MATEMATIK: GRAPHS OF FUNCTIONS

PAST YEAR EXAMINATION QUESTIONS

1. Nov 2003, Q12

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(a) Complete the following table for the equation y   .
x
(b)
x -4 -2.5 -1 -0.5 0.5 1 2 3.2 4
y 1 1.6 k 8 -8 -4 m -1.25 -1

[2 marks]

For this part of the question, use the graph paper. You may use a flexible curve.

By using a scale of 2 cm to 1 unit on the x-axis and 2 cm to 2 units on the y-axis,

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draw the graph of y   for -4 ≤ x ≤ 4.
x
[5 marks]
(c) From your graph, find
(i) the value of y when x = 1.8,
(ii) the value of x when y = 3.4.
[2 marks]

(d) Draw a suitable straight line on your graph to find all the values of x which
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satisfy the equation  2 x  3 for -4 ≤ x ≤ 4.
x
State these values of x.
[3 marks]

Answer:

(a) k = ………………..

m = ……………….

(b) Refer graph

(c) (i) y = ………………..

(ii) x = ……………….

(d) x = ………………………………………………………………………………..

2. July 2004, Q12

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 (a) Table 2 shows values of x and y which satisfy the equation y  x 3  5 x  10 .

x -3.4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 3.4
y -12.3 k 12 14 10 6 m 22 32.3

TABLE 2
Calculate the value of k and of m. [2 marks]

(b) For this part of the question, use the graph paper on page 33.
You may use a flexible curve rule.
By using a scale of 2 cm to 1 unit on the x-axis and 2 cm to 5 units on the y-axis,
draw the graph of y  x 3  5 x  10 for -3.4 ≤ x ≤ 3.4.
[4 marks]
(c) From your graph, find
(i) the value of y when x = 0.7 ,
(ii) the value of x when x 3  5 x  10  0 .
[2 marks]
(d) Draw a suitable straight line on your graph to find all the values of x which
satisfy the equation x 3  6 x  2  0 for -3.4 ≤ x ≤ 3.4.
State these values of x.
[4 marks]

Answer:

(a) k = ………………..

m = ……………….

(b) Refer graph

(c) (i) y = ………………..

(ii) x = ……………….

(d) x = ………………………………………………………………………………..

3. July 2006, Q12

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 (a) Complete Table 2 in the answer space for the equation y  x 3  8 x  3
by writing down the values of y when x = -2 and 2 .
[2 marks ]

(b) For this part of the question, use the graph paper provided on page 35.
You may use a flexible curve rule.

By using a scale of 2 cm to 1 unit on the x-axis and 2 cm to 5 units on the y-axis,

draw the graph of y  x 3  8 x  3 for -3.5 ≤ x ≤ 3.5 .
[4 marks]
(c) From your graph, find
(i) the value of y when x = 0.7 ,
(ii) the value of x when y = 9 .
[2 marks ]

(d) Draw a suitable straight line on your graph to find all the values of x which
satisfy the equation x 3  13 x  8 for -3.5 ≤ x ≤ 3.5 .
State these values of x.
[4 marks]
Answer :

(a)
x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 3.5 4
y -12 -3 3 0 -7 -25 -33

TABLE 1

(b) Refer graph

(c) (i) y = ……………………….

(ii) x = ………………………

(d) x = ………………………… , ……………………………

4. Jun 2007 Q 16

(a) Complete Table 3 in the answer space for the equation y  2 x 2  3 x  1

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 by writing down the values of y when x = –3 and x = 1 .
[2 marks]
(b) For this part of the question, use the graph paper provided on page 37.
You may use a flexible curve rule.

By using a scale of 2 cm to 1 unit on the x-axis and 2 cm to 5 units

on the y-axis, draw the graph of y  2 x 2  3 x  1 for  4  x  3.5 .
[4 marks]
(c) From your graph, find

(i) the value of y when x = – 3.6 ,

(ii) the value of x when y = 24 . [2 marks]

(d) Draw a suitable straight line on your graph to find the values of x
which satisfiy the equation 2 x 2  x  7  0 for  4  x  3.5 .
State these values of x .
[4 marks]

Answer:

(a)

x –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 2.6 3.5
y 19 1 –2 –1 13 20.3 34

(b) Refer graph

(c) (i) y = …………………………………….

(ii) x = …………………………………….

(d) x = …………………………. , …………………………….

5 Jun 2008 Q 12

(a) Complete Table 12 in the answer space for the quation y  x 3  4 x  3

by writing down the values of y when x = –1 and x = 2 . [2 marks]

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[2 marks]
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 (b) For this part of the question, use the graph paper provided on page 25
You may use a flexible curve rule.

By using a scale of 2 cm to 1 unit on the x-axis and 2 cm to 10 units

on the y-axis, draw the graph of y  x 3  4 x  3 for  3.5  x  4 .

(c) From your graph in 12(b), find

(i) the value of y when x = – 0.7 ,

(ii) the value of x when y = 25 ,

(d) Draw a suitable straight line on the graph in 12(b) to find the values of x
which satisfiy the equation x 3  16 x  17  0 for  3 .5  x  4 .
State these values of x .

Answer:

(a)
x –3.5 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4
y –25.9 –12 3 3 0 18 51

(b) Refer graph

(c) (i) y = …………………………………….

(ii) x = …………………………………….

(d) x = …………………………. , …………………………….

6 Nov 2008 Q 12

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(a) Complete Table 12 in the answer space for the quation y 
x

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 by writing down the values of y when x = 6 and x = 10 .
[2 marks]
(b) For this part of the question, use the graph paper provided on page 23.
You may use a flexible curve rule.

Using a scale of 1 cm to 1 unit on the x-axis and 1 cm to 1 unit

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on the y-axis, draw the graph of y  for 2  x  14 .
x
[4 marks]
(c) From your graph in 12(b), find

(i) the value of y when x = 2.8 ,

(ii) the value of x when y = 5 , [2 marks]

(d) Draw a suitable straight line on the graph in 12(b) to find the values of x
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which satisfiy the equation  x  14  0 for 2  x  14 .
x
State these values of x .
[4 marks]
Answer:

(a)
x 2 2.4 3 4 6 8 10 12 14
y 18 15 12 9 4.5 3 2.6

(b) Refer graph

(c) (i) y = …………………………………….

(ii) x = …………………………………….

(d) x = …………………………. , …………………………….

ANSWERS

1 SPM 2003(N)

(a) 4 , – 2

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 (b) Graph

(c) (i) y = – 2.2 (ii) x = – 1.2

(d) y   2x  3 , x = – 2.3 , 0.85

2 SPM 2004(J)

a) k = – 2 , m = 8

(b) Graph

(c) (i) y = 6.8 (ii) x = – 2.9

(d) y  2 x  12 , x = – 2.25 , – 0.32 , 2.6

3 SPM 2006(J)

(a) y = 11 , y = –5

(b) Graph

(c) (i) y = 8 (ii) x = – 3.4

(d) y  5x  5 , x = 0.64 , x = 3.24 ,

4 SPM 2007(J)

(a) y = 8 , y = 4

(b) Graph

(c) (i) y = 14 (ii) x = 2.85

(d) y  2x  6 , x = – 2.14 , x = 1.64 ,

5 SPM 2008(J)

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 (a) y = 7 , y = –2

(b) Graph

(c) (i) y = 2.5 (ii) x = – 1.65

(d) y   8x , x = – 0.8 , x = – 2.4 ,

6 SPM 2008(N)

(a) y = 6 , y = 3

(b) Graph

(c) (i) y = 5.5 (ii) x = 3.75

(d) y  12 x  20 , x = – 3.3

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