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The notation expands to $g(f(x))$, so $f$ acts first."},{"text":"Function $f$ (the function furthest from $x$).","correct":false,"explanation":"This identifies the correct letter but gives the wrong positional rule. In $gf(x)$, $f$ is nearest to $x$, which is why it is applied first."}]},{"id":"7a974fef-578a-4ccb-9abe-6a82968c5545","cardType":"cloze","points":null,"front":"Composite functions like $gf(x)$ are read from [ ].","back":"Composite functions like $gf(x)$ are read from right to left.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"right to left","correct":true,"explanation":"The notation $gf(x)$ represents $g(f(x))$. Therefore, the right-hand function $f$ is applied first, followed by the left-hand function $g$."},{"text":"left to right","correct":false,"explanation":"Ordinary reading order is tempting, but it reverses the composition. Since $gf(x)=g(f(x))$, the right-hand function $f$ must be applied before $g$."},{"text":"outside to inside","correct":false,"explanation":"Applying the outside function first reverses the required order. In $g(f(x))$, the inside function $f$ acts on $x$ before the outside function $g$."},{"text":"either way round","correct":false,"explanation":"Function composition is generally order-dependent, so the direction cannot be chosen freely. The notation $gf(x)$ must be read from right to left as $g(f(x))$."}]},{"id":"1ec08c8f-1f5c-473f-9eb5-742132cbfbf7","cardType":"basic","points":1,"front":"Why is $fg(x)$ not the same as $f(x) \\times g(x)$?","back":"Composite notation indicates a chain of operations, not multiplication of the two formulas.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"Composite notation indicates a chain of operations, not multiplication of the two formulas.","correct":true,"explanation":"The notation $fg(x)$ means $f(g(x))$: the output of $g$ becomes the input of $f$. It does not mean the product $f(x)g(x)$."},{"text":"Composite notation indicates a sum of operations, not multiplication of the two formulas.","correct":false,"explanation":"Composition does not add the functions; that would be written $f(x)+g(x)$. Instead, $fg(x)$ means substituting $g(x)$ into $f$, forming a chain of operations."},{"text":"Composite notation indicates a difference of operations, not multiplication of the two formulas.","correct":false,"explanation":"Composition is not subtraction, which would be written $f(x)-g(x)$. The notation $fg(x)$ means $f(g(x))$, where one function acts on the other’s output."},{"text":"Composite notation indicates a division of operations, not multiplication of the two formulas.","correct":false,"explanation":"Composition does not divide the function formulas; a quotient would require a fraction. Instead, $fg(x)=f(g(x))$, so the functions are applied one after the other."}]},{"id":"099cb1b0-07f0-47e3-8c05-366d7051bcb2","cardType":"basic","points":2,"front":"Given $f(x) = 2x + 1$ and $g(x) = x^2$, calculate $fg(x)$.","back":"$$2x^2 + 1$","mcqOptions":[{"text":"$$2x^2 + 1$","correct":true,"explanation":"The composition $fg(x)$ means $f(g(x))$. Substituting $g(x)=x^2$ into $f(x)=2x+1$ gives $f(x^2)=2x^2+1$."},{"text":"$$(2x + 1)^2$","correct":false,"explanation":"This calculates $g(f(x))$, so the functions have been applied in the reverse order. For $fg(x)=f(g(x))$, the result is $2x^2+1$."},{"text":"$$4x^2 + 1$","correct":false,"explanation":"This incorrectly squares the coefficient $2$ when substituting $x^2$ into $f$. Only $x$ is replaced, so $2(x^2)+1=2x^2+1$."},{"text":"$$2x^2 + 2$","correct":false,"explanation":"This mistakenly changes the constant term when substituting into the function. The $+1$ remains unchanged, so $f(x^2)=2x^2+1$."}]},{"id":"2ecad63a-a488-4e8b-84bd-927a24c36528","cardType":"basic","points":2,"front":"Given $f(x) = 2x + 1$ and $g(x) = x^2$, calculate $gf(x)$.","back":"$$(2x + 1)^2$","mcqOptions":[{"text":"$$(2x + 1)^2$","correct":true,"explanation":"The composition $gf(x)$ means $g(f(x))$. Since $g$ squares its input, substituting $f(x)=2x+1$ gives $g(2x+1)=(2x+1)^2$."},{"text":"$$2x^2 + 1$","correct":false,"explanation":"This calculates $f(g(x))$, applying the functions in the reverse order. For $gf(x)=g(f(x))$, the whole expression $2x+1$ must be squared."},{"text":"$$4x^2 + 1$","correct":false,"explanation":"This squares the two terms separately and omits the middle term. The unexpanded answer is $(2x+1)^2$, which expands to $4x^2+4x+1$."},{"text":"$$4x^2 + 2x + 1$","correct":false,"explanation":"This underestimates the cross term when expanding the square. Since $2(2x)(1)=4x$, $(2x+1)^2$ expands to $4x^2+4x+1$."}]},{"id":"0bdff87c-d879-4237-93fa-8c273921c7a4","cardType":"cloze","points":null,"front":"When finding $f(x-3)$, you must substitute the [ ] $(x-3)$ wherever $x$ appears in the original function.","back":"When finding $f(x-3)$, you must substitute the entire expression $(x-3)$ wherever $x$ appears in the original function.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"entire expression","correct":true,"explanation":"The input to the function is now $x-3$, so every occurrence of the original input $x$ must be replaced by the bracketed expression $(x-3)$."},{"text":"variable only","correct":false,"explanation":"Substituting only the variable can lose the subtraction or apply it to just one occurrence. The whole input $(x-3)$ must replace every $x$ in the function."},{"text":"constant term","correct":false,"explanation":"The constant term in the original formula is not the new input. 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Calculate $b(2) = 4k$
Substitute $4k$ into function $a$: $3(4k) - 4$

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Calculate $b(2) = 4k$
Substitute $4k$ into function $a$: $3(4k) - 4$

","correct":true,"explanation":"The notation $ab(2)$ means $a(b(2))$, so evaluate the inner function first. Since $b(2)=k(2)^2=4k$, substituting into $a$ gives $3(4k)-4$."},{"text":"

Calculate $a(2) = 2$
Substitute $2$ into function $b$: $k(2)^2$

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Calculate $b(2) = 2k$
Substitute $2k$ into function $a$: $3(2k) - 4$

","correct":false,"explanation":"This forgets to square the input in $b(x)=kx^2$. Substituting $x=2$ gives $b(2)=k(2^2)=4k$, which is then substituted into $a$."},{"text":"

Calculate $b(2) = 4k$
Substitute $4k$ into function $a$: $3(4k - 4)$

","correct":false,"explanation":"This incorrectly places the subtraction inside the multiplication by $3$. Since $a(x)=3x-4$, substituting $x=4k$ gives $3(4k)-4$, not $3(4k-4)$."}]},{"id":"27b2a0ee-a1f1-4b3d-8af1-5bca58d0b8e5","cardType":"cloze","points":null,"front":"In the absence of a restricted domain, the inverse of a quadratic like $f(x) = x^2 - 9$ is often given as the [ ] square root.","back":"In the absence of a restricted domain, the inverse of a quadratic like $f(x) = x^2 - 9$ is often given as the non-negative square root.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"non-negative","correct":true,"explanation":"The principal square root is defined to produce values greater than or equal to zero. Therefore, the inverse branch of the quadratic is taken as the non-negative square root."},{"text":"positive","correct":false,"explanation":"The principal square root can equal zero, so describing it as positive is too restrictive. The inverse uses the non-negative square root, allowing outputs greater than or equal to zero."},{"text":"negative","correct":false,"explanation":"The negative square-root branch would produce values less than or equal to zero. By convention, the inverse is usually given using the principal, non-negative square root."},{"text":"non-positive","correct":false,"explanation":"Non-positive includes zero and negative values, which describes the lower square-root branch. The usual principal square root is non-negative, giving values greater than or equal to zero."}]},{"id":"2e35b059-4828-48b8-b286-9a47d1181857","cardType":"basic","points":1,"front":"What does the statement $f(x) = g(x)$ require you to do algebraically?","back":"Set the formula for function $f$ equal to the formula for function $g$ and solve for $x$.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"Set the formula for function $f$ equal to the formula for function $g$ and solve for $x$.","correct":true,"explanation":"The equation states that both functions have the same output for particular input values. Equating their algebraic formulas and solving identifies every value of $x$ where their graphs intersect."},{"text":"Substitute the formula for function $g$ into the formula for function $f$ and solve for $x$.","correct":false,"explanation":"Substituting one function into another forms the composite function $f(g(x))$ rather than solving $f(x)=g(x)$. The two original formulas must instead be set equal."},{"text":"Set the formula for function $f$ equal to the negative formula for function $g$ and solve for $x$.","correct":false,"explanation":"Introducing a negative sign changes the equation to $f(x)=-g(x)$, which represents different output values. For $f(x)=g(x)$, equate the two formulas directly and solve for $x$."},{"text":"Set the inverse formula for function $f$ equal to the formula for function $g$ and solve for $x$.","correct":false,"explanation":"Using the inverse of $f$ changes the equation and is not required here. Replace $f(x)$ and $g(x)$ with their original formulas, set them equal, and solve for $x$."}]},{"id":"2e3b0d2d-0f1e-4088-886e-5d0c1a353518","cardType":"basic","points":2,"front":"If $f(x) = x^2 + 2$, what is the expression for $f(x-3)$?","back":"$$(x-3)^2 + 2$","mcqOptions":[{"text":"$$(x-3)^2 + 2$","correct":true,"explanation":"Replacing the input $x$ with $x-3$ means substituting $x-3$ everywhere $x$ appears in the function. Therefore, the squared term becomes $(x-3)^2$ while the constant remains $2$."},{"text":"$$x^2 - 3 + 2$","correct":false,"explanation":"This subtracts $3$ after squaring rather than replacing the function’s input. Substituting $x-3$ for $x$ makes the entire input squared, giving $(x-3)^2+2$."},{"text":"$$(x+3)^2 + 2$","correct":false,"explanation":"This reverses the sign of the substituted input. The expression requested is $f(x-3)$, so $x$ must be replaced by $x-3$, giving $(x-3)^2+2$."},{"text":"$$(x-3)^2 - 2$","correct":false,"explanation":"Substituting $x-3$ changes only occurrences of the input variable, not the separate constant term. The $+2$ remains unchanged, so the expression is $(x-3)^2+2$."}]}]}],"examCountdown":{"examDate":"2027-05-14","paperLabel":"Paper 1"},"heading":"Inverse and Composite Functions","title":"Inverse and Composite Functions Flashcards","topbar":{"backHref":"/gcse/maths/edexcel/flashcards"},"topicSidebar":"$L39"}]}],"topicId":"ca35ba57-8cf2-4c09-9dbc-19a675dd9bee","walled":"$L3a"}],"$L3b","$L3c"]