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The table shows some values for , .
The y-values are rounded to 1 decimal place.

x −2 −1.5 −1 −0.75 −0.5 −0.25 −0.1

y 4.2 2.5 1.3 1.4 3.3

(a) Complete the table. [2]

(b)
On the grid, draw the graph of for .

The graph of for has been drawn for you.

–2 –1 0 1 2 x

–1

–2

. [4]

(c) By drawing a suitable line on the grid, solve the equation .

x = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 8]
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2 Sketch the graph of , indicating the coordinates of the points where the graph
crosses the x-axis and the y-axis.

[4]

[Total: 4]
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y
12

11

10

–1 0 1 2 3 4 5 x
–1

–2

–3

–4

–5

–6

–7

–8

–9

– 10

3 The diagram shows the graph of y = f(x) for

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(a) Find f(2).

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

(b) Solve the equation f(x) = 0 for

x = .................... or x = .................... or x = .................... [3]

(c) has three solutions for where k is an integer.

Find the smallest possible value of k.

k = ................................................... [1]

(d) On the grid, draw a line y = mx so that f(x) = mx has exactly one solution for . [2]

[Total: 7]

4 Sketch the curve .

O x

[3]

[Total: 3]
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5 On the axes, sketch the graph of the function .

O x

[2]

[Total: 2]

6 On the axes, sketch the graph of the function .

O x

[2]

[Total: 2]

7 On the axes, sketch the graph of each of these functions.

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(a)

O x

[2]

(b)

O x

[2]

[Total: 4]

8 (a) The grid shows the graph of .

The graph passes through the points with coordinates (0, 4) and (1, 1).
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(i) Find the value of a and the value of b.

a = ...................................................

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

(ii) Write down the equation of the tangent to the graph at (0, 4).

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

(iii) The equation of the tangent to the graph at is .

Find the equation of the tangent to the graph at x = 1.

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

(b) The table shows some values for for .

x −2 −1.5 −1 −0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5

y 2 2.11 2.43 3 4.33

(i) Complete the table. [3]

(ii) On the grid, draw the graph of for . [4]

(c) (i) Write down the values of x where the two graphs intersect.

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

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(ii) The answers to part(c)(i) are two solutions of a cubic equation in terms of x.

Find this equation in the form , where a, b, c and d are integers.

.................................................................................. [4]

[Total: 18]

9 The curve is drawn on a grid.

A line is drawn on the same grid.

The points of intersection of the line and the curve are used to solve the equation .

Find the equation of the line in the form .

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

[Total: 1]

10 (a) Write in the form .

................................................... [2]
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10 (b) On the axes, sketch the graph of , indicating the coordinates of the turning point.

[3]

[Total: 5]

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On the diagram,

(a) sketch the graph of , [2]

(b) sketch the graph of . [2]

[Total: 4]
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12 The graph of is shown on the grid.

By drawing a suitable line on the grid, solve the equation .

x = .............................. or x = .............................. [3]

[Total: 3]

13 The table shows some values for .

x −3.5 −3 −2.5 −2 −1.5 −1 −0.5 0 1.5 1 1.5

y −4.1 5.1 6 5.4 4 2.6 2.9 12.1

(a) Complete the table. [3]

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(b) On the grid, draw the graph of for .

[4]

(c) Use your graph to solve the equation for .

x = ................................................... [1]

(d) By drawing a suitable straight line, solve the equation for .

x = ................................................... [2]

(e) For , the equation has three solutions and k is an integer.

Write down a possible value of k.

k = ................................................... [1]

[Total: 11]

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The diagram shows the graph of y = f(x) where , .
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(a) Use the graph to find

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(i) f(1),

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

(ii) ff(−2).

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

(b) On the grid, draw a suitable straight line to solve the equation
for .

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

(c) By drawing a suitable tangent, find an estimate of the gradient of the curve at x = −2.

................................................... [3]

(d) (i) Complete the table for y = g(x) where for .

x −3 −2 −1 0 1 2 3

y 2 1 0.5 0.125

[3]

(ii) On the grid, draw the graph of y = g(x). [3]

(iii) Use your graph to find the positive solution to the equation f(x) = g(x).

x = ................................................... [1]

[Total: 17]

15 The table shows some values of for .

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x 0.15 0.2 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5

y 3.30 0.88 −0.04 −0.43 −0.58 −0.73

(a) Complete the table. [3]

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(b) On the grid, draw the graph of for .

The last two points have been plotted for you.

[4]
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(c) Use your graph to solve the equation for .

x = ................................................... [1]

(d) (i) On the grid, draw the line . [2]

(ii) Write down the x co-ordinates of the points where the line crosses the graph of
for .

x = .............................. and x = .............................. [2]

(e) Show that the graph of can be used to find the value of for .

[2]

[Total: 14]

16 The table shows some values for for .

x −3 −2 −1.5 −1 0 1 1.5 2 3

y 2.0 1.7 0 −2.0 −1.6

(a) Complete the table. [3]

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(b) On the grid, draw the graph of for .

[4]

(c) On the grid, draw a suitable straight line to solve the equation
for .

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

(d) For , the equation has n solutions.

Write down the value of n.

n = ................................................... [1]

[Total: 12]

17 The table shows some values of .

x −0.75 −0.5 −0.25 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 2.75

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y −2.9 −1.4 −0.5 −0.1 −1 −1.9 −0.6

(a) Complete the table. [3]

(b) On the grid, draw the graph of for . [4]

(c) Use your graph to complete the inequalities in x for which y > −1.

.............................. < x < .............................. and x > .............................. [3]

(d) The equation can be solved by drawing a straight line on the grid.

(i) Write down the equation of this line.

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

(ii) On the grid, draw this line and use it to solve the equation .

x = ................................................... [3]

(e) By drawing a suitable tangent, find an estimate for the gradient of the graph of at
x = −0.25 .

................................................... [3]

[Total: 18]

18 The table shows some values of .

x −3 −2.5 −2 −1.5 −1 0 1 1.5 2 2.5 3

y −19 −9.1 0.1 1 −1 −3 −2.1 1 7.1

(a) Complete the table of values. [2]

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(b) Draw the graph of for .

[4]

(c) A straight line through (0, –17) is a tangent to the graph of .

(i) On the grid, draw this tangent. [1]

(ii) Find the co-ordinates of the point where the tangent meets your graph.

( .................... , .................... ) [1]

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(iii) Find the equation of the tangent.

Give your answer in the form y = mx + c.

y = ................................................... [3]

(d) By drawing a suitable straight line on the grid, solve the equation .

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

[Total: 15]

19 The table shows some values for for .

x 0.125 0.25 0.375 0.5 0.75 1 1.5 2 2.5 3

y 5.25 1.5 0.42 0 0.67 1.5 3.33

(a) Complete the table. [3]

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(b) On the grid, draw the graph of for .

[4]

(c) Use your graph to solve .

...................................................

................................................... [3]

(d) The equation can be solved using your graph in part (b) and a straight line.
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(i) Write down the equation of this straight line.

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

(ii) Draw this straight line and solve the equation .

x = .............................. or x = .............................. [3]

[Total: 15]

20 , .

(a) Complete the table for f(x).

x 0.5 1 2 3 4 5 6

f(x) −7.9 −3.8 0.9 5.5 8.3

[2]
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(b) The graph of y = f(x) for is drawn on the grid.

On the same grid, draw the graph of y = f(x) for . [3]

(c) By drawing a suitable tangent, estimate the gradient of the graph of y = f(x) at the point (–4, 5).

................................................... [3]
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(d) , .

Complete the table for g(x).

x −4 −3 −2 −1 1 2 3 4

g(x) −2.3 −4.5 −9 9 4.5 2.3

[1]

(e) On the same grid, draw the graph of y = g(x) for and . [4]

(f) (i) Use your graphs to find the value of x when f(x) = g(x).

x = ................................................... [1]

(ii) Write down an inequality to show the positive values of x for which f(x) > g(x).

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

(g) The exact answer to part (f)(i) is .

Use algebra to find the value of k.

k = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 17]
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The diagram shows the graph of a function.

By drawing a suitable tangent, find an estimate for the gradient of the function at the point P.

................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

22 The graph of for is drawn on the grid.

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(a) Write down the equation of the line of symmetry of the graph.

................................................... [1]
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(b) On the grid opposite, draw the tangent to the curve at the point where x = 0.5 .
Find the gradient of this tangent.

................................................... [3]

(c) The table shows some values for .

x −1.5 −1 −0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5

y −3.9 5.6 8 11.9

(i) Complete the table. [3]

(ii) On the grid, draw the graph of for . [4]

(d) Show that the values of x where the two curves intersect are the solutions to the
equation .

[1]

(e) By drawing a suitable straight line, solve the equation for .

x = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 15]
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23 (a) Complete the table of values for , .

x −3 −2 −1 −0.5 −0.3 0.3 0.5 1 2 3

y −9.1 −2.8 −0.8 −5.6 −5.5 −2.0 8.9

[3]
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23 (b) On the grid, draw the graph of for and .

[5]
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(c) (i) By drawing a suitable tangent, find an estimate of the gradient of the curve at x = −2.

................................................... [3]

(ii) Write down the equation of the tangent to the curve at x = −2.
Give your answer in the form y = mx + c.

y = ................................................... [2]

(d) Use your graph to solve the equations.

(i)

x = ................................................... [1]

(ii)

x = .............................. or x = .............................. or x = .............................. [3]

[Total: 17]

24 (a) Complete this table of values for y = 2x.

x 0 1 2 3

y 0.125 0.5 2 4 8

[2]
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24 (b) On the grid, draw the graph of y = 2x for −3 ≤ x ≤ 3.

y
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x
–4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3
–1
[4]

(c) Use your graph to solve 2x = 5.

Answer(c) x = ................................................... [1]

(d) Find the equation of the line joining the points (1, 2) and (3, 8).

Answer(d) ................................................... [3]

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(e) By drawing a suitable line on your graph, solve .

Answer(e) x = .............................. or x = .............................. [2]

[Total: 12]