Recover a Function from a Composition or Functional Equation
The question defines f via a composition identity like f((x−1)/(x+1)) = expression or a functional equation like f(x) − 6f(1/x) = expression, and asks to find f explicitly or evaluate it at a point.
Let $\mathrm { P } ( \mathrm { x } )$ be a second-degree polynomial and $\mathrm { Q } ( \mathrm { x } ) = \mathrm { k }$ be a constant polynomial such that $$\begin{aligned}
& P ( x ) + Q ( x ) = 2 x ^ { 2 } + 3 \\
& P ( Q ( x ) ) = 9
\end{aligned}$$ Accordingly, what is the sum of the values that k can take? A) $\frac { 1 } { 2 }$ B) $\frac { 1 } { 3 }$ C) $\frac { 2 } { 3 }$ D) $\frac { 1 } { 4 }$ E) $\frac { 3 } { 4 }$
For functions $f$ and $g$ defined on the set of positive real numbers $$\begin{aligned}
& ( f \circ g ) ( x ) = f ( x ) \cdot g ( x ) \\
& f ( x ) = 2 x + 3
\end{aligned}$$ Given that, what is the value of $\mathbf { g } ( \mathbf { 1 } )$? A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5
Let $a$ and $b$ be non-zero real numbers. A function $f$ defined on the set of real numbers $$\begin{aligned}
& f ( a x + b ) = x \\
& f ( a ) = \frac { b } { a }
\end{aligned}$$ satisfies the equalities. Accordingly, what is the value of $\mathrm { f } ( 0 )$? A) $\frac { - 1 } { 2 }$ B) $\frac { - 1 } { 3 }$ C) $\frac { - 2 } { 3 }$ D) 1 E) 2
A function f defined on the set of real numbers satisfies the equality $$f ( x + y ) = f ( x ) + f ( y )$$ for every real numbers x and y. Given that $\mathbf { f } ( \mathbf { 2 } ) - \mathbf { f } ( \mathbf { 1 } ) = \mathbf { 1 0 }$, what is the result of the operation $$\frac { f ( 3 ) \cdot f ( 4 ) } { f ( 5 ) }$$? A) 15 B) 16 C) 18 D) 21 E) 24
Let $a$ and $b$ be non-zero integers. A function $f$ is defined on the set of real numbers as $$f ( x ) = a x + b$$ $$( f \circ f ) ( x ) = f ( x + 2 ) + f ( x )$$ According to this, what is the value of $f(3)$? A) 7 B) 8 C) 9 D) 10 E) 11
For functions $f$ and $g$ defined on the set of real numbers $$\begin{aligned}
& (f \circ g)(x) = x^2 + 3x + 1 \\
& (g \circ f)(x) = x^2 - x + 1
\end{aligned}$$ the equalities are satisfied. Given that $f(2) = 1$, what is the value of $f(3)$? A) 5 B) 6 C) 7 D) 8 E) 9