NLSI Lui Kwok Pat Fong College

F.4 Mathematics
MC Exercise Name: ___________________
4A4 Graphs of Quadratic Functions and their Applications Class: F.4( ) Class No:( )
1. The figure shows the graph of
y  x 2  4 x  2 . Find the x-intercept(s) of 3. The figure shows the graph of
the graph. y  x 2  bx  c .
y
y
2

y  x 2  4x  2 6
1
x
6 O 1
x
O 1 2 3 4

y  x 2  bx  c
1
Which of the following is a root of the
quadratic equation x2  bx  c  0 ?
2
A. 1
A. 2 B. 0
B. 2 C. 1
C. 2 and 2 D. 6
D. 0.6 and 3.4 (corr. to 1 d.p.)

4. The figure shows the graph of

y  x 2  x  12 and its axis of symmetry.
2. The figure shows the graph of
Solve the equation x( x  1)  2( x  6) by the
y  x 2  6 x  9 . Find the axis of symmetry
graphical method.
of the graph.
y

x
O 1 2 3 4 5

1

2

3

4 1
A. x
y  x 2  6x  9 2
B. x0
A. x  0
C. x  12
B. y0
D. x  3 or x  4
C. x  3
D. y  3

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5. In the figure, the graph of y  ( x  h) 2  1 7. Which of the following statements about the
cuts the y-axis at A(0, 8). Find the axis of graph of y  2( x  2) 2  9 is true?
symmetry.
A. The x-intercepts of the graph are 2 and
y 9.
y  (x  h) 2  1 B. The y-intercept of the graph is 9.
C. The axis of symmetry is x  2 .
A(0, 8) D. The coordinates of the vertex are (9, 2).

8. The figure shows the graph of a quadratic

function passing through the origin. If the
coordinates of the vertex of the graph are
x (2, 8), find the function.
O y

A. x   2
B. x  2 2
C. x  3
D. x   4 x
O

A. y   ( x  2) 2  8
6. In the figure, the graph of y  ( x  h) 2  k
cuts the x-axis at A and (6, 0), and the y-axis B. y  2( x  2) 2  8
at B. C is the intersection of the axis of C. y  2( x  2) 2  8
symmetry and the x-axis. If the area of
D. y   ( x  2) 2  8
ABC is 12 square units, find the
coordinates of the vertex.
9. In the figure, the quadratic graph cuts the
x-axis at A(2, 0) and B(1, 0), and the
y-intercept is 1.
y

x
A(2, 0) O B(1, 0)
1
A. (3, 9)
B. (4, 4) Which of the following is the equation of
C. (4, 12) the graph?
D. (5, 1) A. y  2( x  2)(x  1)
1
B. y  ( x  2)( x  1)
2
C. y  2( x  2)(x  1)
1
D. y  ( x  2)( x  1)
2

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10. In the figure, the graph of y  2 x 2  bx  c 13. In the figure, the graph of y  ax 2  4 x  c
cuts the x-axis at B(3, 0) and C(6, 0). Find touches the x-axis. Find the y-intercept of
the y-intercept of the graph. the graph.
y y
2
y  2x  bx  c
x
O 4

B(3, 0)

x
O C(6, 0) y  ax 2  4x  c

A. 18 1
A. 
B. 36 2
C. 54 B.  4
D. 72
C. 8
D. 16

11. If the vertex of the graph of

y  3x 2  kx  48 lies on the x-axis and k is 14. The figure shows the graph of
a constant, find the value(s) of k. y  a ( x  h) 2  k .
y
A. 24
B. 24 or 24 y  a(x  h) 2  k
C. 12
D. 12 or 12

x
O

12. If 2x2  4x  3k  0 for any real number x,

where k is a constant, find the range of Which of the following are true?
values of k. I. k  0
3 II. The coordinates of the vertex are
A. k  ( h, k).
2
a
2 III. 0
B. k  h
3
3 A. I and II only
C. k  B. I and III only
2
2 C. II and III only
D. k 
3 D. I, II and III

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18. The figure shows the graph of 20. Which of the following have the same
y  ax 2  bx  c . minimum value?
y I. y  (3  x) 2  10
y  ax 2  bx  c II. y  x2  4x  6
III. y  4 x 2  4 x  11
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
x
O C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
Which of the following may represent the
graph of y  cx 2  ax  b ?
A. y

x
21. The figure shows a parallelogram ABCD.
O Find the maximum area of ABCD.

B. y

x
O A. 216 cm2
B. 220.5 cm2
C. y
C. 229.5 cm2
D. 441 cm2
x
O

D. y 22. The difference between two numbers is 8.

Which of the following is a possible value
of the sum of the squares of these two
x numbers?
O
A. 40
B. 30
C. 20
D. 10
19. If the minimum value of y  x 2  2 x  k  2
is 4, where k is a constant, then k 
A. 5.
B. 6.
C. 7.
D. 8.

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