11 Analysis & Approaches SL

Unit 3 – Linear & Quadratic Functions

QB Review (Paper 1 -No Calculator)

1. Consider f(x) = 2kx2 – 4kx + 1, for k ≠ 0. The equation f(x) = 0 has two equal roots.

(a) Find the value of k.

(5)

(b) The line y = p intersects the graph of f. Find all possible values of p.
(2)
(Total 7 marks)

2. Let f(x) = 8x – 2x2. Part of the graph of f is shown at right.

(a) Find the x-intercepts of the graph.

(4)

(b) (i) Write down the equation of the axis of symmetry.

(ii) Find the y-coordinate of the vertex.

(3)
(Total 7 marks)

3. Consider the function f (x) = 2x2 – 8x + 5.

(a) Express f (x) in the form a (x – p)2 + q, where a, p, q  .

(b) Find the minimum value of f (x).

(Total 6 marks)

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4. Part of the graph of a function f is shown in the diagram below. y

(a) On the same diagram sketch the graph of y = − f (x). 3

(2) 2

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(b) Let g (x) = f (x + 3).
–2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 x

–1
(i) Find g (−3).
–2

(ii) Describe fully the transformation that maps the graph of f to –3

the graph of g. –4
(4)
(Total 6 marks)

5. Let f (x) = a (x − 4)2 + 8.

(a) Write down the coordinates of the vertex of the curve of f.

(b) Given that f (7) = −10, find the value of a.

(c) Hence find the y-intercept of the curve of f.

(Total 6 marks)

6. The equation x2 – 2kx + 1 = 0 has two distinct real roots. Find the set of all possible values of k.

(Total 6 marks)

7. The following diagram shows part of the graph of f, where f (x) = x2 − x − 2.

(a) Find both x-intercepts.

(4)

(b) Find the x-coordinate of the vertex.

(2)
(Total 6 marks)

8. The graph of a function f is shown in the diagram below. The point A (–1, 1) is on the graph,
and y = −1 is a horizontal asymptote.

(a) Let g (x) = f (x −1) + 2. On the diagram, sketch the graph of

g.

(b) Write down the equation of the horizontal asymptote of g.

(c) Let A′ be the point on the graph of g corresponding to point

A. Write down the coordinates of A′.
(Total 6 marks)

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9. The graph of y = f (x) is shown in the diagram.
y
2

–2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 x
–1

–2

(a) On each of the following diagrams draw the required graph,

(i) y = 2 f (x);
y
2

–2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 x
–1

–2

(ii) y = f (x – 3).
y
2

–2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 x
–1

–2

(b) The point A (3, –1) is on the graph of f. The point A is the corresponding point on the graph of
y = –f (x) + 1. Find the coordinates of A.
(Total 6 marks)

10. Part of the graph of the function y = d (x −m)2 + p is given in the diagram below.
The x-intercepts are (1, 0) and (5, 0). The vertex is V(m, 2).

(a) Write down the value of

(i) m;

(ii) p.

(b) Find d.
(Total 6 marks)

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11. (a) Express y = 2x2 – 12x + 23 in the form y = 2(x – c)2 + d.
The graph of y = x2 is transformed into the graph of y = 2x2 – 12x + 23 by the transformations
a vertical stretch with scale factor k followed by
a horizontal translation of p units followed by
a vertical translation of q units.
(b) Write down the value of
(i) k;
(ii) p;
(iii) q.
(Total 6 marks)
12. The following diagram shows part of the graph of f (x).

Consider the five graphs in the diagrams labelled A, B, C, D, E below.

(a) Which diagram is the graph of f (x + 2) ?

(b) Which diagram is the graph of – f (x) ?

(c) Which diagram is the graph of f (–x)

(Total 6 marks)

13. Consider two different quadratic functions of the form f (x) = 4x2 − qx + 25. The graph of each
function has its vertex on the x-axis.

(a) Find both values of q.

(b) For the greater value of q, solve f (x) = 0.

(c) Find the coordinates of the point of intersection of the two graphs.
(Total 6 marks)

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14. The following diagram shows part of the graph of f
(x) = 5 − x2 with vertex V (0, 5).
h
Its image y = g (x) after a translation with vector  
k 
has vertex T (3, 6).

(a) Write down the value of

(i) h;

(ii) k.
(2)

(b) Write down an expression for g (x).

(2)

(c) On the same diagram, sketch the graph of y = g (−x).

(2)
(Total 6 marks)

15. The quadratic function f is defined by f(x) = 3x2 – 12x + 11.

(a) Write f in the form f(x) = 3(x – h)2 – k.

(3)

(b) The graph of f is translated 3 units in the positive x-direction and 5 units in the positive
y-direction. Find the function g for the translated graph, giving your answer in the form
g(x) = 3(x – p)2 + q.
(3)
(Total 6 marks)

16. The diagram at right shows the graph of a function f(x), for –2 ≤ x ≤ 4.

(a) Let h(x) = f(–x). Sketch the graph of h on the grid below.

(2)

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(b) Let g(x) = f(x – 1). The point A(3, 2) on the graph of f is transformed to the point P on
2
the graph of g. Find the coordinates of P.
(3)
(Total 5 marks)

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 17. Let f(x) = x2 and g(x) = 2(x – 1)2.

(a) The graph of g can be obtained from the graph of f using two transformations.
Give a full geometric description of each of the two transformations.
(2)

 3 
(b) The graph of g is translated by the vector   to give the graph of h.
 − 2
The point (–1, 1) on the graph of f is translated to the point P on the graph of h.
Find the coordinates of P.
(4)
(Total 6 marks)

18. Let f(x) = x2 + 4 and g(x) = x – 1.

(a) Find (f ° g)(x).

(2)

 3
The vector   translates the graph of (f ° g) to the graph of h.
 −1

(b) Find the coordinates of the vertex of the graph of h.

(3)

(c) Show that h(x) = x2 – 8x + 19.

(2)
(Total 7 marks)

19. Let f (x) = 2x2 – 12x + 5.

(a) Express f(x) in the form f(x) = 2(x – h)2 – k.

(3)

(b) Write down the vertex of the graph of f.

(2)
(c) Write down the equation of the axis of symmetry of the graph of f.
(1)

(d) Find the y-intercept of the graph of f.

(2)

p q
(e) The x-intercepts of f can be written as , where p, q, r  .
r
Find the value of p, of q, and of r.
(7)
(Total 15 marks)

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 20. The following diagram shows part of the graph of a quadratic function f.

The x-intercepts are at (–4, 0) and (6, 0) and the y-intercept is at (0, 240).

(a) Write down f(x) in the form f(x) = –10(x – p)(x – q).
(2)

(b) Find another expression for f(x) in the form f(x) = –10(x – h)2 + k.
(4)

(c) Show that f(x) can also be written in the form f(x) = 240 + 20x – 10x2.
(2)

(Total 8 marks)
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21. Let f (x) = 3(x + 1) – 12.

(a) Show that f (x) = 3x2 + 6x – 9.

(2)

(b) For the graph of f

(i) write down the coordinates of the vertex;

(ii) write down the equation of the axis of symmetry;

(iii) write down the y-intercept;

(iv) find both x-intercepts.

(8)

(c) Hence sketch the graph of f.

(2)

(d) Let g (x) = x2. The graph of f may be obtained from the graph of g by the two
transformations:
a stretch of scale factor t in the y-direction
followed by
 p
a translation of  .
q
 p
Find   and the value of t.
q
(3)
(Total 15 marks)

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