MATH SL

TEST
TRANSFORMATIONS - ASYMPTOTES
by Christos Nikolaidis

Name:____________________________________ Marks:____/50

Date: 26–11–2015 ________%

Grade: ____
Questions
1. [Maximum mark: 7]
Let f ( x) = − x 2 + 10 x − 5 .
(a) Express f (x ) in the form y = a( x − h) 2 + k [2 marks]
(b) Hence, describe a sequence of transformations that maps the graph of y = x 2 ,
to the graph of f (x ) [3 marks]
(c) Describe a sequence of transformations that maps f (x) to y = x 2 . [2 marks]

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2. Maximum mark: 6]
The diagrams below show the graph of the function y = f (x ) .
(a) Sketch the graph of y = 2 f ( x)
y
4

1
x
-9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
-1

-2

-3

-4
[2 marks]

(b) Sketch the graph of y = f (3 x)

y
4

1
x
-9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
-1

-2

-3

-4
[2 marks]

(c) Sketch the graph of y = f ( x − 1) − 1

y
4

1
x
-9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
-1

-2

-3

-4 [2 marks]

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3. [Maximum mark: 5]
a
The graph of the function f ( x) = + c is the following.
x+b

y
4

1
x
-6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
-1

-2

-3

-4

-5

-6

-7

(a) Find the values of a, b, c [4 marks]

(b) Find the x-intercept of the graph. [1 mark]

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4. [Maximum mark: 5]
Shown below are the graphs of y = f (x) and y = g (x) .

(a) Describe the single transformation that maps g (x) to f (x) . [2 marks]
(b) Solve the inequality f ( x ) ≥ g ( x) [2 marks]
(c) Find ( f o g )(0) [1 mark]

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5. [Maximum mark: 14]
3x − 1
Consider the function f (x) =
2x + 4
(a) Complete the following table
Horizontal Vertical
Function x-intercept y-intercept
Asymptote Asymptote

y = f (x)
[3 marks]

(b) Sketch the graph of f (x) by indicating any asymptotes and intersections with
x- and y-axes.
y
5

1
x
-9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
-1

-2

-3

-4

-5
[3 marks]

(c) Complete the following table

Horizontal Vertical
Function x-intercept y-intercept
Asymptote Asymptote
−1
y= f ( x)

y = −2 f ( x )

y = f (− x) [6 marks]

(d) The point A(3,0.8) lies on the graph of f (x) . Find the corresponding position to
the point A under the transformation y = 2f (x-6)
[2 marks]

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6. [Maximum mark: 13]
3( x + 1)( x + 8)
Consider the function f (x) =
2( x + 2)( x + 6)
(a) Complete the following table
Horizontal Vertical
Function y-intercept x-intercepts
Asymptote Asymptotes

y = f (x )
[4 marks]

(b) There is only one local minimum on the graph of the functions. Write down its
coordinates. [1 mark]
(c) Sketch the graph of f (x) by indicating the information found in (a) and (b)
y
6

1
x
-11 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
-1

-2

-3

-4
[4 marks]

(d) Write down the range of f.

[2 marks]
(e) Solve the inequality f ( x) ≥ 0
[2 marks]

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