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1. Let f(x) = x  x 2  3x . Part of the graph of f is shown below.

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There is a maximum point at A and a minimum point at B(3, –9).

(a) Find the coordinates of A.

(8)

(b) Write down the coordinates of

(i) the image of B after reflection in the y-axis;

  2
(ii) the image of B after translation by the vector   ;
 5 

(iii) the image of B after reflection in the x-axis followed by a horizontal stretch with
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scale factor .
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(6)
(Total 14 marks)

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2. Let f(x) = x2 and g(x) = 2(x – 1)2.

(a) The graph of g can be obtained from the graph of f using two transformations.
Give a full geometric description of each of the two transformations.
(2)

 3 
(b) The graph of g is translated by the vector   to give the graph of h.
  2
The point (–1, 1) on the graph of f is translated to the point P on the graph of h.
Find the coordinates of P.
(4)
(Total 6 marks)

3. Consider the graph of f shown below.

(a) On the same grid sketch the graph of y = f(–x).

(2)

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The following four diagrams show images of f under different transformations.

(b) Complete the following table.

Description of transformation Diagram letter

Horizontal stretch with scale factor 1.5
Maps f to f(x) + 1
(2)

(c) Give a full geometric description of the transformation that gives the image in
Diagram A.
(2)
(Total 6 marks)

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4. The diagram below shows the graph of a function f(x), for –2 ≤ x ≤ 4.

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(a) Let h(x) = f(–x). Sketch the graph of h on the grid below.

(2)

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(b) Let g(x) = f(x – 1). The point A(3, 2) on the graph of f is transformed to the point P on
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the graph of g. Find the coordinates of P.
(3)
(Total 5 marks)

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5. 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)

(d) Let g (x) = x2. The graph of f may be obtained from the graph of g by the two
transformations:

a stretch of scale factor t in the y-direction

followed by

 p
a translation of  .
q

 p
Find   and the value of t.
q
(3)
(Total 15 marks)

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6. Part of the graph of a function f is shown in the diagram below.

–2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 x

–1

–2

–3

–4

(a) On the same diagram sketch the graph of y = − f (x).

(2)

(b) Let g (x) = f (x + 3).

(i) Find g (−3).

(ii) Describe fully the transformation that maps the graph of f to the graph of g.
(4)
(Total 6 marks)

7. 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)

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(b) The graph of f is translated 3 units in the positive x-direction and 5 units in the positive
y-direction. Find the function g for the translated graph, giving your answer in the form
g(x) = 3(x – p)2 + q.
(3)
(Total 6 marks)

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8. The following diagram shows part of the graph of f (x).

Consider the five graphs in the diagrams labelled A, B, C, D, E below.

(a) Which diagram is the graph of f (x + 2) ?

(b) Which diagram is the graph of – f (x) ?

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 (c) Which diagram is the graph of f (–x)
(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.

(b) The graph of f is translated 3 units in the positive x-direction and 5 units in the positive
y-direction. Find the function g for the translated graph, giving your answer in the form
g (x) = 3(x – p)2 + q.
(Total 6 marks)

10. The graph of y = f (x) is shown in the diagram.

y
2

–2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 x
–1

–2

(a) On each of the following diagrams draw the required graph,

(i) y = 2 f (x);
y
2

–2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 x
–1

–2

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 (ii) y = f (x – 3).
y
2

–2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 x
–1

–2

(b) The point A (3, –1) is on the graph of f. The point A is the corresponding point on the
graph of y = –f (x) + 1. Find the coordinates of A.

Working:

Answer:

(b) ..................................................................

(Total 6 marks)

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