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1 The diagram shows the graph of y = f(x) for
2
(a) Find f(2).
................................................... [1]
(b) Solve the equation f(x) = 0 for
x = .................... or x = .................... or x = .................... [3]
(c) has three solutions for where k is an integer.
Find the smallest possible value of k.
k = ................................................... [1]
(d) On the grid, draw a line y = mx so that f(x) = mx has exactly one solution for . [2]
[Total: 7]
2 Sketch the graph of , indicating the coordinates of the points where the graph
crosses the x-axis and the y-axis.
[4]
[Total: 4]
3
The table shows some values for , .
The y-values are rounded to 1 decimal place.
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x −2 −1.5 −1 −0.75 −0.5 −0.25 −0.1
y 4.2 2.5 1.3 1.4 3.3
(a) Complete the table. [2]
(b)
On the grid, draw the graph of for .
The graph of for has been drawn for you.
–2 –1 0 1 2 x
–1
–2
. [4]
(c) By drawing a suitable line on the grid, solve the equation .
x = ................................................... [2]
[Total: 8]
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4 Sketch the curve .
O x
[3]
[Total: 3]
5 On the axes, sketch the graph of the function .
O x
[2]
[Total: 2]
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6 On the axes, sketch the graph of the function .
O x
[2]
[Total: 2]
7 On the axes, sketch the graph of each of these functions.
(a)
O x
[2]
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(b)
O x
[2]
[Total: 4]
8 (a) The grid shows the graph of .
The graph passes through the points with coordinates (0, 4) and (1, 1).
(i) Find the value of a and the value of b.
a = ...................................................
b = ................................................... [2]
(ii) Write down the equation of the tangent to the graph at (0, 4).
................................................... [1]
(iii) The equation of the tangent to the graph at is .
Find the equation of the tangent to the graph at x = 1.
................................................... [2]
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(b) The table shows some values for for .
x −2 −1.5 −1 −0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5
y 2 2.11 2.43 3 4.33
(i) Complete the table. [3]
(ii) On the grid, draw the graph of for . [4]
(c) (i) Write down the values of x where the two graphs intersect.
x = .............................. or x = .............................. [2]
(ii) The answers to part(c)(i) are two solutions of a cubic equation in terms of x.
Find this equation in the form , where a, b, c and d are integers.
.................................................................................. [4]
[Total: 18]
9 The curve is drawn on a grid.
A line is drawn on the same grid.
The points of intersection of the line and the curve are used to solve the equation .
Find the equation of the line in the form .
y = ................................................... [1]
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[Total: 1]
10 (a) Write in the form .
................................................... [2]
10 (b) On the axes, sketch the graph of , indicating the coordinates of the turning point.
[3]
[Total: 5]
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On the diagram,
(a) sketch the graph of , [2]
(b) sketch the graph of . [2]
[Total: 4]
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12 The graph of is shown on the grid.
By drawing a suitable line on the grid, solve the equation .
x = .............................. or x = .............................. [3]
[Total: 3]
13 The diagrams show the graphs of two functions.
Write down each function.
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(a)
f(x) = ................................................... [2]
(b)
f(x) = ................................................... [2]
[Total: 4]
14 The table shows some values for .
x −3.5 −3 −2.5 −2 −1.5 −1 −0.5 0 1.5 1 1.5
y −4.1 5.1 6 5.4 4 2.6 2.9 12.1
(a) Complete the table. [3]
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(b) On the grid, draw the graph of for .
[4]
(c) Use your graph to solve the equation for .
x = ................................................... [1]
(d) By drawing a suitable straight line, solve the equation for .
x = ................................................... [2]
(e) For , the equation has three solutions and k is an integer.
Write down a possible value of k.
k = ................................................... [1]
[Total: 11]
15
The diagram shows the graph of y = f(x) where , .
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(a) Use the graph to find
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(i) f(1),
................................................... [1]
(ii) ff(−2).
................................................... [2]
(b) On the grid, draw a suitable straight line to solve the equation
for .
x = .............................. or x = .............................. [4]
(c) By drawing a suitable tangent, find an estimate of the gradient of the curve at x = −2.
................................................... [3]
(d) (i) Complete the table for y = g(x) where for .
x −3 −2 −1 0 1 2 3
y 2 1 0.5 0.125
[3]
(ii) On the grid, draw the graph of y = g(x). [3]
(iii) Use your graph to find the positive solution to the equation f(x) = g(x).
x = ................................................... [1]
[Total: 17]
16 The table shows some values of for .
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x 0.15 0.2 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5
y 3.30 0.88 −0.04 −0.43 −0.58 −0.73
(a) Complete the table. [3]
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(b) On the grid, draw the graph of for .
The last two points have been plotted for you.
[4]
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(c) Use your graph to solve the equation for .
x = ................................................... [1]
(d) (i) On the grid, draw the line . [2]
(ii) Write down the x co-ordinates of the points where the line crosses the graph of
for .
x = .............................. and x = .............................. [2]
(e) Show that the graph of can be used to find the value of for .
[2]
[Total: 14]
17 The table shows some values for for .
x −3 −2 −1.5 −1 0 1 1.5 2 3
y 2.0 1.7 0 −2.0 −1.6
(a) Complete the table. [3]
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(b) On the grid, draw the graph of for .
[4]
(c) On the grid, draw a suitable straight line to solve the equation for .
x = .................... or x = .................... or x = .................... [4]
(d) For , the equation has n solutions.
Write down the value of n.
n = ................................................... [1]
[Total: 12]
18 The table shows some values of .
x −0.75 −0.5 −0.25 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 2.75
y −2.9 −1.4 −0.5 −0.1 −1 −1.9 −0.6
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(a) Complete the table. [3]
(b) On the grid, draw the graph of for . [4]
(c) Use your graph to complete the inequalities in x for which y > −1.
.............................. < x < .............................. and x > .............................. [3]
(d) The equation can be solved by drawing a straight line on the grid.
(i) Write down the equation of this line.
................................................... [2]
(ii) On the grid, draw this line and use it to solve the equation .
x = ................................................... [3]
(e) By drawing a suitable tangent, find an estimate for the gradient of the graph of at x
= −0.25 .
................................................... [3]
[Total: 18]
19 The table shows some values of .
x −3 −2.5 −2 −1.5 −1 0 1 1.5 2 2.5 3
y −19 −9.1 0.1 1 −1 −3 −2.1 1 7.1
(a) Complete the table of values. [2]
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(b) Draw the graph of for .
[4]
(c) A straight line through (0, –17) is a tangent to the graph of .
(i) On the grid, draw this tangent. [1]
(ii) Find the co-ordinates of the point where the tangent meets your graph.
( .................... , .................... ) [1]
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(iii) Find the equation of the tangent.
Give your answer in the form y = mx + c.
y = ................................................... [3]
(d) By drawing a suitable straight line on the grid, solve the equation .
x = .................... or x = .................... or x = .................... [4]
[Total: 15]
20 , .
(a) Complete the table for f(x).
x 0.5 1 2 3 4 5 6
f(x) −7.9 −3.8 0.9 5.5 8.3
[2]
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(b) The graph of y = f(x) for is drawn on the grid.
On the same grid, draw the graph of y = f(x) for . [3]
(c) By drawing a suitable tangent, estimate the gradient of the graph of y = f(x) at the point (–4, 5).
................................................... [3]
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(d) , .
Complete the table for g(x).
x −4 −3 −2 −1 1 2 3 4
g(x) −2.3 −4.5 −9 9 4.5 2.3
[1]
(e) On the same grid, draw the graph of y = g(x) for and . [4]
(f) (i) Use your graphs to find the value of x when f(x) = g(x).
x = ................................................... [1]
(ii) Write down an inequality to show the positive values of x for which f(x) > g(x).
................................................... [1]
(g) The exact answer to part (f)(i) is .
Use algebra to find the value of k.
k = ................................................... [2]
[Total: 17]
21 The graph of for is drawn on the grid.
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(a) Write down the equation of the line of symmetry of the graph.
................................................... [1]
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(b) On the grid opposite, draw the tangent to the curve at the point where x = 0.5 .
Find the gradient of this tangent.
................................................... [3]
(c) The table shows some values for .
x −1.5 −1 −0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5
y −3.9 5.6 8 11.9
(i) Complete the table. [3]
(ii) On the grid, draw the graph of for . [4]
(d) Show that the values of x where the two curves intersect are the solutions to the
equation .
[1]
(e) By drawing a suitable straight line, solve the equation for .
x = ................................................... [3]
[Total: 15]
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22 (a) (i)
Complete the table.
x 0 1 2 3 4
y 2 4 8
[2]
(ii)
Complete the table.
x 0 1 2 3 4
y 13 10 5
[2]
22 (b) On the grid, draw the graphs of and for .
[6]
(c) Use your graphs to solve the equations.
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(i)
x = ................................................... [1]
(ii)
x = ................................................... [1]
[Total: 12]
23 (a) Complete the table of values for , .
x −3 −2 −1 −0.5 −0.3 0.3 0.5 1 2 3
y −9.1 −2.8 −0.8 −5.6 −5.5 −2.0 8.9
[3]
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23 (b) On the grid, draw the graph of for and .
[5]
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(c) (i) By drawing a suitable tangent, find an estimate of the gradient of the curve at x = −2.
................................................... [3]
(ii) Write down the equation of the tangent to the curve at x = −2.
Give your answer in the form y = mx + c.
y = ................................................... [2]
(d) Use your graph to solve the equations.
(i)
x = ................................................... [1]
(ii)
x = .............................. or x = .............................. or x = .............................. [3]
[Total: 17]
