Date
Name
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1 (a) On the axes, sketch the graph of y = x 2 + 7x - 18 .
On your sketch, write the values where the graph meets the x-axis and the y-axis.
O x
[4]
(b) (i) Find the derivative of y = x 2 - 3x - 28 .
................................................. [2]
(ii) Find the coordinates of the turning point of y = x 2 - 3x - 28 .
( ...................... , ...................... ) [3]
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(c) The line y = 5 - 2x intersects the graph of y = x 2 - 3x - 28 at point P and point Q.
Find the coordinates of P and Q.
You must show all your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.
( ...................... , ...................... )
( ...................... , ...................... ) [6]
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2 (a) The point ( - 1, 6) lies on a curve.
dy
This curve has the derived function =- 4x 3 - 9x 2 + 5.
dx
Show that ( - 1, 6) is a stationary point of the curve.
[2]
(b) A different curve has equation y = 2x 3 - 6x + 8 .
(i) Calculate the gradient of the tangent to this curve at the point (- 2, 2) .
................................................. [3]
(ii) Find the x-coordinates of the stationary points of this curve.
x = ....................... and x = ....................... [2]
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6 The table shows some values for y = x 2 - , x ! 0 , given correct to 1 decimal place.
2x
x -3 -2 -1 -0.5 -0.2 0.2 0.5 1 2 3
y 2.5 3.3 7.5 -7.5 -2.8 -0.5 3.3
(a) (i) Complete the table. [3]
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(ii) On the grid, draw the graph of y = x 2 - for - 3 G x G - 0.2 and 0.2 G x G 3.
2x
y
10
– 3 – 2.5 – 2 – 1.5 – 1 – 0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 x
–1
–2
–3
–4
–5
–6
–7
–8
[5]
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(b) By drawing a suitable straight line on the grid, solve the equation x 2 - = - 2x
2x 5
for - 3 G x G - 0.2 and 0.2 G x G 3.
x = ........................ or x = ........................ [4]
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(c) The solutions to the equation x2 -
= - 2x are also the solutions to an equation of the
2x 5
3 2
form ax + bx + cx - 15 = 0 where a, b and c are integers.
Find the values of a, b and c.
a = ................................................
b = ................................................
c = ................................................ [4]
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4 The table shows some values for y = x 3 - 3x 2 + 3.
x -1 - 0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3
y 2.125 3 2.375 1 -1 - 0.125
(a) Complete the table. [3]
(b) On the grid, draw the graph of y = x 3 - 3x 2 + 3 for - 1 G x G 3.
y
3.5
2.5
1.5
0.5
–1 – 0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 x
– 0.5
–1
– 1.5
[4]
(c) By drawing a suitable straight line on the grid, solve the equation x 3 - 3x 2 + x + 1 = 0 .
x = .................... or x = .................... or x = .................... [4]
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5 The table shows some values of y = 3 + 4x - x 2 for - 1 G x G 5.
x -1 -0.5 0 1 2 3 4 4.5 5
y -2 6 6 -2
(a) Complete the table. [3]
(b) On the grid, draw the graph of y = 3 + 4x - x 2 for - 1 G x G 5.
y
8
–1 0 1 2 3 4 5 x
–2
[4]
(c) Write down an integer value of k for which the equation 3 + 4x - x 2 = k has no solutions.
................................................. [1]
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(d) By drawing a suitable straight line on the grid, solve the equation - 1 + x - x 2 = 0 .
2
x = ........................ or x = ........................ [4]
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2 The table shows some values for y = 2 # 0.5 x - 1.
x -1 -0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2
y 3 1.83 0.41 0 -0.29
(a) (i) Complete the table. [2]
(ii) On the grid, draw the graph of y = 2 # 0.5 x - 1 for - 1 G x G 2 .
–1 – 0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 x
–1
–2
[4]
(b) By drawing a suitable straight line, solve the equation 2 # 0.5 x + 2x - 3.5 = 0 for - 1 G x G 2 .
x = ................................................ [3]
(c) There are no solutions to the equation 2 # 0.5 x - 1 = k where k is an integer.
Complete the following statements.
The highest possible value of k is ...............................
The equation of the asymptote to the graph of y = 2 # 0.5 x - 1 is ............................... [2]
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