Cubic Functions – Homework
Complete the following in your books.
Ques%on 1
Consider the graph of the func9on.
a) For what values of x is the cubic concave up?
b) For what values of x is the cubic concave down?
c) State the coordinates of the point of inflec9on in
the form (a,b).
d) What is a possible equa9on for this cubic?
Ques%on 2
Consider the graph of the func9on.
a) Is this cubic posi9ve or nega9ve?
b) State the coordinates of the y-intercept.
c) Which of the following could be the equa9on of
the func9on?
Ques%on 3
Consider the curve
a) Find the value of the x-intercept
b) Find the value of the y-intercept
c) State the coordinates of the point of inflec9on.
d) Sketch the curve on a graph.
Ques%on 4
Consider the curve
a) What are the x-intercepts?
b) What is the y-intercept?
c) Sketch a graph of the curve.
Ques%on 5
Which of the following func9ons has a curve that passes through the origin?
a) 𝑦 = (𝑥 − 2)! (𝑥 + 3)
b) 𝑦 = (1 − 𝑥)"
c) 𝑦 = (𝑥 − 4)(𝑥 + 7)(𝑥 − 5)
d) 𝑦 = −𝑥(𝑥 − 6)(𝑥 + 8)
Ques%on 6
For each graph in Ques9on 5, sketch the cubic func9ons.