TopicreviewTopic2:Functions and graphs

Short answer
1. Sketch the graphs of each of the following, stating the domain and range.
1
y ( x 2) 4 1
81
a
4
y 1
( x 2) 2
b

y (2 x 1)3 8
c
y 3sin(2 5 x) 6
2. a State the period and amplitude of the graph of .
b State the period and the equation of the first positive asymptote of

y 2 3 tan(3 x)
the graph of .
x
f ( x ) 5 5cos
f :[0, 4 ] R 2 4
c Sketch the graph of , .
3. Sketch each of the following over the implied domain, and state the range.
y 6 2 x 1 12
a
1 3 x
y
2
e 5
b
4. a Sketch the graph of the hybrid function defined by
3
x 1, x0

f ( x) (3 x )( x 1), 0 x 3
x 3, x3

.
b State where this function is discontinuous.
c State the domain and range of the function.

f g f ( x) x 2
5. Consider the functions and with respective rules and

g ( x) 4 x 2
.
a Give the maximal domain of each function and hence state their

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common domain, .
y f ( x) y g ( x)
b On the same axes, sketch and , and hence sketch

y f g ( x)
the graph of the function .

f ( x ) ( x 1) 2 g x x 1 x 3 fg x
6. a Given and , form the rule .

y fg x
b Sketch the graph of , showing all intercepts with the
coordinate axes.
( fg )( x) x 0
c Hence, state the number of solutions to the equation .

Multiple choice
1. A possible equation for the graph shown is:

y 2 ex
A
y 2 e x
B
y 2 ex
C
y 2 e x
D
y e x 2
E

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 2. A possible equation for the graph shown is:

1
y 1
x2
A
1
y 1
x2
B
1
y 1
x 2
2

C
1
y 1
x 2
2

D
1
y 2
x 1
E

f ( x) x g ( x) 2 x f g ( x)
3. Given and , the domain of the function would
be:
R
A
R
B
R
C
R {0}
D
R {0}
E

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 4. A possible equation for the graph shown is:

y tan x
A
y 2 tan x
B
y tan 2 x
C

y 2 tan x
2
D

y tan 2 x
2
E

f ( x) 3 8cos 4 x
3 0 x
5. The range of the function with the rule , is:
13
12 , 2
A
4
3 , 3
B
1, 11
C
5, 11
D
11, 5
E

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 6. A possible equation for the graph shown is:

y x 2 x 2 x 3
A
y x 2 x 2 x 3
B

y x2 x 2 3 x
C
y x 2 x 2 x 3
D

y x x 2 x 3
E
4
y 3
x 64
7. The maximal domain of the function with the rule is:
R \ {4}
A
R \{64}
B
(4, )
C
(64, )
D
R
E

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 x y
8. Data about the relationship between two variables, and , are plotted
in the diagram.

The most likely model for the relationship is:

y ax
B exponential of the form
1
y ( x a) 2

C power function of the form

y ( x a) 4
E polynomial of the form
y f ( x) y g ( x)
9. The graphs of and are shown.

y g ( x) f ( x )
Select the correct statement about the graph of .
y g ( x) f ( x) x
A The graph of has no -intercepts.
y g ( x) f ( x) x
B The graph of has one -intercept.
y g ( x) f ( x) x
C The graph of has two -intercepts.

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D The graph of has three -intercepts.
y g ( x) f ( x) x
E The graph of has four -intercepts.
10. Which of the following functions could be the rule for the graph
shown?

1
yx 5

y x5
B
1
y x4
C
3
y x2
D
2
yx 3

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Extended response

y ax 2 bx c a b
1. In the figure shown, the parabola is defined by ,where ,

c
and are constants.

x
The curve intersects the -axis at points A and B. Point C is the vertex of
the parabola. The curve passes through the point (2, 3) and has a
maximum turning point at (3, 4).
a b c
a Calculate the values of , and .
b Find the coordinates of points A and B.
c Hence, calculate the area of the triangle ABC.
d i Show that every member of the family of quadratic

y ax 2 6ax 8a 3 a R \ {0}
polynomials defined by , passes
through the point (2, 3).
a x
ii For what value(s) of will these parabolas have two -
intercepts?
y cos 2 x
2. a On the same set of axes, sketch the graphs of and

y 3 sin 2 x

x ,
2 2
for .
b Calculate the exact coordinates of the points of intersection of the
two graphs.

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x : 3 sin(2 x) cos(2 x) 0, x
2 2
c Hence, state .

f ( x) 2sin 2 x
6
d i For the function defined by , calculate

f
f 0 2
and .

x ,
y f x 2 2
ii Sketch the graph of for and hence state

x : 2sin 2 x 0, x
6 2 2
.
3. A kettle was filled with water and the water heated to 98C. The kettle was
then switched off at 1 pm and the water began to cool. By 3 pm, the
temperature of the water was 58C.
T oC t
The temperature, , of the water hours after 1 pm is modelled by the

T Ae kt 18
rule .
A k
a Calculate the value of and .
b What is the temperature of the water at 11 pm? Give your answer
to 1 decimal place.
T t
c Sketch the graph of versus .
d After what time will the temperature of the water be less than 22C?
e What happens to the temperature in the long term?
y 8 4 x 2 x 2 x3
4. Consider the polynomial .
8 4x 2x x 2 3

a Factorise .
y 8 4 x 2 x 2 x3
b Sketch the graph of and state an interval, using
x
integer values for , in which its maximum turning point must lie.

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 c The cross section of a mountain range is modelled by the curve

y 8 4 x 2 x 2 x3 2 x a x
for , where km is the horizontal

y
distance and is the vertical height in hundreds of metres.
a
i State the largest value can take.
y 8 4 x 2 x 2 x3 f
ii Express as the product of a polynomial

g
and a square root function , specifying the rule for each
function.
a
iii Using the largest value that can take, state the ranges of

f g
the functions and .
f g
iv Sketch the functions and .
v Hence, draw a sketch of the cross section of the mountain
range.

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Topicreview answers
Short answer

R [1, )
1 a Domain , range

R \{2} ( ,1)
b Domain , range

R R
c Domain , range

2
5
2 a Period , amplitude 3

x
3 6
b period , asymptote

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(12, )
3 a Range

2.5,
b Range

4a

x0 x3
b and
R R \ (4, 6]
c Domain , range
d f [ 2, ) d g [2, 2] d f d g D [ 2, 2]
5a , ,

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b

fg ( x) ( x 1)2 ( x 1)( x 3)
6a
b

c 2

Multiple choice
1A 2B 3D 4D 5D
6C 7B 8C 9C 10E

Extended response
a 1 b 6 c 5
1a , ,
b A (1, 0) and B (5, 0)
c 8 units2

y ax 2 6ax 8a 3 a R \{0}
d i ,
x2
Let :
y 4a 12a 8a 3
3

Every parabola in this family passes through the point (2, 3).
a0 a 3
ii or
2 a

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, ,
12 2 12 2

b and

5
x: x
12 12
c

f (0) 3
f 3
2
d i ,
ii

5
x: x x : x
2 12 12 2

1 1
k log e
A 80 2 2
3 a ,
b20.5C

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d After approximately 9:38 pm

(2 x) 2 (2 x)
4 a
b

2 x 2
The maximum turning point lies in the interval .
a2
c i

f ( x) 2 x x [2, 2] g ( x) 2 x x [2, 2]
ii , ; ,
ran f [0, 4] ran g [0, 2]
iii ,

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