝒂𝟐 + 𝟐 = 𝟑𝟖
So 𝒂 = ±𝟔
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
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This question is asking
the opposite, i.e. “what
input 𝑎 would give an
output of 38?”

Algebraic Inputs
If you change the input of the function (𝑥), just replace each
occurrence of 𝑥 in the output.
If 𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥 + 1 what is:
𝑓 𝑥 − 1 = 𝒙 − 𝟏 + 𝟏 = 𝒙
𝑓 𝑥2
= 𝒙𝟐
+ 𝟏
𝑓 𝑥 2 = 𝒙 + 𝟏 𝟐
𝑓 2𝑥 = 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟏
If 𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥2 − 1 what is:
𝑓 𝑥 − 1 = 𝒙 − 𝟏 𝟐 − 𝟏
= 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟐𝒙
𝑓 2𝑥 = 𝟐𝒙 𝟐 − 𝟏
= 𝟒𝒙𝟐 − 𝟏
𝑓 𝑥2 + 1 = 𝒙𝟐 + 𝟏
𝟐
− 𝟏
= 𝒙𝟒
+ 𝟐𝒙𝟐
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If 𝑓 𝑥 = 2𝑥 what is:
𝑓 𝑥 − 1 = 𝟐 𝒙 − 𝟏
= 𝟐𝒙 − 𝟐
𝑓 𝑥2 = 𝟐𝒙𝟐
𝑓 𝑥 2 = 𝟐𝒙 𝟐 = 𝟒𝒙𝟐
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Test Your Understanding
If 𝑓 𝑥 = 2𝑥 + 1, solve 𝑓 𝑥2 = 51
2𝑥2 + 1 = 51
𝑥 = ±5
If 𝑔 𝑥 = 3𝑥 − 1, determine:
(a) 𝑔 𝑥 − 1 = 𝟑 𝒙 − 𝟏 − 𝟏 = 𝟑𝒙 − 𝟒
(b) 𝑔 2𝑥 = 𝟑 𝟐𝒙 − 𝟏 = 𝟔𝒙 − 𝟏
(c) 𝑔 𝑥3 = 𝟑𝒙𝟑 − 𝟏
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Exercise 1
If 𝑓 𝑥 = 2𝑥 + 5, find:
a) 𝑓 3 = 𝟏𝟏
b) 𝑓 −1 = 𝟑
c) 𝑓
1
2
= 𝟔
If 𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥2
+ 5, find
a) 𝑓 −1 = 𝟔
b) the possible values of 𝑎 such that
𝑓 𝑎 = 41 𝒂 = ±𝟔
c) The possible values of 𝑘 such that
𝑓 𝑘 = 5.25 𝒌 = ±
𝟏
𝟐
[AQA Worksheet] 𝑓 𝑥 = 2𝑥3
− 250.
Work out 𝑥 when 𝑓 𝑥 = 0
𝟐𝒙𝟑 − 𝟐𝟓𝟎 = 𝟎 → 𝒙 = 𝟓
1
2
(exercises on provided sheet)
[AQA Worksheet] 𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥2 + 𝑎𝑥 − 8.
If 𝑓 −3 = 13, determine the value of 𝑎.
𝟗 − 𝟑𝒂 − 𝟖 = 𝟏𝟑
𝒂 = −𝟒
If 𝑓 𝑥 = 5𝑥 + 2, determine the
following, simplifying where possible.
a) 𝑓 𝑥 + 1 = 𝟓 𝒙 + 𝟏 + 𝟐 = 𝟓𝒙 + 𝟕
b) 𝑓 𝑥2
= 𝟓𝒙𝟐
+ 𝟐
[AQA IGCSEFM June 2012 Paper 2]
𝑓 𝑥 = 3𝑥 − 5 for all values of 𝑥. Solve
𝑓 𝑥2
= 43
𝟑𝒙𝟐
− 𝟓 = 𝟒𝟑
𝒙 = ±𝟒
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5
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[AQA Worksheet] 𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥2 + 3𝑥 − 10
Show that 𝑓 𝑥 + 2 = 𝑥 𝑥 + 7
𝒇 𝒙 + 𝟐 = 𝒙 + 𝟐 𝟐
+ 𝟑 𝒙 + 𝟐 − 𝟏𝟎
= 𝒙𝟐
+ 𝟒𝒙 + 𝟒 + 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟔 − 𝟏𝟎
= 𝒙𝟐
+ 𝟕𝒙 = 𝒙 𝒙 + 𝟕
If 𝑓 𝑥 = 2𝑥 − 1 determine:
(a) 𝑓 2𝑥 = 𝟒𝒙 − 𝟏
(b) 𝑓 𝑥2 = 𝟐𝒙𝟐 − 𝟏
(c) 𝑓 2𝑥 − 1 = 𝟐 𝟐𝒙 − 𝟏 − 𝟏 = 𝟒𝒙 − 𝟑
(d) 𝑓 1 + 2𝑓 𝑥 − 1
= 𝒇 𝟒𝒙 − 𝟓 = 𝟖𝒙 − 𝟏𝟏
(e) Solve 𝑓 𝑥 + 1 + 𝑓 𝑥 − 1 = 0
𝟐 𝒙 + 𝟏 − 𝟏 + 𝟐 𝒙 − 𝟏 − 𝟏 = 𝟎
𝟒𝒙 − 𝟐 = 𝟎 → 𝒙 =
𝟏
𝟐
Exercise 1
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[Edexcel Specimen Papers Set 1, Paper
2H Q18]
𝑓 𝑥 = 3𝑥2 − 2𝑥 − 8
Express 𝑓 𝑥 + 2 in the form 𝑎𝑥2
+ 𝑏𝑥
𝟑𝒙𝟐
+ 𝟏𝟎𝒙
[Senior Kangaroo 2011 Q20] The
polynomial 𝑓 𝑥 is such that
𝑓 𝑥2
+ 1 = 𝑥4
+ 4𝑥2
and
𝑓 𝑥2
− 1 = 𝑎𝑥4
+ 4𝑏𝑥2
+ 𝑐. What is
the value of 𝑎2
+ 𝑏2
+ 𝑐2
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𝒇 𝒙𝟐 + 𝟏 = 𝒙𝟐(𝒙𝟐 + 𝟒)
By letting 𝒚 = 𝒙𝟐 + 𝟏:
𝒇 𝒚 = (𝒚 − 𝟏)(𝒚 + 𝟑)
Thus 𝒇 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟏 = 𝒇 𝒚 − 𝟐
= 𝒚 − 𝟑 𝒚 + 𝟏
= 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟐 𝒙𝟐 + 𝟐
= 𝒙𝟒 − 𝟒
𝒂 = 𝟏, 𝒃 = 𝟎, 𝒄 = −𝟒
𝒂𝟐
+ 𝒃𝟐
+ 𝒄𝟐
= 𝟏𝟕
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Inverse Functions
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Input Output
A function takes and input and produces an output.
The inverse of a function does the opposite: it describes how we get from the
output back to the input.
÷ 3
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So if 𝑓 𝑥 = 3𝑥, then the inverse function is :
𝒇−𝟏
𝒙 =
𝒙
𝟑
Bro-notation: The -1 notation
means that we apply the
function “-1 times”, i.e. once
backwards! You’ve actually
seen this before, remember
sin−1
(𝑥) from trigonometry
to mean “inverse sin”?
It’s possible to have 𝑓2
(𝑥),
we’ll see this when we cover
composite functions.
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Quickfire Questions
In your head, find the inverse functions, by thinking what the original
functions does, and what the reverse process would therefore be.
𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥 + 5 𝑓−1 𝑥 = 𝒙 − 𝟓
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𝑓 𝑥 = 3𝑥 − 1 𝑓−1 𝑥 =
𝒙 + 𝟏
𝟑
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𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥 + 3 𝑓−1
𝑥 = 𝒙 − 𝟑 𝟐
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𝑓 𝑥 =
1
𝑥
𝑓−1 𝑥 =
𝟏
𝒙
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Bro Fact: If a function is the same as its inverse, it is known
as self-inverse. 𝑓 𝑥 = 1 − 𝑥 is also a self-inverse function.

Full Method
If 𝑓 𝑥 =
𝑥
5
+ 1, find 𝑓−1
(𝑥).
𝑦 =
𝑥
5
+ 1
STEP 1: Write the output 𝑓(𝑥) as 𝑦
STEP 2: Get the input in terms of
the output (make 𝑥 the subject).
This is because the inverse function is the
reverse process, i.e. finding the input 𝑥 in
terms of the output 𝑦.
𝑦 − 1 =
𝑥
5
5𝑦 − 5 = 𝑥
STEP 3: Swap 𝑦 back for 𝑥 and 𝑥
back for 𝑓−1 𝑥 .
𝑓−1 𝑥 = 5𝑥 − 5
This is because the input to a function is
generally written as 𝑥 rather than 𝑦.
But technically 𝑓−1
𝑦 = 5𝑦 − 5 would be
correct!
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Harder One
If 𝑓 𝑥 =
𝑥+1
𝑥−2
, find 𝑓−1(𝑥).
𝑦 =
𝑥 + 1
𝑥 − 2
𝑥𝑦 − 2𝑦 = 𝑥 + 1
𝑥𝑦 − 𝑥 = 1 + 2𝑦
𝑥 𝑦 − 1 = 1 + 2𝑦
𝑥 =
1 + 2𝑦
𝑦 − 1
𝑓−1 𝑥 =
1 + 2𝑥
𝑥 − 1
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If 𝑓 𝑥 =
𝑥
2𝑥−1
, find 𝑓−1
(𝑥).
If 𝑓 𝑥 =
2𝑥+1
3
, find 𝑓−1
(4).
𝒚 =
𝟐𝒙 + 𝟏
𝟑
𝟑𝒚 = 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟏
𝟑𝒚 − 𝟏 = 𝟐𝒙
𝒙 =
𝟑𝒚 − 𝟏
𝟐
𝒇−𝟏
𝒙 =
𝟑𝒙 − 𝟏
𝟐
𝒇−𝟏 𝟑 =
𝟏𝟏
𝟐
𝒚 =
𝒙
𝟐𝒙 − 𝟏
𝟐𝒙𝒚 − 𝒚 = 𝒙
𝟐𝒙𝒚 − 𝒙 = 𝒚
𝒙 𝟐𝒚 − 𝟏 = 𝒚
𝒙 =
𝒚
𝟐𝒚 − 𝟏
𝒇−𝟏 𝒙 =
𝒙
𝟐𝒙 − 𝟏
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Exercise 2
Find 𝑓−1
(𝑥) for the following functions.
𝑓 𝑥 = 5𝑥 𝒇−𝟏 𝒙 =
𝒙
𝟓
𝑓 𝑥 = 1 + 𝑥 𝒇−𝟏
𝒙 = 𝒙 − 𝟏
𝑓 𝑥 = 6𝑥 − 4 𝒇−𝟏
𝒙 =
𝒙+𝟒
𝟔
𝑓 𝑥 =
𝑥+7
3
𝒇−𝟏 𝒙 = 𝟑𝒙 − 𝟕
𝑓 𝑥 = 5 𝑥 + 1 𝒇−𝟏
𝒙 =
𝒙−𝟏
𝟓
𝟐
𝑓 𝑥 = 10 − 3𝑥 𝒇−𝟏
𝒙 =
𝟏𝟎−𝒙
𝟑
[Edexcel IGCSE Jan2016(R)-3H Q16c]
𝑓 𝑥 =
2𝑥
𝑥 − 1
Find 𝑓−1 𝑥
=
𝒙
𝒙 − 𝟐
Find 𝑓−1
(𝑥) for the following functions.
𝑓 𝑥 =
𝑥
𝑥 + 3
𝒇−𝟏
𝒙 =
𝟑𝒙
𝟏 − 𝒙
𝑓 𝑥 =
𝑥 − 2
𝑥
𝒇−𝟏
𝒙 =
𝟐
𝟏 − 𝒙
𝑓 𝑥 =
2𝑥 − 1
𝑥 − 1
𝒇−𝟏 𝒙 =
𝒙 − 𝟏
𝒙 − 𝟐
𝑓 𝑥 =
1 − 𝑥
3𝑥 + 1
𝒇−𝟏 𝒙 =
𝟏 − 𝒙
𝟑𝒙 + 𝟏
𝑓 𝑥 =
3𝑥
3 + 2𝑥
𝒇−𝟏
𝒙 =
𝟑𝒙
𝟑 − 𝟐𝒙
Find the value of 𝑎 for which 𝑓 𝑥 =
𝑥
𝑥+𝑎
is a self inverse function.
𝒇−𝟏
𝒙 =
𝒂𝒙
𝟏 − 𝒙
If self-inverse:
𝒙
𝒙+𝒂
≡
𝒂𝒙
𝟏−𝒙
𝒂𝒙𝟐 + 𝒂𝟐𝒙 ≡ 𝒙 − 𝒙𝟐
For 𝒙𝟐
and 𝒙 terms to match, 𝒂 = −𝟏.
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Composite Functions
𝑓 𝑥 = 3𝑥 + 1
𝑔 𝑥 = 𝑥2
𝑓𝑔 2 =
Have a guess! (Click your answer)
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𝑓𝑔(2) means 𝑓 𝑔 2 , i.e. “𝑓 of 𝑔 of 2”.
We therefore apply the functions to the
input in sequence from right to left.

Examples
𝑓 𝑥 = 3𝑥 + 1
𝑔 𝑥 = 𝑥2
Determine:
𝑓𝑔 5 = 𝒇 𝒈 𝟓 = 𝒇 𝟐𝟓 = 𝟕𝟔
𝑔𝑓 −1 = 𝒈 𝒇 −𝟏 = 𝒈 −𝟐 = 𝟒
𝑓𝑓 4 = 𝒇 𝒇 𝟒 = 𝒇 𝟏𝟑 = 𝟒𝟎
𝑔𝑓 𝑥 = 𝒈 𝒇 𝒙 = 𝒈 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟏
= 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟏 𝟐
Bro Tip: I highly encourage you to write this first. It will
help you when you come to the algebraic ones.
Bro Note: This can also be written as
𝑓2
(𝑥), but you won’t encounter this
notation in GCSE/IGCSE FM.
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More Algebraic Examples
𝑓 𝑥 = 2𝑥 + 1
𝑔 𝑥 =
1
𝑥
Determine:
𝑓𝑔 𝑥 = 𝒇 𝒈 𝒙 = 𝒇
𝟏
𝒙
= 𝟐
𝟏
𝒙
+ 𝟏 =
𝟐
𝒙
+ 𝟏
𝑔𝑓 𝑥 = 𝒈 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟏 =
𝟏
𝟐𝒙 + 𝟏
𝑓𝑓 𝑥 = 𝒇 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟏 = 𝟐 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟏 + 𝟏 = 𝟒𝒙 + 𝟑
𝑔𝑔 𝑥 = 𝒈
𝟏
𝒙
=
𝟏
𝟏
𝒙
= 𝒙
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𝒇𝒈 −𝟑 = 𝒇 𝒈 −𝟑
= 𝒇 −𝟏
= 𝟗
If 𝑓 𝑥 =
2
𝑥+1
and 𝑔 𝑥 = 𝑥2
− 1,
determine 𝑓𝑔(𝑥).
𝒇 𝒙𝟐
− 𝟏 =
𝟐
𝒙𝟐 − 𝟏 + 𝟏
=
𝟐
𝒙𝟐
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3 A function 𝑓 is such that
𝑓 𝑥 = 3𝑥 + 1
The function 𝑔 is such that
𝑔 𝑥 = 𝑘𝑥2
where 𝑘 is a constant.
Given that 𝑓𝑔 3 = 55, determine
the value of 𝑘.
𝒇𝒈 𝟑 = 𝒇 𝟗𝒌 = 𝟑 𝟗𝒌 + 𝟏
= 𝟐𝟕𝒌 + 𝟏 = 𝟓𝟓
𝒌 = 𝟐
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Exercise 3
If 𝑓 𝑥 = 3𝑥 and 𝑔 𝑥 = 𝑥 + 1, determine:
𝑓𝑔 2 = 𝟗 𝑔𝑓 4 = 𝟏𝟑
𝑓𝑔 𝑥 = 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟑 𝑔𝑓 𝑥 = 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟏
𝑔𝑔 𝑥 = 𝒙 + 𝟐
If 𝑓 𝑥 = 2𝑥 + 1 and 𝑔 𝑥 = 3𝑥 + 1
determine:
𝑓𝑔 𝑥 = 𝟔𝒙 + 𝟑 𝑔𝑓 𝑥 = 𝟔𝒙 + 𝟒
𝑓𝑓 𝑥 = 𝟒𝒙 + 𝟑
If 𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥2
− 2𝑥 and 𝑔 𝑥 = 𝑥 + 1, find
𝑓𝑔(𝑥), simplifying your expression.
𝒇 𝒙 + 𝟏 = 𝒙 + 𝟏 𝟐
− 𝟐 𝒙 + 𝟏
= 𝒙𝟐
+ 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟏 − 𝟐𝒙 − 𝟐
= 𝒙𝟐
− 𝟏
If 𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥 + 𝑘 and 𝑔 𝑥 = 𝑥2
and
𝑔𝑓 3 = 16, find the possible values of 𝑘.
𝒈𝒇 𝟑 = 𝒈 𝟑 + 𝒌 = 𝟑 + 𝒌 𝟐
= 𝟏𝟔
𝒌 = 𝟏, −𝟕
If 𝑓 𝑥 = 2(𝑥 + 𝑘) and 𝑔 𝑥 = 𝑥2
− 𝑥 and
𝑓𝑔 3 = 30, find 𝑘.
𝒇 𝒈 𝟑 = 𝒇 𝟔 = 𝟐 𝟔 + 𝒌 = 𝟑𝟎
𝒌 = 𝟗
Let 𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥 + 1 and 𝑔 𝑥 = 𝑥2
+ 1.
If 𝑔𝑓 𝑥 = 17, determine the possible values of 𝑥.
𝒈𝒇 𝒙 = 𝒙 + 𝟏 𝟐
+ 𝟏 = 𝟏𝟕
𝒙𝟐
+ 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟐 = 𝟏𝟕
𝒙𝟐
+ 𝟐𝒙 − 𝟏𝟓 = 𝟎
𝒙 + 𝟓 𝒙 − 𝟑 = 𝟎
𝒙 = −𝟓 𝒐𝒓 𝒙 = 𝟑
Let 𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥2
+ 3𝑥 and 𝑔 𝑥 = 𝑥 − 2.
If 𝑓𝑔 𝑥 = 0, determine the possible values of 𝑥.
𝒙 = −𝟏 𝒐𝒓 𝒙 = 𝟐
[Based on MAT question]
𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥 + 1 and 𝑔 𝑥 = 2𝑥
Let 𝑓𝑛
(𝑥) means that you apply the function 𝑓 𝑛
times.
a) Find 𝑓𝑛
(𝑥) in terms of 𝑥 and 𝑛.
= 𝒙 + 𝒏
b) Note that 𝑔𝑓2
𝑔 𝑥 = 4𝑥 + 4. Find all other
ways of combining 𝑓 and 𝑔 that result in the
function 4𝑥 + 4.
𝒈𝟐
𝒇, 𝒇𝟐
𝒈𝒇𝒈, 𝒇𝟒
𝒈𝟐
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#4 :: Piecewise Functions
Sometimes functions are defined in ‘pieces’, with a different function for
different ranges of 𝑥 values.

Sketch
Sketch
Sketch
𝑓 𝑥 =
𝑥2 0 ≤ 𝑥 < 1
1 1 ≤ 𝑥 < 2
3 − 𝑥 2 ≤ 𝑥 < 3
(1, 1) (2, 1)
(3, 0)
This example
was used on the
specification
itself!

Exercise 4 (Exercises on provided sheet)
[Jan 2013 Paper 2] A function 𝑓(𝑥) is defined as:
𝑓 𝑥 =
4 𝑥 < −2
𝑥2
−2 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2
12 − 4𝑥 𝑥 > 2
(a) Draw the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) for
−4 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 4
(b) Use your graph to write down how many
solutions there are to 𝑓 𝑥 = 3 3 sols
(c) Solve 𝑓 𝑥 = −10 𝟏𝟐 − 𝟒𝒙 = −𝟏𝟎 → 𝒙 =
𝟏𝟏
𝟐
[June 2013 Paper 2] A function 𝑓(𝑥) is
defined as:
𝑓 𝑥 =
𝑥 + 3 −3 ≤ 𝑥 < 0
3 0 ≤ 𝑥 < 1
5 − 2𝑥 1 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2
Draw the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) for
−3 ≤ 𝑥 < 2
a ?
b ?
c ?
1 2
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[Set 1 Paper 1] A function 𝑓(𝑥) is defined as:
𝑓 𝑥 =
3 0 ≤ 𝑥 < 2
𝑥 + 1 2 ≤ 𝑥 < 4
9 − 𝑥 4 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 9
Draw the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) for 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 9.
[Specimen 1 Q4] A function 𝑓(𝑥) is
defined as:
𝑓 𝑥 =
3𝑥 0 ≤ 𝑥 < 1
3 1 ≤ 𝑥 < 3
12 − 3𝑥 3 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 4
Calculate the area enclosed by the
graph of 𝑦 = 𝑓 𝑥 and the 𝑥 −axis.
3 4
Area = 𝟗
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[AQA Worksheet Q9]
𝑓 𝑥 =
−𝑥2
0 ≤ 𝑥 < 2
−4 2 ≤ 𝑥 < 3
2𝑥 − 10 3 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 5
Draw the graph of 𝑓(𝑥) from 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 5.
[AQA Worksheet Q10]
𝑓 𝑥 =
2𝑥 0 ≤ 𝑥 < 1
3 − 𝑥 1 ≤ 𝑥 < 4
𝑥 − 7
3
4 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 7
Show that 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 𝐴: 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 𝐵 =
3: 2
Area of 𝑨 =
𝟏
𝟐
× 𝟑 × 𝟐 = 𝟑
Area of 𝑩 =
𝟏
𝟐
× 𝟒 × 𝟏 = 𝟐
5 6
-1
-2
-3
-4
1 2 3 4 5 3
2
-1
7
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Domain and Range
𝑓 𝑥
= 𝑥2
-1
0
1.7
2
...
3.1
1
0
2.89
4
...
9.61
Inputs
Outputs
! The domain of a function is the set of
possible inputs.
! The range of a function is the set of
possible outputs.

Example
Suitable
Domain:
for all 𝑥
Range:
We can use any real number as the input!
In ‘proper’ maths we’d use 𝑥 ∈ ℝ to mean “𝑥 can be any element in
the set of real numbers”, but the syllabus is looking for “for all 𝑥”.
𝑓 𝑥 ≥ 0
Look at the 𝑦 values on the graph.
The output has to be positive, since it’s been squared.
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𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥2
Sketch:
𝑥
𝑦
B Bro Tip: Note that the domain is in terms of 𝑥 and the range in terms of 𝑓 𝑥 .
Bro Note: By ‘suitable’, I mean the largest possible set of values that could be input into the function.

𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥
Suitable
Domain:
𝑥 ≥ 0
Range:
Presuming the output has to be a real number, we
can’t input negative numbers into our function.
𝑓 𝑥 ≥ 0
The output, again, can only be positive.
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Sketch:
𝑥
𝑦
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Function 𝑓 𝑥 =
1
𝑥 − 2
+ 1
Domain For all 𝑥 except 2
Range For all 𝑓 𝑥 except
1
Function 𝑓 𝑥 = 2 cos 𝑥
Domain For all 𝑥
Range −2 ≤ 𝑓 𝑥 ≤ 2
Mini-Exercise
In pairs, work out a suitable domain and the range of each function.
A sketch may help with each one.
Function 𝑓 𝑥 = 2𝑥
Domain For all 𝑥
Range For all 𝑓(𝑥)
Function 𝑓 𝑥 = 2𝑥
Domain For all 𝑥
Range 𝑓 𝑥 > 0
Function
𝑓 𝑥 =
1
𝑥
Domain For all 𝑥 except 0
Range For all 𝑓 𝑥 except 0
1 2
3
Function 𝑓 𝑥 = sin 𝑥
Domain For all 𝑥
Range −1 ≤ 𝑓 𝑥 ≤ 1
4
Function 𝑓 𝑥 = 2cos 𝑥 + 1
Domain 𝑥 > −1
Range −2 ≤ 𝑓 𝑥 ≤ 2
8
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5
Function 𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥3 + 1
Domain For all 𝑥
Range For all 𝑓(𝑥)
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7
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Range of Quadratics
A common exam question is to determine the range of a quadratic.
𝑥
𝑦
The sketch shows the function 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥)
where 𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥2
− 4𝑥 + 7.
Determine the range of 𝑓(𝑥).
We need the minimum point, since
from the graph we can see that 𝒚
(i.e. 𝒇(𝒙)) can be anything greater
than this.
𝒇 𝒙 = 𝒙 − 𝟐 𝟐
+ 𝟑
The minimum point is (𝟐, 𝟑) thus
the range is:
𝒇 𝒙 ≥ 𝟑
(note the ≥ rather than >)
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An alternative way of thinking about it, once you’ve completed the square, is that anything
squared is at least 0. So if 𝑥 − 2 3
is at least 0, then clearly 𝑥 − 2 2
+ 3 is at least 3.

𝑥
𝑦
The sketch shows the function 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) where
𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥 + 2 𝑥 − 4 .
𝑥 + 2 𝑥 − 4 = 𝑥2
− 2𝑥 − 8
= 𝑥 − 1 2
− 9
Therefore 𝑓 𝑥 ≥ −9
𝑥
𝑦
The sketch shows the function 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) where
𝑓 𝑥 = 21 + 4𝑥 − 𝑥2
.
− 𝑥2 − 4𝑥 − 21 = − 𝑥 − 2 2 − 4 − 21
= 25 − 𝑥 − 2 2
Therefore 𝑓 𝑥 ≤ 25
1, −9
2,25
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Range for Restricted Domains
Some questions are a bit jammy by restricting the domain. Look out for this, because
it affects the domain!
𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥2
+ 4𝑥 + 3, 𝑥 ≥ 1
𝑥
𝑦
−3 −1 1
Notice how the domain is 𝒙 ≥ 𝟏.
𝒇 𝒙 = (𝒙 + 𝟏)(𝒙 + 𝟑)
When 𝒙 = 𝟏, 𝒚 = 𝟏𝟐
+ 𝟒 + 𝟑 = 𝟖
Sketching the graph, we see that
when 𝒙 = 𝟏, the function is
increasing.
Therefore when 𝒙 ≥ 𝟏,
𝒇 𝒙 ≥ 𝟖
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𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥2 − 3, 𝑥 ≤ −2
When 𝑥 = −2, 𝑓 𝑥 = 1
As 𝑥 decreases from -2, 𝑓(𝑥)
is increasing. Therefore:
𝑓 𝑥 ≥ 1
𝑥
𝑦
−2 ?
𝑓 𝑥 = 3𝑥 − 2, 0 ≤ 𝑥 < 4
When 𝑥 = 0, 𝑓 𝑥 = −2
When 𝑥 = 4, 𝑓 𝑥 = 10
Range:
−𝟐 ≤ 𝒇 𝒙 < 𝟏𝟎
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Range of Trigonometric Functions
90° 180° 270° 360°
Domain Range
For all 𝑥 (i.e. unrestricted) −1 ≤ 𝑓 𝑥 ≤ 1
180 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 360 −1 ≤ 𝑓 𝑥 ≤ 0
0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 180 0 ≤ 𝑓 𝑥 ≤ 1
Suppose we restricted the domain in different ways.
Determine the range in each case (or vice versa). Ignore angles below 0 or above 360.
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Range of Piecewise Functions
It’s a simple case of just sketching the full function.
The sketch shows the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) with the domain 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 9
𝑓 𝑥 =
3 0 ≤ 𝑥 < 2
𝑥 + 1 2 ≤ 𝑥 < 4
9 − 𝑥 4 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 9
Range:
𝟎 ≤ 𝒇 𝒙 ≤ 𝟓
Graph ? Range ?

The function 𝑓(𝑥) is defined for all 𝑥:
𝑓 𝑥 =
4 𝑥 < −2
𝑥2
−2 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2
12 − 4𝑥 𝑥 > 2
Range:
𝒇 𝒙 ≤ 𝟒
Graph ? Range ?

Exercise 5
Work out the range for each of these
functions.
(a) 𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥2
+ 6 for all 𝑥
𝒇 𝒙 ≥ 𝟔
(b) 𝑓 𝑥 = 3𝑥 − 5, −2 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 6
−𝟏𝟏 ≤ 𝒇 𝒙 ≤ 𝟏𝟑
(c) 𝑓 𝑥 = 3𝑥4, 𝑥 < −2
𝒇 𝒙 > 𝟒𝟖
(a) 𝑓 𝑥 =
𝑥+2
𝑥−3
Give a reason why 𝑥 > 0 is not a suitable
domain for 𝑓(𝑥).
It would include 3, for which 𝒇(𝒙) is
undefined.
(b) Give a possible domain for
𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥 − 5 𝒙 ≥ 𝟓
𝑓 𝑥 = 3 − 2𝑥, 𝑎 < 𝑥 < 𝑏
The range of 𝑓(𝑥) is −5 < 𝑓 𝑥 < 5
Work out 𝑎 and 𝑏.
𝒂 = −𝟏, 𝒃 = 𝟒
[Set 1 Paper 2] (a) The function 𝑓(𝑥) is
defined as:
𝑓 𝑥 = 22 − 7𝑥, −2 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 𝑝
The range of 𝑓(𝑥) is −13 ≤ 𝑓 𝑥 ≤ 36
Work out the value of 𝑝.
𝒑 = 𝟓
(b) The function 𝑔(𝑥) is defined as
𝑔 𝑥 = 𝑥2
− 4𝑥 + 5 for all 𝑥.
(i) Express 𝑔(𝑥) in the form 𝑥 − 𝑎 2
+ 𝑏
𝒈 𝒙 = 𝒙 − 𝟐 𝟐
+ 𝟏
(ii) Hence write down the range of 𝑔(𝑥).
𝒈 𝒙 ≥ 𝟏
[June 2012 Paper 1] 𝑓 𝑥 = 2𝑥2 + 7 for
all values of 𝑥.
(a) What is the value of 𝑓 −1 ?
𝒇 −𝟏 = 𝟗
(b) What is the range of 𝑓(𝑥)?
𝒇 𝒙 ≥ 𝟕
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Exercise 5
[Jan 2013 Paper 2]
𝑓 𝑥 = sin 𝑥 180° ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 360°
𝑔 𝑥 = cos 𝑥 0° ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 𝜃
(a) What is the range of 𝑓(𝑥)?
−𝟏 ≤ 𝒇 𝒙 ≤ 𝟎
(b) You are given that 0 ≤ 𝑔 𝑥 ≤ 1.
Work out the value of 𝜃.
𝜽 = 𝟗𝟎°
By completing the square or otherwise,
determine the range of the following
functions:
(a) 𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥2
− 2𝑥 + 5, for all 𝑥
= 𝒙 − 𝟏 𝟐
+ 𝟒
Range: 𝒇 𝒙 ≥ 𝟒
(b) 𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥2
+ 6𝑥 − 2, for all 𝑥
= 𝒙 + 𝟑 𝟐 − 𝟏𝟏
Range: 𝒇 𝒙 ≥ −𝟏𝟏
6
7
8
Here is a sketch of
𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥2 + 6𝑥 + 𝑎 for all 𝑥,
where 𝑎 is a constant. The range
of 𝑓(𝑥) is 𝑓 𝑥 ≥ 11. Work out
the value of 𝑎.
𝒇 𝒙 = 𝒙 + 𝟑 𝟐 − 𝟗 + 𝒂
−𝟗 + 𝒂 = 𝟏𝟏
𝒂 = 𝟐𝟎
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Exercise 5
The straight line shows a sketch of 𝑦 =
𝑓(𝑥) for the full domain of the function.
(a) State the domain of the function.
𝟐 ≤ 𝒇 𝒙 ≤ 𝟏𝟒
(b) Work out the equation of the line.
𝒇 𝒙 = −𝟐𝒙 + 𝟏𝟎
𝑓(𝑥) is a quadratic function with domain
all real values of 𝑥. Part of the graph of
𝑦 = 𝑓 𝑥 is shown.
(a) Write down the range of 𝑓(𝑥).
𝒇 𝒙 ≤ 𝟒
(b) Use the graph to find solutions of the
equation 𝑓 𝑥 = 1.
𝒙 = −𝟎. 𝟕, 𝟐. 𝟕
(c) Use the graph to solve 𝑓 𝑥 < 0.
𝒙 < −𝟏 𝒐𝒓 𝒙 > 𝟑
9 10
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Exercise 5
The function 𝑓(𝑥) is defined as:
𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥2
− 4 0 ≤ 𝑥 < 3
14 − 3𝑥 3 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 5
Work out the range of 𝑓 𝑥 .
𝒇(𝒙) ≤ 𝟓
The function 𝑓(𝑥) has the domain
−3 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 3 and is defined as:
𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥2
+ 3𝑥 + 2 −3 ≤ 𝑥 < 0
2 + 𝑥 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 3
Work out the range of 𝑓 𝑥 .
−
𝟏
𝟒
≤ 𝒇 𝒙 ≤ 𝟓
[June 2012 Paper 2] A sketch of 𝑦 =
𝑔(𝑥) for domain 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 8 is shown.
The graph is symmetrical about 𝑥 = 4.
The range of 𝑔(𝑥) is 0 ≤ 𝑔 𝑥 ≤ 12.
Work out the function 𝑔(𝑥).
𝑔 𝑥 =
? 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 4
? 4 < 𝑥 ≤ 8
𝒈 𝒙 =
𝟑𝒙 𝟎 ≤ 𝒙 ≤ 𝟒
𝟐𝟒 − 𝟑𝒙 𝟒 < 𝒙 ≤ 𝟖
11 13
12
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Constructing a function from a domain/range
June 2013 Paper 2
𝑥
𝑦
1 5
3
11
What would be the simplest
function to use that has this
domain/range?
A straight line! Note, that
could either be going up or
down (provided it starts and
ends at a corner)
What is the equation of this?
𝒎 =
𝟖
𝟒
= 𝟐
𝒚 − 𝟑 = 𝟐 𝒙 − 𝟏
𝒚 = 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟏
𝒇 𝒙 = 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟏
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Constructing a function from a domain/range
Sometimes there’s the additional constraint that the function is ‘increasing’ or
‘decreasing’. We’ll cover this in more depth when we do calculus, but the meaning of
these words should be obvious.
𝑓 𝑥 is a decreasing function with domain 4 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 6 and range 7 ≤ 𝑓 𝑥 ≤ 19.
𝑦
4 6
7
19 𝒎 = −
𝟏𝟐
𝟐
= −𝟔
𝒚 − 𝟕 = −𝟔 𝒙 − 𝟔
𝒚 = −𝟔𝒙 + 𝟒𝟑
𝒇 𝒙 = 𝟒𝟑 − 𝟔𝒙
𝑥
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Domain is 1 ≤ 𝑥 < 3. Range 1 ≤ 𝑓 𝑥 ≤ 3. 𝑓(𝑥) is an increasing function.
𝒇 𝒙 = 𝒙
Domain is 1 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 3. Range 1 ≤ 𝑓 𝑥 ≤ 3. 𝑓(𝑥) is a decreasing function.
𝒇 𝒙 = 𝟐𝟒 − 𝒙
Domain is 5 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 7. Range 7 ≤ 𝑓 𝑥 ≤ 11. 𝑓(𝑥) is an increasing function.
𝒇 𝒙 = 𝟐𝟒𝒙 − 𝟑
Domain is 5 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 7. Range 7 ≤ 𝑓 𝑥 ≤ 11. 𝑓(𝑥) is a decreasing function.
𝒇 𝒙 = 𝟐𝟏 − 𝟐𝒙
Domain is −4 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 7. Range 4 ≤ 𝑓 𝑥 ≤ 8. 𝑓(𝑥) is a decreasing function.
𝒇 𝒙 =
𝟕𝟐
𝟏𝟏
−
𝟒
𝟏𝟏
𝒙
Exercise 6
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