The functions f\text{f} and g\text{g} are defined by
f:x↦12e1−x2, x∈R, x≤1 and\text{f} : x \mapsto \frac{1}{2}\text{e}^{1-x^2}, \ x \in \mathbb{R}, \ x \le 1 \text{ and}
g:x↦1−ln⁡x, x∈R, 0<x≤e.\text{g} : x \mapsto \sqrt{1 - \ln x}, \ x \in \mathbb{R}, \ 0 < x \le \text{e}.

  1. (i)

    Show that gf\text{gf} exists, and find the range of gf\text{gf}.

  2. (ii)

    Justify, with a reason, whether f−1\text{f}^{-1} exists.

  3. (iii)

    The domain of f\text{f} is restricted to (−∞,b](-\infty, b] such that bb is the largest value for which the inverse function f−1\text{f}^{-1} exists. State the value of bb and define f−1\text{f}^{-1} clearly.

  4. (iv)

    The graph of y=h(x)y = \text{h}(x) is obtained by transforming the graph of y=g(x)y = \text{g}(x) in the following 2 steps.

    Step 1: Scale parallel to the xx-axis by a factor of 2.
    Step 2: Reflect in the xx-axis.

    Define h\text{h} in a similar form.

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11(i)

1. Find the range of $\text{f}$.

For x≤1x \le 1, the maximum value of the exponent 1−x21 - x^2 occurs at x=0x = 0, giving a maximum of 11. As x→−∞x \to -\infty, 1−x2→−∞1 - x^2 \to -\infty.
Thus, 1−x2≤11 - x^2 \le 1.
Since f(x)=12e1−x2\text{f}(x) = \frac{1}{2}\text{e}^{1-x^2} and the exponential function is strictly positive, we have 0<f(x)≤12e10 < \text{f}(x) \le \frac{1}{2}\text{e}^1.
Therefore, the range of f\text{f} is Rf=(0,12e]\text{R}_\text{f} = (0, \frac{1}{2}\text{e}].

2. Verify the condition for the existence of $\text{gf}$.

The domain of g\text{g} is given as Dg=(0,e]\text{D}_\text{g} = (0, \text{e}].
Since 12e<e\frac{1}{2}\text{e} < \text{e}, it follows that (0,12e]⊆(0,e](0, \frac{1}{2}\text{e}] \subseteq (0, \text{e}].
Therefore, Rf⊆Dg\text{R}_\text{f} \subseteq \text{D}_\text{g}, which proves that the composite function gf\text{gf} exists.

3. Find the range of $\text{gf}$ by mapping $\text{R}_\text{f}$ through $\text{g}$.

The range of gf\text{gf} is the image of Rf\text{R}_\text{f} under g\text{g}. We evaluate g(x)=1−ln⁡x\text{g}(x) = \sqrt{1 - \ln x} for x∈(0,12e]x \in (0, \frac{1}{2}\text{e}].
At the upper bound, x=12ex = \frac{1}{2}\text{e}:
g(12e)=1−ln⁡(12e)=1−(ln⁡e−ln⁡2)=ln⁡2\text{g}\left(\frac{1}{2}\text{e}\right) = \sqrt{1 - \ln\left(\frac{1}{2}\text{e}\right)} = \sqrt{1 - (\ln \text{e} - \ln 2)} = \sqrt{\ln 2}
As x→0+x \to 0^+, ln⁡x→−∞\ln x \to -\infty, so 1−ln⁡x→∞1 - \ln x \to \infty, giving g(x)→∞\text{g}(x) \to \infty.
Since y=ln⁡xy = \ln x is increasing, g(x)\text{g}(x) is a strictly decreasing function for x>0x > 0. Thus, the minimum value is ln⁡2\sqrt{\ln 2} and the function increases without bound.
The range of gf\text{gf} is [ln⁡2,∞)[\sqrt{\ln 2}, \infty).

Answer

[ln⁡2,∞)[\sqrt{\ln 2}, \infty)

11(ii)

1. Evaluate the function at two distinct points in the domain to test for a one-to-one relationship.

Consider x=1x = 1 and x=−1x = -1, both of which are within the domain of f\text{f} (x≤1x \le 1).

f(1)=12e1−(1)2=12e0=12\text{f}(1) = \frac{1}{2}\text{e}^{1-(1)^2} = \frac{1}{2}\text{e}^0 = \frac{1}{2}

f(−1)=12e1−(−1)2=12e0=12\text{f}(-1) = \frac{1}{2}\text{e}^{1-(-1)^2} = \frac{1}{2}\text{e}^0 = \frac{1}{2}

2. Conclude whether the inverse function exists based on the definition of a one-to-one function.

Since f(1)=f(−1)\text{f}(1) = \text{f}(-1) but 1≠−11 \neq -1, the function f\text{f} is not one-to-one (it is many-to-one).

Therefore, the inverse function f−1\text{f}^{-1} does not exist.

Answer

Since f(1)=f(−1)=12\text{f}(1) = \text{f}(-1) = \frac{1}{2}, f\text{f} is not a one-to-one function. Thus, f−1\text{f}^{-1} does not exist.

11(iii)

1. Determine the largest value of $b$ for which the function is one-to-one.

The function f(x)=12e1−x2\text{f}(x) = \frac{1}{2}\text{e}^{1-x^2} has a stationary point where the exponent 1−x21-x^2 is at its maximum.
The maximum of 1−x21-x^2 occurs at x=0x = 0.
For f(x)\text{f}(x) to be a one-to-one function (which is required for an inverse to exist) on the domain (−∞,b](-\infty, b], the interval cannot extend past the turning point at x=0x = 0.
Therefore, the largest value of bb is 00.

2. Find the algebraic rule for the inverse function.

Let y=12e1−x2y = \frac{1}{2}\text{e}^{1-x^2}.
2y=e1−x22y = \text{e}^{1-x^2}
ln⁡(2y)=1−x2\ln(2y) = 1 - x^2
x2=1−ln⁡(2y)x^2 = 1 - \ln(2y)
x=±1−ln⁡(2y)x = \pm\sqrt{1 - \ln(2y)}
Since the restricted domain is x≤0x \le 0, we reject the positive root:
x=−1−ln⁡(2y)x = -\sqrt{1 - \ln(2y)}
Therefore, the rule for the inverse function is f−1(x)=−1−ln⁡(2x)\text{f}^{-1}(x) = -\sqrt{1 - \ln(2x)}.

3. Determine the domain of the inverse function by finding the range of the restricted function $\text{f}$.

The domain of f−1\text{f}^{-1} corresponds to the range of f\text{f} on its restricted domain (−∞,0](-\infty, 0].
For x≤0x \le 0, f(x)\text{f}(x) is strictly increasing.
When x=0x = 0, f(0)=12e1=e2\text{f}(0) = \frac{1}{2}\text{e}^1 = \frac{\text{e}}{2}.
As x→−∞x \to -\infty, x2→∞x^2 \to \infty, so e1−x2→0\text{e}^{1-x^2} \to 0, which means f(x)→0\text{f}(x) \to 0.
Thus, the range of f\text{f} is (0,e2]\left(0, \frac{\text{e}}{2}\right].
The domain of f−1\text{f}^{-1} is 0<x≤e20 < x \le \frac{\text{e}}{2}.

4. Define the inverse function clearly.

Combining the rule and the domain, the formal definition is:
f−1:x↦−1−ln⁡(2x), x∈R, 0<x≤e2\text{f}^{-1} : x \mapsto -\sqrt{1 - \ln(2x)}, \ x \in \mathbb{R}, \ 0 < x \le \frac{\text{e}}{2}

Answer

b=0b = 0
f−1:x↦−1−ln⁡(2x), x∈R, 0<x≤e2\text{f}^{-1} : x \mapsto -\sqrt{1 - \ln(2x)}, \ x \in \mathbb{R}, \ 0 < x \le \frac{\text{e}}{2}

11(iv)

1. Apply the transformations to the equation of the function.

Scaling parallel to the xx-axis by a factor of 2 replaces xx with x2\frac{x}{2}. Reflecting in the xx-axis multiplies the entire function by −1-1.

h(x)=−g(x2)=−1−ln⁡(x2)\text{h}(x) = -\text{g}\left(\frac{x}{2}\right) = -\sqrt{1 - \ln\left(\frac{x}{2}\right)}

2. Determine the new domain after the transformation.

The original domain for g\text{g} is 0<x≤e0 < x \le \text{e}.
A scaling parallel to the xx-axis by a factor of 2 multiplies all the original xx-values by 2.

0<x2≤e  ⟹  0<x≤2e0 < \frac{x}{2} \le \text{e} \implies 0 < x \le 2\text{e}

3. Define $\text{h}$ in the required similar form.

Combining the transformed rule and domain in formal mapping notation:

h:x↦−1−ln⁡(x2), x∈R, 0<x≤2e\text{h} : x \mapsto -\sqrt{1 - \ln\left(\frac{x}{2}\right)}, \ x \in \mathbb{R}, \ 0 < x \le 2\text{e}

Answer

h:x↦−1−ln⁡(x2), x∈R, 0<x≤2e\text{h} : x \mapsto -\sqrt{1 - \ln\left(\frac{x}{2}\right)}, \ x \in \mathbb{R}, \ 0 < x \le 2\text{e}

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