The document consists of a series of mathematics problems focused on graphing functions and transformations, including sketching curves, finding points of intersection, and determining transformations such as translations and stretches. Each problem is accompanied by specific tasks and marks, indicating the level of detail required in the sketches and calculations. The problems cover a range of functions, including polynomials and rational functions, and involve both graphical and algebraic methods.
The document consists of a series of mathematics problems focused on graphing functions and transformations, including sketching curves, finding points of intersection, and determining transformations such as translations and stretches. Each problem is accompanied by specific tasks and marks, indicating the level of detail required in the sketches and calculations. The problems cover a range of functions, including polynomials and rational functions, and involve both graphical and algebraic methods.
The document consists of a series of mathematics problems focused on graphing functions and transformations, including sketching curves, finding points of intersection, and determining transformations such as translations and stretches. Each problem is accompanied by specific tasks and marks, indicating the level of detail required in the sketches and calculations. The problems cover a range of functions, including polynomials and rational functions, and involve both graphical and algebraic methods.
The document consists of a series of mathematics problems focused on graphing functions and transformations, including sketching curves, finding points of intersection, and determining transformations such as translations and stretches. Each problem is accompanied by specific tasks and marks, indicating the level of detail required in the sketches and calculations. The problems cover a range of functions, including polynomials and rational functions, and involve both graphical and algebraic methods.
(a) Sketch the curve y =f(x) , showing the points of intersection with the coordinate axis. (3)
(b) Showing the coordinates of the points of intersection with the coordinate axis, sketch on separate diagrams the curves
(i) y = f(x – 3) (2)
(ii) y = f(–x) (2)
(Total for question 1 is 7 marks)
2 (a) Sketch on the same diagram the curves y = x2 + 5x and y = – 1 (4)
x 1 (b) State, giving a reason, the number of real solutions to the equation x2 + 5x + = 0 (2) x (Total for question 2 is 6 marks) y (4, 7) y =f(x)
x (-3, -2) 3 The sketch shows the graph of y = f(x). The curve has a minimum at (-3,-2) and a maximum at (4,7).
Showing the coordinates of the points of intersection with the coordinate axis, sketch on separate diagrams the curves
(i) y = f(x) + 2 (2)
(ii) y = –f(x) (2) (Total for question 3 is 4 marks)
4 f(x) = x2 + 4x + 5
(a) Express f(x) in the form (x + a)2 + b, and state the coordinates of the minimum point of y = f(x). (3)
(b) Sketch the graph of y = f(x) showing the coordinates of intersection with the coordinate axis. (3)
(c) Find the minimum points of these curves
(i) y = 2f(x) (2)
(ii) y = f(2x) (2)
(Total for question 4 is 8 marks)
www.mathsgenie.co.uk 5 f(x) = x3 + 4x2 – 5x
(a) Sketch the curve y =f(x) , showing the points of intersection with the coordinate axis. (3)
(b) Showing the coordinates of the points of intersection with the coordinate axis, sketch on separate diagrams the curves (2) (i) y = f(x + 1) (2) (ii) y = f(2x) (Total for question 5 is 7 marks)
1 6 Sketch graph of y = + 2, showing the points of intersection with the coordinate axis and stating x the equations of any asymptotes.
(Total for question 6 is 3 marks)
7 f(x) = (x + 4)(x – 1)(2 – x)
(a) Sketch the curve y =f(x) , showing the points of intersection with the coordinate axis. (3)
(b) Showing the coordinates of the points of intersection with the coordinate axis, sketch on separate diagrams the curves
(i) y = f(x + 2) (2)
(ii) y = –f(x) (2)
(Total for question 7 is 7 marks)
8 f(x) = (x + 3)(x – 1)2
(a) Sketch the curve y =f(x) , showing the points of intersection with the coordinate axis. (3)
(b) Find the equation of y = f(x + 2) in the form y = (x + a)(x + b)2 (2)
(Total for question 8 is 5 marks)
2 9 (a) The curve y= is translated by four units in the positive x-direction. x−1 State the equation of the curve after it has been translated. (2) 2 3 (b) Describe fully the single transformation that transforms the curve y= to y= (2) x−1 x−1
(Total for question 9 is 4 marks)
www.mathsgenie.co.uk 10 Figure 1 shows y = f(x)
Figure 1 y
(0, 10)
(4, 2) O x
y y y y
(0, 20) (0, 5) (0, 10) (0, 10)
(4,4) (4, 1) (8, 2) (2, 2)
O x O x O x O x Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5
(a) Which figure shows y = 2f(x)?
(b) Which figure shows y = f(2x)?
(Total for question 10 is 2 marks)
11 Given that f(x) = 10 when x = 4, which statement must be correct?
Tick () one box.
f(2x) = 20 when x = 4
f(2x) = 10 when x = 8
f(2x) = 5 when x = 4
f(2x) = 10 when x = 2
(Total for question 11 is 1 mark)
www.mathsgenie.co.uk 12 Curve C has equation y = x2
C is translated by [02] to give the equation C .
1
Line L has equation y = x
L is stretched by scale factor 3 parallel to the x-axis to give the line L1.
Find the exact distance between the two intersection points of C1 and L1
(Total for question 12 is 6 marks)
13 The graph y= 1 x is translated by the vector 2 0 [] (a) Write down the equation of the transformed graph.
(b) State the equations of the asymptotes of the transformed graph.
(Total for question 13 is 3 marks)
14 The graph y= 1 x is translated by the vector 0 2 [] (a) Write down the equation of the transformed graph.
(b) State the equations of the asymptotes of the transformed graph.
(Total for question 14 is 3 marks)
15 (a) Sketch the curve y = (x – a)(5 – x)2 where 0 < a < 5
indicating the coordinates of the points where the curve and the axes meet.
(b) Hence solve, (x – a)(5 – x)2 > 0 giving your answer in set notation form.
(Total for question 15 is 5 marks)
16 Sketch the following curves.
3 (2) (a) y= 2 x (5) (b) y = x3 – 8x2 + 16x
(Total for question 16 is 7 marks)
www.mathsgenie.co.uk −2 17 (a) Sketch the curve y= (1) x −2 (b) The curve y= is translated by 2 units in the positive x-direction. x (2) State the equation of the curve after it has been translated −2 (c) The curve y= x is stretched parallel to the y-axis with scale factor 2 and, as a result, the point (2, -1) on the curve is transformed to the point P. State the coordinates of P. (2) (Total for question 17 is 5 marks)
18 f(x) = (x – a)(x – 3a)(x + b) where a and b are positive integers.
(a) Sketch the curve y = f(x) (2)
(b) On your sketch mark, in terms of a and b, the points where the curve meets the axes. (2) (Total for question 18 is 4 marks)
1 19 The curve y = (x – 2)2 maps onto the curve C1 following a stretch scale factor in the x-direction 2 Find the equation of the curve C 1
(Total for question 19 is 2 marks)
20 (a) Sketch the curve y = (x + 5)(x + 2)(3 – x) (4)
2 [] (b) The curve y = (x + 5)(x + 2)(3 – x) is translated by the vector 0 . (2) Write down the equation of the transformed graph.
(Total for question 20 is 6 marks)
21 f(x) = (x + 1)(x – 2)2
(a) Sketch the curve y =f(x) (3)
(b) Hence solve f(x) ≤ 0 (2)
(Total for question 21 is 5 marks)
www.mathsgenie.co.uk 22 f(x) = (x + 4)(2x – 5)2
(a) Sketch the curve y =f(x), showing the points of intersection with the coordinate axis. (3)
(b) Deduce the values of x for which
(i) f(x) ≥ 0
(ii) f(2x) = 0 (3)
(Total for question 2 is 6 marks)
23 The curve C has equation
k2 y= −2 x
where k is a constant.
(a) Sketch C, stating the equation of the horizontal asymptote (3)
The line l has equation y = -3x + 4
(b) Show that the x coordinate of any point of intersection of l with C is given by a solution of the equation 3x2 – 6x + k2 = 0 (2)
(c) Hence find the exact values of k for which l is a tangent to C. (3)
(Total for question 23 is 8 marks)
24 f(x) = (x + 2)(x – 3)2
(a) Sketch the curve y =f(x), showing the points of intersection with the coordinate axis. (3)
Given that k is a constant and the curve with equation y = f(x + k) passes through the origin,
(b) find the two possible values of k. (2)
(Total for question 24 is 5 marks)
25 (a) Using algebra, find all the solutions to the equation 3x3 – 11x2 + 6x = 0 (3)
(b) Hence find all the real solutions of 3(y + 2)6 – 11(y + 2)4 + 6(y + 2)2 = 0 (3)
