# Thread: a lot of problems

1. ## a lot of problems

help would be greatly appreciated.

z is jointly proportional to x and y, z=3 when y is 5 and x is 10. Find z when y is 2 and x is 4.

y is inversely proportional to the square of x, y is 8 when x is 3. Find y when x is 5.

The intensity I of light received from a source varies inversely as the square of the distance d from the source. If the light intensity is a 5 foot-candles at 17 feet, find the intensity at 16 feet.

find the inverse of the function y = 2x(squared) -5

Verify if the functions f = (square root) x-9 and g = x (squared) + 9 are inverses

Given f(x)=2x-1 and g(x) = x(squared) + x + 2

a. find (f-g)(x)

b. find f(g(x))

c. Find g (f(2))

2. Originally Posted by soldier
help would be greatly appreciated.

For the first question,
z is jointly proportional to x and y, z=3 when y is 5 and x is 10. Find z when y is 2 and x is 4.

y is inversely proportional to the square of x, y is 8 when x is 3. Find y when x is 5.

The intensity I of light received from a source varies inversely as the square of the distance d from the source. If the light intensity is a 5 foot-candles at 17 feet, find the intensity at 16 feet.

find the inverse of the function y = 2x(squared) -5

Verify if the functions f = (square root) x-9 and g = x (squared) + 9 are inverses

Given f(x)=2x-1 and g(x) = x(squared) + x + 2

a. find (f-g)(x)

b. find f(g(x))

c. Find g (f(2))
$z \propto xy \implies z=kxy$ for some k.

If z = 3 when x = 10 and y = 5,

$3=k \cdot 10 \cdot 5$

$k=\frac{3}{50}$

$\implies z=\frac{3}{50}xy$

When y = 2 and x = 4,

$z=\frac{3}{50} \cdot 2 \cdot 4$

$z=\frac{24}{50}=\frac{12}{25}$

For the second question,

$y \propto \frac{1}{x^2} \implies y=\frac{k}{x^2}$ for some k.

If y = 8 when x = 3,

$8=\frac{k}{3^2}$

$k=72$

$\implies y=\frac{72}{x^2}$

When x = 5,

$y=\frac{72}{5^2}$

$y=\frac{72}{25}$

For the third question,

$I \propto \frac{1}{d^2} \implies I=\frac{k}{d^2}$

If I = 5 when d = 17,

$5=\frac{k}{17^2}$

$k=1445$

$\implies I = \frac{1445}{d^2}$

If d = 16,

$I=\frac{1445}{16^2}$

$I=\frac{1445}{256}$

For question 4, $y=f(x)=2x^2-5$. To find the inverse, swap around the y and x and solve for y.

$x=2y^2-5$

$y^2=\frac{x+5}{2}$

$y=\pm \sqrt{\frac{x+5}{2}}$

So $f^{-1}(x)=\sqrt{\frac{x+5}{2}}$ or $f^{-1}(x)=-\sqrt{\frac{x+5}{2}}$

For question 5, if f(x) and g(x) are inverse funtions, then $g(x)=f^{-1}(x)$. Also, $f^{-1}(f(x))=x$, so if $f(g(x))=x$, then we know they are inverses.

$f(g(x))=\sqrt{(x^2+9)-9}=\sqrt{x^2}=x$, so they are inverses.

For question 6,

a. $(f-g)(x)=f(x)-g(x)=2x-1-(x^2+x+2)=-x^2+x-3$

b. $f(g(x))=2(x^2+x+2)-1=2x^2+2x+4-1=2x^2+2+3$

c. $g(f(2))=(2(2)-1)^2+(2(2)-1)-3=3^2+3-3=9$