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1 (a) Complete the table of values for .

x −5 −4 −2.5 −2 −1 1 2 2.5 4 5

y −1 −2 −2.5 −5 5 2.5 2 1

[2]

(b) On the grid, draw the graph of for and .

[4]

[Total: 6]
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y
12

11

10

–1 0 1 2 3 4 5 x
–1

–2

–3

–4

–5

–6

–7

–8

–9

– 10

2 The diagram shows the graph of y = f(x) for

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(a) Find f(2).

................................................... [1]

(b) Solve the equation f(x) = 0 for

x = .................... or x = .................... or x = .................... [3]

(c) has three solutions for where k is an integer.

Find the smallest possible value of k.

k = ................................................... [1]

(d) On the grid, draw a line y = mx so that f(x) = mx has exactly one solution for . [2]

[Total: 7]

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The table shows some values for , .
The y-values are rounded to 1 decimal place.

x −2 −1.5 −1 −0.75 −0.5 −0.25 −0.1

y 4.2 2.5 1.3 1.4 3.3

(a) Complete the table. [2]

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(b)
On the grid, draw the graph of for .

The graph of for has been drawn for you.

–2 –1 0 1 2 x

–1

–2

. [4]

(c) By drawing a suitable line on the grid, solve the equation .

x = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 8]
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4 y

–8 –6 –4 –2 0 2 4 6 8 x

–2

–4

–6

–8

The diagram shows the graph of for .

(a) Use the graph to find the value of x when y = 4.

x = ................................................... [1]

(b) (i) Show that k = 8.

[1]
(ii) Calculate the value of y when x = 250.

y = ................................................... [1]

(c) (i) Complete this table of values for .

x −8 −4 −2 −1

[2]

(ii) On the grid, draw the graph of for . [3]

(d) Write down the equation of each line of symmetry of the graph.

................................................... and ................................................... [2]

[Total: 10]
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5 (a) Complete the table of values for .

x −8 −6 −4 −3 −2 2 3 4 6 8

y −3 −6 6 3

[3]

5 (b) On the grid, draw the graph of for and .

y
10

0 x
–8 –6 –4 –2 2 4 6 8

–2

–4

–6

–8

– 10

[4]
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(c) Write down the order of rotational symmetry of the graph.

................................................... [1]

(d) (i) On the grid, plot and join the points (−8, −3) and (6, 4). [2]

(ii) Write down the values of x where this line intersects the graph of .

x = .............................. and x = .............................. [2]

(iii) Find the equation of this line in the form y = mx + c.

y = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 14]

6 (a) Complete the table of values for .

x −5 −4 −3 −2 −1 0 1 2 3 4

y 8 12 12 8

[3]
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6 (b) On the grid, draw the graph of for .

y
16

14

12

10

–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 x

–2

–4

–6

–8
[4]

(c) (i) Write down the equation of the line of symmetry of the graph.

................................................... [1]
(ii) Find the coordinates of the highest point on the graph.

( .................... , .................... ) [1]

(d) Use your graph to solve the equation .

x = .................... or x = .................... [2]

[Total: 11]

7 (a) The grid shows the graph of .

The graph passes through the points with coordinates (0, 4) and (1, 1).
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(i) Find the value of a and the value of b.

a = ...................................................

b = ................................................... [2]

(ii) Write down the equation of the tangent to the graph at (0, 4).

................................................... [1]

(iii) The equation of the tangent to the graph at is .

Find the equation of the tangent to the graph at x = 1.

................................................... [2]

(b) The table shows some values for for .

x −2 −1.5 −1 −0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5

y 2 2.11 2.43 3 4.33

(i) Complete the table. [3]

(ii) On the grid, draw the graph of for . [4]

(c) (i) Write down the values of x where the two graphs intersect.

x = .............................. or x = .............................. [2]

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(ii) The answers to part(c)(i) are two solutions of a cubic equation in terms of x.

Find this equation in the form , where a, b, c and d are integers.

.................................................................................. [4]

[Total: 18]

8 The curve is drawn on a grid.

A line is drawn on the same grid.

The points of intersection of the line and the curve are used to solve the equation .

Find the equation of the line in the form .

y = ................................................... [1]

[Total: 1]

9 (a) Complete the table of values for .

x −2 −1 0 1 2 3 4

y −1 8 7 −1

[2]
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9 (b) On the grid, draw the graph of for .

[4]
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(c) Write down the equation of the line of symmetry of the graph.

................................................... [1]

(d) Use your graph to solve the equation .

x = .............................. or x = .............................. [2]

[Total: 9]

10 The graph of is shown on the grid.

By drawing a suitable line on the grid, solve the equation .

x = .............................. or x = .............................. [3]

[Total: 3]

11 The diagrams show the graphs of two functions.

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Write down each function.

(a)

f(x) = ................................................... [2]

(b)

f(x) = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 4]

12 The table shows some values for .

x −3.5 −3 −2.5 −2 −1.5 −1 −0.5 0 1.5 1 1.5

y −4.1 5.1 6 5.4 4 2.6 2.9 12.1

(a) Complete the table. [3]

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(b) On the grid, draw the graph of for .

[4]

(c) Use your graph to solve the equation for .

x = ................................................... [1]

(d) By drawing a suitable straight line, solve the equation for .

x = ................................................... [2]

(e) For , the equation has three solutions and k is an integer.

Write down a possible value of k.

k = ................................................... [1]

[Total: 11]

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The diagram shows the graph of y = f(x) where , .
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(a) Use the graph to find

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(i) f(1),

................................................... [1]

(ii) ff(−2).

................................................... [2]

(b) On the grid, draw a suitable straight line to solve the equation
for .

x = .............................. or x = .............................. [4]

(c) By drawing a suitable tangent, find an estimate of the gradient of the curve at x = −2.

................................................... [3]

(d) (i) Complete the table for y = g(x) where for .

x −3 −2 −1 0 1 2 3

y 2 1 0.5 0.125

[3]
(ii) On the grid, draw the graph of y = g(x). [3]

(iii) Use your graph to find the positive solution to the equation f(x) = g(x).

x = ................................................... [1]

[Total: 17]

14 The table shows some values of for .

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x 0.15 0.2 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5

y 3.30 0.88 −0.04 −0.43 −0.58 −0.73

(a) Complete the table. [3]

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(b) On the grid, draw the graph of for .

The last two points have been plotted for you.

[4]
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(c) Use your graph to solve the equation for .

x = ................................................... [1]

(d) (i) On the grid, draw the line . [2]

(ii) Write down the x co-ordinates of the points where the line crosses the graph of
for .

x = .............................. and x = .............................. [2]

(e) Show that the graph of can be used to find the value of for .

[2]

[Total: 14]