MATHS SL WORKSHEET

Quadratic Functions
NAME: ……………………………………………………
GRADE: …………11…………… SEC: ………………
DATE: ……………………………………………….….

1. Consider f(x) = 2kx2 – 4kx + 1, for k ≠ 0. The equation f(x) = 0 has two equal roots.

(a) Find the value of k.

(5)

(b) The line y = p intersects the graph of f. Find all possible values of p.
(2)
(Total 7 marks)

2. The following diagram shows part of the graph of a quadratic function f.

The x-intercepts are at (–4, 0) and (6, 0) and the y-intercept is at (0, 240).

(a) Write down f(x) in the form f(x) = –10(x – p)(x – q).
(2)

(b) Find another expression for f(x) in the form f(x) = –10(x – h)2 + k.
(4)

(c) Show that f(x) can also be written in the form f(x) = 240 + 20x – 10x2.
(2)

3. Let f(x) = 8x – 2x2. Part of the graph of f is shown below.

 (a) Find the x-intercepts of the graph.
(4)

(b) (i) Write down the equation of the axis of symmetry.

(ii) Find the y-coordinate of the vertex.

(3)
(Total 7 marks)

4. Let f(x) = p(x – q)(x – r). Part of the graph of f is shown below.

The graph passes through the points (–2, 0), (0, –4) and (4, 0).

(a) Write down the value of q and of r.

(2)

(b) Write down the equation of the axis of symmetry.

(1)

(c) Find the value of p.

(3)
(Total 6 marks)

5. The quadratic equation kx2 + (k – 3)x + 1 = 0 has two equal real roots.

(a) Find the possible values of k.

(5)

(b) Write down the values of k for which x2 + (k – 3)x + k = 0 has two equal real roots.
(2)
(Total 7 marks)
6. Let f (x) = 3(x + 1)2 – 12.

(a) Show that f (x) = 3x2 + 6x – 9.

(2)

(b) For the graph of f

(i) write down the coordinates of the vertex;

(ii) write down the equation of the axis of symmetry;

(iii) write down the y-intercept;

(iv) find both x-intercepts.

(8)

(c) Hence sketch the graph of f.

(2)
(Total 12 marks)

7. The following diagram shows part of the graph of f, where f (x) = x2 − x − 2.

(a) Find both x-intercepts.

(4)

(b) Find the x-coordinate of the vertex.

(2)
(Total 6 marks)

8. Let f(x) = 2x2 + 4x – 6.

(a) Express f(x) in the form f(x) = 2(x – h)2 + k.

(3)

(b) Write down the equation of the axis of symmetry of the graph of f.
(1)

(c) Express f(x) in the form f(x) = 2(x – p)(x – q).

(2)
(Total 6 marks)
9. The quadratic function f is defined by f(x) = 3x2 – 12x + 11.

(a) Write f in the form f(x) = 3(x – h)2 – k.

(3)

10. Let f (x) = 2x2 – 12x + 5.

(a) Express f(x) in the form f(x) = 2(x – h)2 – k.

(3)

(b) Write down the vertex of the graph of f.

(2)

(c) Write down the equation of the axis of symmetry of the graph of f.
(1)

(d) Find the y-intercept of the graph of f.

(2)

p q
(e) The x-intercepts of f can be written as , where p, q, r  .
r
Find the value of p, of q, and of r.
(7)
(Total 15 marks)

11. Consider two different quadratic functions of the form f (x) = 4x2 − qx + 25. The graph of each
function has its vertex on the x-axis.

(a) Find both values of q.

(b) For the greater value of q, solve f (x) = 0.

(c) Find the coordinates of the point of intersection of the two graphs.
(Total 6 marks)

12. The following diagram shows part of the graph of a quadratic function, with equation in the form y
= (x − p)(x − q), where p, q  .
 (a) Write down

(i) the value of p and of q;

(ii) the equation of the axis of symmetry of the curve.

(3)

(b) Find the equation of the function in the form y = (x − h)2 + k, where h, k  .
(3)

13. Let f (x) = a (x − 4)2 + 8.

(a) Write down the coordinates of the vertex of the curve of f.

(b) Given that f (7) = −10, find the value of a.

(c) Hence find the y-intercept of the curve of f.

(Total 6 marks)

14. Part of the graph of the function y = d (x −m)2 + p is given in the diagram below.
The x-intercepts are (1, 0) and (5, 0). The vertex is V(m, 2).

(a) Write down the value of

(i) m;

(ii) p.

(b) Find d.
(Total 6 marks)
15. The equation of a curve may be written in the form y = a(x – p)(x – q). The curve intersects the x-
axis at A(–2, 0) and B(4, 0). The curve of y = f (x) is shown in the diagram below.

y
4

A B
–4 –2 0 2 4 6 x

–2

–4

–6

(a) (i) Write down the value of p and of q.

(ii) Given that the point (6, 8) is on the curve, find the value of a.

(iii) Write the equation of the curve in the form y = ax2 + bx + c.

(5)

16. Part of the graph of f (x) = (x – p) (x – q) is shown below.

The vertex is at C. The graph crosses the y-axis at B.

(a) Write down the value of p and of q.

(b) Find the coordinates of C.

(c) Write down the y-coordinate of B.

(Total 6 marks)

17. The equation x2 – 2kx + 1 = 0 has two distinct real roots. Find the set of all possible values of k.

(Total 6 marks)
18. The function f (x) is defined as f (x) = –(x – h)2 + k. The diagram below shows part of the graph of f
(x). The maximum point on the curve is P (3, 2).
y
4
P(3, 2)
2

x
–1 1 2 3 4 5 6
–2

–4

–6

–8

–10

–12

(a) Write down the value of

(i) h;

(ii) k.
(2)

(b) Show that f (x) can be written as f (x) = –x2 + 6x – 7.

(1)

19. The diagram shows part of the graph of the curve y = a (x – h)2 + k, where a, h, k  .

20

15

10 P(5, 9)

0 x
1 2 3 4 5 6 .

(a) The vertex is at the point (3, 1). Write down the value of h and of k.
(2)

(b) The point P (5, 9) is on the graph. Show that a = 2.

(3)

(c) Hence show that the equation of the curve can be written as

y = 2x2 – 12x + 19.

20. The equation kx2 + 3x + 1 = 0 has exactly one solution. Find the value of k.

(Total 6 marks)
21. The function f is given by f (x) = x2 – 6x + 13, for x  3.

(a) Write f (x) in the form (x – a)2 + b.

(b) Find the inverse function f –1.

(c) State the domain of f –1.

(Total 6 marks)

22. The diagram shows part of the graph of y = a (x – h)2 + k. The graph has its vertex at P, and passes
through the point A with coordinates (1, 0).
y

P
2

A
–1 0 1 x

(a) Write down the value of

(i) h;

(ii) k.

(b) Calculate the value of a.

(Total 6 marks)

23. Consider the function f (x) = 2x2 – 8x + 5.

(a) Express f (x) in the form a (x – p)2 + q, where a, p, q  .

(b) Find the minimum value of f (x).

(Total 6 marks)
24. The diagram shows part of the graph with equation y = x2 + px + q. The graph cuts the x-axis at –2
and 3.
y

x
–3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4
–2

–4

–6

Find the value of

(a) p;

(b) q.

(Total 4 marks)

25. (a) Express f (x) = x2 – 6x + 14 in the form f (x) = (x – h)2 + k, where h and k are to be
determined.

(b) Hence, or otherwise, write down the coordinates of the vertex of the parabola with equation y
– x2 – 6x + 14.

(Total 4 marks)

26. The quadratic equation 4x2 + 4kx + 9 = 0, k > 0 has exactly one solution for x.
Find the value of k.

(Total 4 marks)

27. The diagram shows the graph of the function y = ax2 + bx + c.

y

Complete the table below to show whether each expression is positive, negative or zero.

Expression positive negative zero

a
c
b2 – 4ac
b
(Total 4 marks)
28. (a) Factorize x2 – 3x – 10.

(b) Solve the equation x2 – 3x – 10 = 0.

(Total 4 marks)

29. The diagram represents the graph of the function

f : x  (x – p)(x – q).
y

– 12 2 x

(a) Write down the values of p and q.

(b) The function has a minimum value at the point C. Find the x-coordinate of C.

(Total 4 marks)

30. The diagram shows the parabola y = (7 – x)(l + x). The points A and C are the x-intercepts and the
point B is the maximum point.
y

A 0 C x

Find the coordinates of A, B and C.

(Total 4 marks)