Function Basics
Function Machines
Evaluating Functions
Graphs
Inverse & Composite Functions
100

What does f(3) mean?

What is the value of f when x=3?

100

If f(x)=x+4, find f(2).

What is 6?

100

Given f(x) = 2x +1, find f(4).

What is 9?

100

State the y-intercept of y = 3x + 5.

What is (0,5)?
100

If f(x) = x + 3, find f-1(x).

What is f-1(x) = x - 3?

200

If f:x -> 2x-5, find f(6).

What is 7?

200

Input → x3 → -2 → Output. Find the output when the input is 5.

What is 13?

200

If f(x) = x2 - 3x, find f(-2).

What is 10?

200

Find the x-intercept of y = 2x - 8.

What is (4,0)?

200

If f(x) = 2x + 5, g(x) = x - 1, find fg(3).

What is fg(3) = 9?

300

Given f(x) = 3x + 2 and f(a) = 17, find a.

What is a = 5?

300

A function machine changes x into 4x-7. If the output is 21, find the input.

What is x = 7?

300

If f(x) = 2x2 - x +3, find f(-2).

What is 13?

300

Find the gradient of the line through (-2,1) and (4,13).

What is m=2?

300

Given f(x) = 3x - 7, find f-1(x).

What is f-1(x) = (x+7)/3?

400

If f(x) = x2 - 5x + 6, find the values of x for which f(x) = 0.

What is x = 2 or x =3?

400

A machine doubles a number, adds 6, then divides by 4. The output is 5. Find the input.

What is x = 7?

400

If f(x) = x2 + 2x - 3, find f(a+1) and simplify.

What is a2+a?

400

Find the equation of the line with gradient -3 passing through (2,5).

What is y = -3x +11?

400

If f(x) = 2x + 1, g(x) = x2, find gf(-2).

What is gf(-2) = 9?

500

For f(x)=x2-4x-5, determine the coordinates where its graph crosses both axes.

What is the x-intercepts are: (5,0),(-1,0)?
500

A machine performs x3, -4, then squares the result. If the output is 25, find all possible inputs.

What is x = 3 or x = -1/3?

500

If f(x) = 2x2 - 3x + 1 and f(k) = 6, find all possible values of k.

What is k = -1 or k = 5/2?

500

The line y = 2x + k passes through the intersection of y = -x + 9 and y = 4x - 6.

What is k = 0?

500

If f(x) = 2x -3, g(x) = x + 4, find f-1g-1(11).

What is 5?

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