MATH SL

TEST
LINES – QUADRATICS
by Christos Nikolaidis

Marks:____/50
Name:____________________________________

Date:________________ Grade: ______

Questions
1. [maximum mark: 6]
Part of the line L: y = mx+c, is shown below.

(a) Find the values of m and c [3 marks]

(b) Write down the root of the linear function f (x) = mx+c [1 mark]
(c) Write down the coordinates of the intersection points
(i) between the line L and the horizontal line y = 2
(ii) between the line L and the vertical line x = – 1 [2 marks]

2. [maximum mark: 8]
Consider the points A(-2,5), B(4,9) and C(3,5)
(a) Find the equation of the line L1 passing through A and B. [3 marks]
(b) Write down the equation of the line L2 passing through A and C. [1 mark]
(c) Find the coordinates of the midpoint M between A and B. [2 marks]
(d) Find the distance between the points A and B. [2 marks]

3. [maximum mark: 6]
Consider the line L1: y = 5x+2. Find the values of a and b if the line y = ax+b
(a) is parallel to L1 and passes through A(1,4) [3 marks]
(b) is perpendicular to L1 and passes through the origin [3 marks]

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4. [maximum mark: 5]
The diagram shows the graph of the function y = ax2 + bx + c. Complete the table below
to show whether each expression is positive, negative or zero.

Expression positive negative zero

a
c
b2 – 4ac
b

[5 marks]

5. [maximum mark: 8]
Consider the equation kx2+4x+2 = 0, k ≠ 0 . Calculate
(a) The discriminant of the function in terms of k [1 mark]
(b) The equation of the axis of symmetry in terms of k [1 mark]
(c) The values of k if the equation has
(i) exactly one solution (ii) no solutions
(iii) two distinct solutions (iv) real solutions [6 marks]

6. [maximum mark: 7]
Consider the quadratic function f (x) = 2(x-1)(x-p). Given that the roots of the function are
x=q and x=5, find
(a) the values of p and q [2 marks]
(b) the coordinates of the vertex of the graph. [2 marks]
(c) the y-intercept of the graph [1 mark]
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(d) an expression of the function in the form f (x) = a(x-h) + k [2 marks]

7. [maximum mark: 10]

Consider the quadratic function f (x) = 3x2 – 6x + 1.
(a) Find the coordinates of the vertex P [2 marks]
(b) Express f (x) in the form f (x) = a(x-h)2 + k [2 marks]
(c) Find the minimum value of the function [1 mark]
p± 6
(d) The roots of the function can be expressed in the form ,
q
where p,q ∈ Ζ . Find the values of p and q [3 marks]
(e) Solve the equation f (x) = 1 [2 marks]

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