Revision Work 11
Revision Work 11
Quadratic Graphs
1. What equation can we solve by finding where the graphs of y = 2x2 – 5x + 8 and y = 7 – 15x intersect?
(2 marks)
2. Give the equation of the straight line graph that should be drawn to intersect the curve
y = 1 x 2 , in order to solve the equation 2x – 4 + 1 x 2 = 0.
4 4
(2 marks)
3. If a curve has equation in the form y = x2 + 12x + k, and cuts the x-axis only once, find the value of
k.
(2 marks)
4. What equation can be solved at the point of intersection of the following two graphs:
2y = 2x2 – 10x – 18 and 5y + 10 = – 60x
(4 marks)
x -4 -3 -2 -1 -0.5 0 0.5 1 2
− x2 -16 0 -4
−x 4 0 -2
+6 +6 +6 +6
y -6 6 0
(i) − x 2 − x + 1 = 0 ` ____________________________
(ii) − x 2 − x + 4 = 0 ____________________________
x -3 0 1.5
(i) On the same axes plot the graph of y = 2 x + 2 .
3
2 x
3
y __________________________________________________
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(30 marks)