Functions f and g are defined by f:x↦[ln⁡(x−1)]2+2,x≥a,f : x \mapsto [\ln(x-1)]^{2} + 2,\quad x \ge a, g:x↦4+3x−x2,x≤32.g : x \mapsto 4 + 3x - x^{2},\quad x \le \frac{3}{2}.

  1. (i)

    It is given that the function f−1f^{-1} exists. State the smallest value of aa.

  2. (ii)

    Find an expression for g−1(x)g^{-1}(x), stating its domain.

  3. (iii)

    Using the value of aa found in part (i), determine whether the composite function g−1∘f−1g^{-1}\circ f^{-1} exists.

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4(i)

1. Find the turning point of $f(x)$ to determine the boundary for a one-to-one domain.

For f−1f^{-1} to exist, ff must be a one-to-one function.
Observe that f(x)=[ln⁡(x−1)]2+2f(x) = [\ln(x-1)]^2 + 2 has a squared term. Its turning point (minimum) occurs when the term being squared is zero:
ln⁡(x−1)=0\ln(x-1) = 0
x−1=e0=1  ⟹  x=2x - 1 = e^0 = 1 \implies x = 2

2. Deduce the smallest value of $a$ for the restricted domain.

For f(x)f(x) to be one-to-one on the domain x≥ax \ge a, the interval must not cross the turning point. This means the domain must start at or after the turning point.
Therefore, a≥2a \ge 2.
The smallest possible value of aa is 22.

Answer

22

4(ii)

1. Let $y = g(x)$ and rearrange into a quadratic equation to solve for $x$ in terms of $y$.

Let y=4+3x−x2y = 4 + 3x - x^2
x2−3x+(y−4)=0x^2 - 3x + (y - 4) = 0

Using the quadratic formula to solve for xx:
x=−(−3)±(−3)2−4(1)(y−4)2(1)x = \frac{-(-3) \pm \sqrt{(-3)^2 - 4(1)(y - 4)}}{2(1)}
x=3±9−4y+162x = \frac{3 \pm \sqrt{9 - 4y + 16}}{2}
x=3±25−4y2x = \frac{3 \pm \sqrt{25 - 4y}}{2}

2. Use the given domain of $g$ to choose the correct root and state the expression for $g^{-1}(x)$.

Since the domain of gg is x≤32x \le \frac{3}{2}, we reject the positive root (which would give x≥32x \ge \frac{3}{2}).

x=3−25−4y2x = \frac{3 - \sqrt{25 - 4y}}{2}

Therefore, replacing yy with xx, the inverse function is:
g−1(x)=3−25−4x2g^{-1}(x) = \frac{3 - \sqrt{25 - 4x}}{2}

3. Find the range of $g$ to determine the domain of $g^{-1}$.

The domain of g−1g^{-1} is the range of gg.
The turning point of the parabola y=4+3x−x2y = 4 + 3x - x^2 occurs at x=−32(−1)=32x = -\frac{3}{2(-1)} = \frac{3}{2}.
Maximum value of g=4+3(32)−(32)2=4+92−94=254g = 4 + 3\left(\frac{3}{2}\right) - \left(\frac{3}{2}\right)^2 = 4 + \frac{9}{2} - \frac{9}{4} = \frac{25}{4}.

Given the domain of gg is x≤32x \le \frac{3}{2}, the curve takes all values up to and including the maximum. Thus, the range of gg is g(x)≤254g(x) \le \frac{25}{4}.

Hence, the domain of g−1g^{-1} is x≤254x \le \frac{25}{4}.

Answer

g−1(x)=3−25−4x2g^{-1}(x) = \frac{3 - \sqrt{25 - 4x}}{2}, domain: x≤254x \le \frac{25}{4}

4(iii)

1. Find the value of $a$ from part (i) to determine the range of $f^{-1}$.

f′(x)=2ln⁡(x−1)x−1f'(x) = \frac{2\ln(x-1)}{x-1}
For ff to have an inverse, it must be a one-to-one function. The turning point is at x=2x = 2, so the smallest value of aa is 22.
The range of an inverse function is the domain of its original function, so Rf−1=Df=[2,∞)\text{R}_{f^{-1}} = \text{D}_f = [2, \infty).

2. Find the domain of $g^{-1}$ from part (ii).

Completing the square for g(x)g(x):
g(x)=4+3x−x2=254−(x−32)2g(x) = 4 + 3x - x^2 = \frac{25}{4} - \left(x - \frac{3}{2}\right)^2
Given the domain of gg is x≤32x \le \frac{3}{2}, the maximum value is 254\frac{25}{4}, giving the range of gg as (−∞,254]\left(-\infty, \frac{25}{4}\right].
The domain of g−1g^{-1} is the range of gg, so Dg−1=Rg=(−∞,254]\text{D}_{g^{-1}} = \text{R}_g = \left(-\infty, \frac{25}{4}\right].

3. Evaluate the condition for the existence of $g^{-1} \circ f^{-1}$ and conclude.

For the composite function g−1∘f−1g^{-1} \circ f^{-1} to exist, we require the range of the inner function to be a subset of the domain of the outer function:
Rf−1⊆Dg−1\text{R}_{f^{-1}} \subseteq \text{D}_{g^{-1}}
However, [2,∞)⊈(−∞,254][2, \infty) \not\subseteq \left(-\infty, \frac{25}{4}\right] (for example, 7∈Rf−17 \in \text{R}_{f^{-1}} but 7∉Dg−17 \notin \text{D}_{g^{-1}}).
Therefore, the composite function g−1∘f−1g^{-1} \circ f^{-1} does not exist.

Answer

The composite function g−1∘f−1g^{-1} \circ f^{-1} does not exist because Rf−1⊈Dg−1\text{R}_{f^{-1}} \not\subseteq \text{D}_{g^{-1}}.

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