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GCSE (1 – 9)

Cubic and Reciprocal Graphs

Instructions

• Use black ink or ball-point pen.

• Answer all questions.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
• Diagrams are NOT accurately drawn, unless otherwise indicated.
• You must show all your working out.

Information

• The marks for each question are shown in brackets

– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.

Advice

• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.

• Keep an eye on the time.
• Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end

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1 Here are nine graphs.

A y B y C y

O x O x O x

D y E y F y

O x O x O x

G y H y I y

O x O x x
O

Write down the letter of the graph that could have the equation:

(i) y = 3x – 2
..............…..........…
(1)
(ii) y = 2x2 – 5x – 3

..............…..........…
(iii) 3 (1)
y= x
..............…..........…
(1)
(Total for Question 1 is 3 marks)
2 (a) Complete the table of values for 1
y=
x

x 0.2 0.4 0.8 1 2 4

y
(2)

(b) On the grid, draw the graph 1

y=
of
x

O 1 2 3 4
(2)
x

(Total for Question 2 is 4 marks)

3 (a) Complete the table of values for y = x3 + x – 2

x -2 -1 0 1 2
y
(2)

(b) On the grid, draw the graph of y = x3 + x – 2

12

-2 -1 O 1 2 x

-4

-8

-12 (2)

(Total for Question 3 is 4 marks)

4 (a) Complete the table of values for y = x3 + 3x

x -2 -1 0 1 2
y
(2)

(b) On the grid, draw the graph of y = x3 + 3x

y

16

12

-2 -1 O 1 2 x

-4

-8

-12

-16 (2)

(Total for Question 4 is 4 marks)

5 (a) Complete the table of values for y = x3 – 3x + 2

x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
y
(2)

(b) On the grid, draw the graph of y = x3 – 3x + 2

y
20

16

12

-3 -2 -1 O 1 2 3 x

-4

-8

-12

-16
(2)

(Total for Question 5 is 4 marks)

6 (a) Complete the table of values for 6
y=
x

x 0.5 1 1.5 2 3 4 5 6
y
(2)

(b) On the grid, draw the graph 6

y=
of
x

12

10

O 1 2 3 4 5 6 x
(2)

(Total for Question 6 is 4 marks)

7 (a) Complete the table of values for 1
y= x +
x

x 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 2 4 5

y
(2)

(b) On the grid, draw the graph 1

y= x +
of
x

O 1 2 3 4 5 6 x
(2)

(Total for Question 7 is 4 marks)