HAEF IB - MATH SL

TEST 2
LINES – QUADRATICS – COMPOSITION – INVERSE
by Christos Nikolaidis

Marks:____/80
Name:____________________________________

Date:________________ Grade: ______

Questions
1. [Maximum mark: 5]
The diagram shows part of the graph of the function y = ax2 + bx + c..

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

Expression positive negative zero

a
c
2
b – 4ac
b

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2. [Maximum mark: 8]
Consider the triangle ABC where A(2,2), B(2,7) and C(4,6)
(a) Write down the equation of the line (AB) [1 mark]
(b) Find the equation of the line (AC) [3 marks]
(c) Find the distance between the points B and C. [2 marks]
(d) In the diagram below, draw the triangle ABC and find its area. [2 marks]
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8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
x
1 2 3 4 5

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3. [Maximum mark: 8]
Consider the line L: y = 5x+2. Find
(a) the equation of the line L1 which is parallel to L and passes through the
point A(1,4) [3 marks]
(b) the equation of the line L2 which is perpendicular to L and passes through
the point A(1,4); Express the result in the form ax  by  c , where a, b, c
are integers. [4 marks]
(c) the point of intersection of the lines L1 and L2 [1mark]

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4. [Maximum mark: 7]
Consider the function f (x) = – x2+10x+k = 0. Find
(a) The equation of the axis of symmetry. [2 marks]
(b) The possible values of k given that the function has no real roots. [3 marks]
(c) The value of k given that the vertex of the parabola lies on x-axis. [2 marks]

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5. [Maximum mark: 6]
Consider the quadratic function f ( x )  ( x  3)( x  5) .
(a) Express the equation of the function in the form f ( x)  a( x  h) 2  k [3 marks]
(b) Sketch the graph in the grid provided.
In your sketch show clearly the position of the vertex of the parabola
and any intersections with the coordinate axes. [3 marks]

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20

15

10

x
-6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

-5

6. [Maximum mark: 9]
Find the equations of the following quadratic functions in the form y = ax2 + bx + c,
given that the corresponding graph
(a) passes through the vertex (2,7) and the y-intercept y = 3. [3 marks]
(b) passes through the x-intercepts x = 2 and x = 3 and the y-intercept y = 6 [3 marks]
(c) passes through the origin (0,0), and the points (1,3), (–2,6). [3 marks]

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7. [Maximum mark: 8]
Consider the functions f (x) = 2x+9 and g (x) = – x. Find
(a) ( f  g )( x ) and ( g  f )( x ) [3 marks]
(b) ( f  f )( x) [2 marks]
(c) f 1 ( x) [2 marks]
(d) g 1 (13) [1 mark]

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8. [Maximum mark: 5]
x4 1 1  17 
Let f ( x)  4 , x  0 . Find f  
x 1  15 

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9. [Maximum mark: 6]
Solve the inequality 3  5 x  2 x 2 ,

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10. [Maximum mark: 8]
Let f ( x)   x 2  10 x  5 , x  5
(a) Express f (x ) in the form a( x  h) 2  k . [3 marks]
(b) Hence find the inverse function f 1 [3 marks]
(c) Write down the range of f. [2 marks]

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11. [Maximum mark: 10]
The graph of the function f (x ) is shown below
y

x
-4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4

-1

-2

Some values of the function g are given below.

x 1 2 3 4
g (x) 2 4 3 1

(a) Write down the values of

f (1) , f 1 (1) g 1 (1)
[3 marks]
(b) Find the value of ( g  f )(3) [2
marks]
(c) Write down the domain and the range of f. [2 marks]
1
(d) On the same diagram above, sketch the graph of f . [3 marks]

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