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Past Paper Questions: Graphs of cubic Polynomials

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y

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-3 1 5

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The diagram shows the graph of the cubic function y = f (x) . The intercepts of the curve with the axes
are all integers.

(a) Find the set of values of x for which f (x) 1 0 . [1]

(b) Find an expression for f (x) . [3]

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2 On the axes below, sketch the graph of y =- (2x + 1) (x - 3) (x + 4) stating the intercepts with the
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coordinate axes. [3]

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y

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 x

The diagram shows the graph of y = f (x) , where f (x) is a cubic polynomial.

(a) Find f (x) . [3]

(b) Write down the values of x such that f (x) 1 0 . [2]

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4 (a) On the axes below, sketch the graph of y = (x - 2) (x + 1) (3 - x), stating the intercepts on the
coordinate axes.

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[3]

(b) Hence write down the values of x such that (x - 2) (x + 1) (3 - x) 2 0 . [2]

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5 (a) On the axes, sketch the graph of y = 5 (x + 1) (3x - 2) (x - 2) , stating the intercepts with the
coordinate axes. [3]

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(b) Hence find the values of x for which 5 (x + 1) (3x - 2) (x - 2) 2 0 . [2]

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6 On the axes, sketch the graph of y = 3 (x - 3) (x - 1) (x + 2) stating the intercepts with the
aaaaaaacoordinate axes. [3]

O x

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y

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–2 0 1 3 x

The diagram shows the graph of y = f (x) , where f (x) is a cubic. Find the possible expressions
for f (x) . [3]

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8 On the axes below, sketch the graph of y = (x - 2) (x + 1) (x + 2) showing the coordinates of the
points where the curve meets the axes. [3]

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9 The diagram shows the graph of a cubic curve y = f (x).

y = f (x)

–2 –1 0 5 x

(a) Find an expression for f (x) . [2]

(b) Solve f (x) G 0 . [2]

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10 The three roots of p (x) = 0, where p(x) = 2x 3 + ax 2 + bx + c are x = , x = n and x =- n, where
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a, b, c and n are integers. The y-intercept of the graph of y = p(x) is 4. Find p(x), simplifying your
coefficients. [5]

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