UCSI International School

Plotting and Working with Graphs

2.3.16
70 min
60 marks

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1. (a) Complete the table of values for y = 1 + 2x – x .

x –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5

y –14 –7 1 –2 –14

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(b) Draw the graph of y = 1 + 2x – x on the grid below.
y

x
–3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5
–2

–4

–6

–8

–10

–12

–14
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(c) Use your graph to find the solutions to the equation 1 + 2x – x = 0.

Answer (c) x = …...………………….……

or x = ……...……………….……
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 (d) (i) On the grid, draw the line of symmetry of the graph.
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(ii) Write down the equation of this line of symmetry.

Answer (d)(ii) …....………………….……

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2. (a) Complete the table for the equation y = – x + x + 2.

x –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4

y –10 0 2 2 0
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(b) On the grid below draw the graph of y = – x + x + 2
y
3

x
3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4
1

10
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 (c) On the grid, draw the line of symmetry of your graph.
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(d) Use your graph to find the maximum value of y.

Answer (d) y = ……….…….……………

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(e) Draw the line y = 1 on the grid.

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(f) Write down the two values of x for which – x + x + 2 = 1.

Answer (f) x = ….………or x = …………

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3. (a) (i) Complete the table of values for the equation y = x + 3x – 7.

x –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2

y 3 –7 –9 –7 3
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(ii) On the grid below, draw the graph of y = x + 3x – 7 for –5 ≤ x ≤ 2.
y

x
–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2
A

–2

–4

–6

–8

–10
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(b) (i) Use your graph to find the solutions to the equation x + 3x – 7 = 0.

Answer (b)(i) x = ……or x = ……

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(ii) Find the length of the rectangle in part (a).

Answer (b)(ii) …..…………… cm

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(c) The point A(1, –1) is marked on the grid.

(i) Draw a straight line through A with a gradient of 2.

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(ii) Write down the equation of this line in the form y = mx + c.

Answer (c)(ii) y = ……..…………

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4. (a) Complete the table of values for the equation y = x + x – 3.

x –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3

y 9 –1 –3 –1 9
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(b) On the grid, draw the graph of y = x + x – 3.
y

10

x
–4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3
–1

–2

–3

–4
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(c) Write down the coordinates of the lowest point of the curve.

Answer (c) (……… , …………)

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 (d) (i) Draw the line of symmetry of the graph.
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(ii) Write down the equation of the line of symmetry.

Answer (d)(ii) ………….………

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5. (a) The table shows corresponding values of x and y for the function

60
( x  0).
y= x

x –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 6

y –12 –15 –30 60 12 10

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(i) Fill in the missing values of y in the table above.

(ii) Plot the points on the grid below and draw the graph for –6 ≤ x ≤ –1 and 1 ≤ x ≤ 6.

y
60

50

40

30

20

10

x
–6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
–10

–20

–30

–40

–50

–60
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(b) Write down the order of rotational symmetry of the graph.

Answer (b) ……………………..

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 (c) Draw the lines of symmetry of the graph on the grid.
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(d) One line of symmetry intersects the graph at two points.

(i) Write down the co-ordinates of these two points.

Answer (d)(i) (….. , .…) and (….. , ….)

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(ii) Write down the equation of this line of symmetry.

Answer (d)(ii) ……..……………

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(e) Find the gradient of the other line of symmetry.

Answer (e) …….………………..

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