Cambridge IGCSE

Candidate
Name

Student ID

Subject Course Code

Session 2024-2025
Test
IGCSE
Curved Graphs

Time

1 hour and 15 minutes

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INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 56
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

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1 The table shows some values for y = 3x - 2x - 1.

x -1 -0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5

y 4 -1 0 2.75

(a) Complete the table. [1]

(b) On the grid, draw the graph of y = 3x 2 - 2x - 1 for - 1 G x G 1.5 .

–1 – 0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 x

–1

–2
(c) By drawing a suitable straight line, solve the equation 3x2 - 4x - 5 = 0 for -1 ≤ x ≤ 1.5. [3]

x = ................................................ [3]
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2
y
9

0 x
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

x 2
The diagram shows the graph of y = + , for 0 < x Y 8.
2 x

x 2
(a) Use the graph to solve the equation + = 3.
2 x

Answer (a) x = or x = [2]

(b) By drawing a suitable tangent, work out an estimate of the gradient of the graph where x = 1.5

Answer(b) [3]
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3 The braking distance, d metres, for Alex’s car travelling at v km/h is given by the formula

200d = v(v + 40).

(a) Calculate the missing values in the table.

v 0 20
0 40 60 80 100 120
(km/h)

d
0 16
6 48 96
(metres)

[2]

(b) On the grid below, draw the graph of 200d = v(v + 40) for 0 Y v Y 120.

d
100

90

80

70

60
Distance
50
(metres)
40

30

20

10

v
0
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120
Speed (km / h)
[3]

(c) Find the braking distance when the car is travelling at 110 km/h.

Answer(c) m [1]

(d) Find the speed of the car when the braking distance is 80 m.

Answer(d) km/h [1]

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4 Answer the whole of this question on a sheet of graph paper.

The variables x and y are connected by the equation

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y = x – x.
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The table below shows some corresponding values of x and y.

x 0 1 2 3 4 4.5

y 0 –0.4 –0.2 1.2 4.4 p

(a) Calculate p. [1]

(b) Using a scale of 2 cm to 1 unit on each axis, draw a horizontal x-axis for 0 ⭐ x ⭐ 5 and a vertical
y-axis for –1 ⭐ y ⭐ 7.

On your axes, plot the points given in the table and join them with a smooth curve. [3]
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(c) Use your graph to solve the equation x – x = 0.3 for values of x in the range 0 ⭐ x ⭐ 5. [1]
10 2
(d) (i) Draw the chord joining the two points (0, 0) and (3, 1.2) and calculate its gradient. [1]

(ii) Draw a tangent at the point where the gradient of the curve is equal to the gradient of the
chord. [1]

(e)
e) ( On the same axes, draw the graph of the straight line y = – x + 6. [2]

(ii) Write down the x coordinate of the point where the line crosses the curve. [1]

(iii) This value of x is a solution of the equation x 3 + Ax + B = 0.

Find A and B. [2
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x 2
5 (a) Complete the table for y= _+x.
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The values of y are given correct to 2 decimal places where appropriate.

x 0.5 1 1.5 2 3 4 5 6 7
y 4.13 2.25 1.71 1.5 1.42 1.5 1.65 1.83
[1]
x 2
(b) On the grid, draw the graph of y = + for 0.5 G x G 7.
4 x
y
6

0 x
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
[3]
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x 2
(c) By drawing a tangent, estimate the gradient of y = + when x = 1.
4 x

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

(d) (i) On the grid, draw the graph of y + x = 6.

[2]

(ii) Write down the x-coordinates of the points of intersection of the graphs of y + x = 6 and
x 2
y= + .
4 x

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

(e) These x-coordinates are the solutions of the equation 3x 2 + Ax + B = 0.

x 2
Use 2y + x = 6 and y = + to find the value of A and the value of B.
4 x

A = .................................................

B = ................................................. [3]
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x3
6 (a) The table shows some values for y = - x + 1.
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x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3

y -2.75 1 1.75 1 0.25 1

(i) Complete the table. [1]

3
x
(ii) Draw the graph of y = - x + 1 for - 3 G x G 3.
4
y

–3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 x

–1

–2

–3 [3]
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(iii) (a) On the same grid, draw the graph of y = x + 1. [2]
3

1 x3
(b) Use your graph to find all the values of x where y = x + 1 crosses y = - x + 1.
3 4

.............................................................................. [2]
1 x3
(c) The values of x where y = x + 1 crosses y= - x + 1 are the solutions of the
3 4
equation Ax 3 = Bx.

Given that A and B are integers, find A and B.

A = ................ B = ................ [2]

(b) Here are four equations.

y = x 2 - 2x y = 2x 2 - 2 y = x 2 + 2x y = 2x 2

The graphs of three of these equations are sketched below.

Write the correct equation below each graph.

y y y

O x O x O x

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