Functions (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE Maths: Extended): Non-Calculator Questions

Exam code: 0580 & 0980

4 hours57 questions
1a
2 marks

f(x) = 3 – 2x    g(x) = 2x + 3

i) Find   f(–3).

[1]

ii) Find  gf(–3).

[1]

1b
2 marks

Find f−1 (x).

f−1 (x) = ....................

2
4 marks

g(x) = 2x + 7         h(x) = 3x − 8

i) Find gh(x) in its simplest form.

[2]

ii) Find  g−1(x).

 g−1(x) ................................................ [2]

3a
2 marks

f(x) = x2 + 1           g(x) = 1− 2x           h(x) = 1x, x ≠0          j(x) = 5x 

Find the value of 

i) f(3),

 

[1]

ii) gf(3).

 

[1]

3b
2 marks

Find g−1 (x).

g−1 (x) =  ................................................ 

3c
1 mark

Find x when h(x) = 2.

x = ................................................ 

4a
2 marks

f(x) = 2x + 1       g(x) = x2 + 4        

Solve the equation f(x) = g(1).

x = .............................................. 

4b
2 marks

Find f−1(x).

 f−1(x) = .............................................. 

4c
3 marks

Find gf(x) in its simplest form.

5
2 marks

f(x)=3x−5.  

Find f−1(x).

 f−1(x)=.................................................... 

6a
6 marks

f(x)=2x−3               g(x)=9−x2               h(x)=3x

Find

i) f(4),  

[1]

ii) hg(3),  

[2]

iii) g(2x) in its simplest form,  

[1]

iv) fg(x), in its simplest form.  

[2]

6b
2 marks

Find f−1(x).

f−1(x) = ................................................... 

7a
2 marks

f(x)=7x−2

g(x)=x2+1

h(x)=3x


Find gh(2).

7b
2 marks

Find f−1(x).  

f−1(x) = .................................................... 

8
2 marks

f(x)=7+3x.  

Find  f−1(x).  

f−1(x) =  ................................................ 

9
3 marks

f(x)=x3          g(x)=5x+2

i) Find  gf(x).  

[1]

ii) Find  g−1(x).

 

 g−1(x) = ............................................... [2]

10a
1 mark

f(x)=3x+4          g(x)=2x−1          h(x)=3x

Find  g(12).

10b
2 marks

Find  fh(−1).

10c
2 marks

Find  g−1(x).  

g−1(x)= ................................................. 

10d
2 marks

Find  ff(x) in its simplest form.

11
8 marks

f(x)=2x−3          g(x)=x2+1

i) Find gg(2).

[2]

ii) Find  g(x+2), giving your answer in its simplest form.

[2]

iii) Find x when f(x)=7.

x=............................................... [2]

iv) Find f−1(x).

f−1(x)=............................................... [2]

12a
2 marks

      f(x) = 3x − 2g(x) = 10x+2

Express the inverse function f−1 in the form f−1(x) = ...

12b
2 marks

Find  gf(x)
Simplify your answer.

1a
3 marks

g(x) = 2x + 3     h(x) = 2x

Find x when gg(x) = 7.

x = ......................

1b
2 marks

Find x when  h−1(x) = 5 .

x=.............................

2
2 marks

f(x) = 3x2 + a  where  a  is an integer. f(−2) = 19

Find the value of a.

a = ................................................ 

3a
2 marks

f(x) = 4 − 3x     g(x) = x2 + x      h(x) = 3x

Find  fh(2).

3b
2 marks

Find  f−1(x).

 

f−1(x) =  .................................................

3c
6 marks

Simplify.

i) f(1 − 2x)

 

[2]

ii) gf(x) − 9g(x)

 

[4]

4a
2 marks

f(x) = 4x+3             g(x) = 5x−4

fg(x) = 20x+p

Find the value of p.

 p = .................................................. 

4b
3 marks

h(x)=5x−13

Find  h−1(x).

h−1(x)= .................................................. 

5
2 marks

f(x)=7x−4      

Find the value of x when  f(x+2)=−11.  

x=................................................ 

6
2 marks

f(x)=3x−5      g(x)=2x

Find fg(3).

7
3 marks

g(x)=10x, x≠0 .  

Solve.

g(2x+1)=4

x = ..................................................

8a
2 marks

f(x)=2x−3               g(x)=9−x2      

Find x when  5f(x)=3.

x = ................................................... 

8b
4 marks

Solve the equation  gf(x)=−16.

x = .................... or x = .................... 

9
2 marks

f(x)=2x+3  

Find f(1−x) in its simplest form.

10
2 marks

f(x)=7+3x             g(x)=x4  

Find the value of x when  f(x)=g(2).  

x = ................................................ 

11
2 marks

h(x)=ax2+1

Find the value of a when h(−2)=21.  

a = ............................................... 

12
2 marks

f(x)=3x+4.  

Find  (f(x))2  in the form  ax2+bx+c.

13a
2 marks

f(x)=5−2x         g(x)=x2+8

Calculate ff(−3)

13b
3 marks

Find 

i) g(2x),

[1]

ii) f−1(x).

f−1(x)=.............................................. [2]

14
8 marks

f(x)=8−3x        g(x)=10x+1, x≠−1         h(x)=2x

Find

i) hf(83) ,

[2]

ii) gh(−2), 

[2]

iii) g−1(x),

g−1(x)= ................................................ [3]

iv) f−1f(5).

[1]

15a
2 marks

f(x)=7−x      g(x)=4x+2      h(x)=15−x2

Find ff(2).

15b
2 marks

Find gf(x) in its simplest form.

15c
2 marks

Find h(2x) in its simplest form.

16a
2 marks

f(x)=7−4x            g(x)=x2−2

Find

(i) f(−2)

(ii) gf(−2)

16b
2 marks

Find f−1(x).

f−1(x)=...........................

16c
3 marks

Find x when ff(x)=11

1
4 marks

g(x) = 1− 2x 

Find the value of 

Find g(x)g(x) − gg(x), giving your answer in the form ax2 + bx + c.

2
1 mark

  j(x) = 5x.

Find  x when  j−1(x) = 2.

x = ................................................  

3
2 marks

h(x) = 3x.

Find the value of k for which 1h(x) = 9kx

      k = ................................................ 

4
3 marks

f(x)=3x+2            g(x)=x2+1

Find  g(x)f(x)+x.
Give your answer as a single fraction, in terms of x, in its simplest form.

5
2 marks

h(x)=x2

Find the values of  p that satisfy  h(p)=p.

6a
3 marks

f(x)=7−2x               g(x)=10x, x≠0               h(x)=27x

Simplify, giving your answer as a single fraction.

1f(x)+g(x)

6b
1 mark

Find  h−1(19 683).

7
1 mark

 h(x)=3x.

Find x when h−1(x)=−2.

x = ................................................... 

8a
3 marks

f(x)=7x−2

g(x)=x2+1

h(x)=3x

gg(x)=ax4+bx2+c    Find the values of a, b, and c.   

a = ....................................................
b = ....................................................
c = ....................................................

8b
3 marks

Find x when hf(x)=81.   

x = .................................................... 

9
3 marks

The diagram shows the graph of y=f(x) where f(x)=x2−2x−2, x≠0.

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Use the graph to find

i) f(1).  

[1]

ii) ff(−2).  

[2]

10
2 marks

h(x)=3x.

If  h(3x)=kx, find the value of k.  

k = ................................................ 

11
2 marks

g(x)=2x−1                   h(x)=3x

Find  x when  h−1(x)=g(2).  

x = ................................................. 

12
5 marks

The functions f and g are such that

f(x) = 5x + 3    g(x) = ax + b where a and b are constants.

g(3) =20       and      f−1(33)= g(1)

Find the value of a and the value of b.

13
4 marks

f(x)=12x      g(x)=x−x2

Solve  f–1(x) = gf(x)

14
5 marks

f(x)=2x5−1

Work out the value of  f–1(3) + f(–0.5)

15
3 marks

f(x) = 5−x  and     g(x) = 3x+7

Simplify f(2x) + g(x – 1)