I.G.C.S.E.
Drawing Graphs
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Question 1
Construct a table and draw the following straight-line graphs.
a. y = 3 x − 2 , from x = −2 to x = 4 .
b. y = 3 − 2 x , from x = −2 to x = 5 .
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Solution to question 1
a. y = 3x − 2
First construct a table.
x -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
3x -6 -3 0 3 6 9 12
-2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2
y -8 -5 -2 1 4 7 10
We therefore plot the following points (-2, -8), (-1, -5), (0, -2), (1, 1),
(2, 4), (3, 7), (4, 10).
y
10
y = 3x − 2
8
0
-2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
-2 x
-4
-6
-8
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b. y = 3 − 2x
First construct a table.
x -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
-2x 4 2 0 -2 -4 -6 -8 -10
y 7 5 3 1 -1 -3 -5 -7
We therefore plot the following points (-2, 7), (-1, 5), (0, 3), (1, 1), (2, -1),
(3, -3), (4, -5), (5, -7).
y
0
x
-2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
-2
-4
-6
y = 3 − 2x
-8
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Question 2
a. For the graph of y = 2 x 2 − 3 x − 2 , copy and complete the following
table.
x -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
2x 2
−3x
−2
y
b. Write down the coordinates of the points to be plotted.
c. Draw a graph on the graph paper. Using the scale 2 cm for 1 unit on the
x-axis and 1 cm for 1 unit on the y-axis.
d. Use your graph to solve the following equations clearing showing on
your graph how you have obtained your answer.
i. 2x 2 − 3 x − 2 = 0
ii. 2x 2 − 3 x − 2 = 9
iii. 2 x 2 − 3 x − 2 = −2
e. Explain why the equation 2 x 2 − 3 x − 3 = −5 does not have any solution.
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Solution to question 2
a. First copy and complete the table for y = 2 x 2 − 3 x − 2
x -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
2x 2 8 2 0 2 8 18 32
−3x 6 3 0 -3 -6 -9 -12
-2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2
y 12 3 -2 3 0 7 18
b. We plot the points (-2, 12), (-1, 3), (0, -2), (1, 3), (2, 0), (3, 7), (4, 18).
c. y
18
16 y = 2x 2 − 3 x − 2
14
12
10 y =9
2
1.5
0
x
-2 -1.7 -1 0 y = −2
1 2 3 3.2 4
-2
-4
-6
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d. i. 2x 2 − 3 x − 2 = 0
2x 2 − 3 x − 2 = y
This implies we need to find where the curve is equal to 0. We look
to at where y = 0 . This is where the curve cuts the x-axis, which
gives the solutions x = −0.5 or x = 2 .
ii. 2x 2 − 3 x − 2 = 9
2x 2 − 3 x − 2 = y
We draw on a dashed line at y = 9 (see blue line on curve) and
read off the solutions x = −1.7 or x = 3.2
iii. 2 x 2 − 3 x − 2 = −2
2x 2 − 3 x − 2 = y
We draw on a dashed line at y = −2 (see blue line on curve) and
read off the solutions x = 0 or x = 1.5 .
e. 2 x 2 − 3 x − 2 = −5
2x 2 − 3 x − 2 = y
If we were to draw on the line y = −5 , we would notice that it would not
intercept the curve, therefore there are no solutions to the equation
2 x 2 − 3 x − 2 = −5 .
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