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Graphs of Functions Worksheet

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A cuboid has height h cm and a square base of edge x cm.

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(e) The cuboid has a surface area of 120 cm2.

The height of the cuboid is greater than the length of the edge of its base.

Find the dimensions of the cuboid.

.................... cm by .................... cm by .................... cm [3]

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

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3 The graph of y = - 3x + 2 is drawn on the grid.
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(b) By drawing a suitable straight line on the graph, find the solutions of the equation - 3x = 0 .
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p = ................................................. [1]
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5 (a) Complete the table for y = - 3x - 1 .
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(b) On the grid, draw the graph of y = - 3x - 1 for - 3 G x G 3.
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(d) Line L passes through the points (1, 1) and ( - 2 , -1).

(i) On the grid, draw line L. [1]

(ii) Work out the gradient of line L.

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(iii) Find the x‑coordinates of the points where line L intersects the curve y = - 3x - 1 .
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x = .................... , x = .................... , x = .................... [2]

6 Here are the equations of five curves.

y = 2 - x2 y = x3 - 2 y = x 2 + 2x - 8 y = x 3 - 3x y = x 2 - 3x

Sketches of three of these curves are drawn below.

Write the correct equation underneath each sketch.

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7 (a) Complete the table for y = + .
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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
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(b) On the grid, draw the graph of y = + for 0.5 G x G 7 .
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(c) By drawing a tangent, estimate the gradient of y = + when x = 1.
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................................................. [2]

(d) (i) On the grid, draw the graph of 2y + x = 6 .

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

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

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 8 (a) The table shows some values for y = 4 x .

x 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3

y 4 8 16 32 64

(i) Complete the table. [1]

(ii) Draw the graph of y = 4 x for 0 G x G 3.

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(iii) By drawing a tangent, estimate the gradient of the curve when x = 2.

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 (iv) The solutions of the equation 3 (4 x) + ax + b = 0 can be found from the points of intersection
of y = 4 x and y = 20x - 12.

(a) Find the value of a and the value of b.

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

(b) By drawing the line y = 20x - 12 on the grid opposite, find all the solutions of
3 (4 x) + ax + b = 0 .

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The curve has a maximum point (p, q).

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Find the value of p and the value of q.

p = .................... q = ..................... [3]

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9 (a) Complete the table for y = 3 + 2x - .
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x -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4

y 7.8 2.4 0.6 1.2 3 4.8 5.4 3.6

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(b) Draw the graph of y = 3 + 2x - for - 4 G x G 4 .
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 (d) (i) On the grid, draw the line 2y + x = 8 .

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(ii) Write down the x-coordinates of the points where the line intersects the graph of y = 3 + 2x - .
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(iii) These x-coordinates are the solutions of the equation 2x 3 + Ax + B = 0 .

Find the value of A and the value of B.

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10 The table shows some values for y = 1 + , given correct to 2 decimal places where appropriate.
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x 0.5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
y 5 3 2 1.67 1.5 1.4 1.33 1.29

(a) Complete the table. [1]

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(c) The line L crosses the graph of y = 1 + at x = 2 and x = 5.
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Find the equation of L.

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(d) A line with gradient - crosses the graph of y = 1 + when x = 1 and when x = k.
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By drawing a suitable line on your grid, find k.

k = ................................................... [2]
11 Zara fences off a piece of land next to a wall to make a vegetable garden.

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y 12 12.5 13.6 15 16.6 18.3
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(ii) On the grid, draw the graph of y = 2x + for 1 G x G 9 .
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(c) Use your graph to find the two possible widths of the garden if 14 metres of fencing is used.
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(i) Find the minimum amount it will cost Zara to build the fence.
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(ii) Zara wants to spend no more than $350 on the fence.

Find the greatest possible width of the garden Zara can make.

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12 (a) Complete the table for y = - 3x + 2 .
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x -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
y 2 –0.5 –2 –2.5 –2 –0.5 2
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(b) Draw the graph of y = - 3x + 2 for -1 G x G 7 .
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(c) By drawing a tangent, estimate the gradient of the curve at x = 1.5 .

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

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 (d) Complete these inequalities to describe the range of values of x where y H 0.

Answer x G .....................................

x H ..................................... [2]

(e) (i) On the same grid, draw the line 4y + 3x = 12 . [2]

(ii) The x-coordinates of the points of intersection of this line and the curve are the solutions of
the equation 2x2 + Ax + B = 0 .

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Find the value of A and the value of B.

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Answer A = ....................................

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13 (a) The variables x and y are connected by the equation y = 3 + x - .
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Some corresponding values of x and y are given in the table below.

x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
y -1 1.5 3 3.5 3 1.5 -1

(i) Complete the table. [1]

(ii) Using a scale of 2 cm to 1 unit, draw a horizontal x-axis for -3 G x G 5.

Using a scale of 1 cm to 1 unit, draw a vertical y-axis for -5 G y G 5.
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Draw the graph of y = 3 + x - for -3 G x G 5.
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(iii) By drawing a tangent, estimate the gradient of the curve at (3, 1.5).

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

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(iv) The points of intersection of the graph of y = 3 + x - and the line y = k are
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the solutions of the equation 10 + 2x - x 2 = 0 .

(a) Find the value of k.

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

(b) By drawing the line y = k on your graph, find the solutions of the equation
10 + 2x - x 2 = 0 .

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

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(ii) Find the value of a.

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(iii) The graph passes through the point (4, q).

Find the value of q.

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

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 14 A random number, x, is generated, where x is any real number.

(a) Manuel adds 2 to x.

He subtracts x from 10.
Manuel then multiplies these two results to give his number, y.

Show that y = 20 + 8x - x 2 .

[2]

(b) On the grid opposite, draw the graph of y = 20 + 8x - x 2 for 0 G x G 10 .

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as the random number, x.

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(d) Jolene multiplies the random number, x, by 5 and then adds 2 to give her number, z.

Calculate the possible values of x when Manuel’s number, y, and Jolene’s number, z, are the same.

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

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15 (a) Complete the table of values for y= (x - 10) .
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x 0 1 2 3 4 5
y 0 -0.45 -0.6 -0.15 1.2
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(b) Using a scale of 2 cm to 1 unit on both axes, draw the graph of y = (x - 10) for 0 G x G 5.
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Answer .......................................... [2]

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(d) Use your graph to solve the equation (x - 10) = 0 for 0 G x G 5.
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Answer x = ................. or ................. [2]

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(e) The graph of y = (x - 10) , together with the graph of a straight line L, can be used to solve the
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equation x 3 + 10x - 80 = 0 for 0 G x G 5.

(i) Find the equation of line L.

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

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16 The table below shows some values of x and the corresponding values of y for y = #2 .
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x 0 1 2 3 4 5

y 1 1 2 4 8
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(a) Complete the table. [1]

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(b) On the grid below, draw the graph of y = #2 .
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 (c) By drawing a suitable line, find the gradient of your graph where x = 4.

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

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(d) (i) Show that the line 2x + y = 6 , together with the graph of y = # 2 x , can be used to solve
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2x + 8x − 24 = 0 .

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(e) The points P and Q are (2, 3) and (5, 4) respectively.

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(i) Find the gradient of PQ .

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(ii) On the grid, draw the line l, parallel to PQ, that touches the curve y = #2 . [1]
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(iii) Write down the equation of l.

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

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 17 The distance, d metres, of a moving object from an observer after t minutes is given by
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d = t2 + - 20 .
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(a) Some values of t and d are given in the table.

The values of d are given to the nearest whole number where appropriate.

t 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 6 7

d 29 14 8 5 5 6 8 11 15 24

Complete the table. [1]

(b) On the grid, plot the points given in the table and join them with a smooth curve.

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(c) (i) By drawing a tangent, calculate the gradient of the curve when t = 4.

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

(ii) Explain what this gradient represents.

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

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 (d) For how long is the object less than 10 metres from the observer?

Answer ............................ minutes [2]

(e) (i) Using your graph, write down the two values of t when the object is 12 metres from the
observer.
For each value of t, state whether the object is moving towards or away from the observer.

Answer When t = .................., the object is moving .................................. the observer.

When t = .................., the object is moving .................................. the observer. [2]

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 18 (i) Complete the table of values for y = 6 + x - x 2 , and hence draw the graph of
y = 6 + x - x 2 on the grid opposite.

x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
y -6 0 6 6 0 -6
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(ii) Use your graph to estimate the maximum value of 6 + x - x 2 .

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

(iii) By drawing the line x + y = 4 , find the approximate solutions to the equation

2 + 2x - x 2 = 0 .

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

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 (iv) The equation x - x 2 = k has a solution x = 3.5 .

By drawing a suitable line on the grid, find the other solution.

Label your line with the letter L.

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

19 The table below is for y = x 2 - 4x - 1.

x –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
y 4 –1 –4 –5 –4 –1 4

(a) Complete the table. [1]

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 (c) By drawing a tangent, estimate the gradient of the curve at x = 3.

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

(d) (i) Find the least value of y.

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

(ii) y G 4 for a G x G b .

Find the least possible value of a and the greatest possible value of b.

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20 Adil wants to fence off some land as an enclosure for his chickens.
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The enclosure will be a rectangle with an area of 50 m2.

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(a) The enclosure is x m long.

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Show that the total length of fencing, L m, required for the enclosure is given by
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 (b) The table below shows some values of x and the corresponding values of L, correct to one
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x 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20

L 54 33 28.7 28.5 30 32.3 35.1 38.3

Complete the table. [2]

(c) On the grid opposite

draw a horizontal x-axis for 0 G x G 20 using a scale of 1 cm to represent 2 m
and a vertical L-axis for 0 G L G 60 using a scale of 2 cm to represent 10 m.

On the grid, plot the points given in the table and join them with a smooth curve. [3]

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(e) (i) Find the minimum length of fencing Adil could use for the enclosure.
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(ii) Find the length and width of the enclosure using this minimum length of fencing.
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 (f) Suggest a suitable length and width for an enclosure of area 100 m2, that uses the minimum
possible length of fencing.

Answer Length = .................... m Width = .................... m [1]

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