Name:____________________________________________ Date: _______________

Subject: DP – MATH AA SL 11

Problem Set: Past Paper Questions on Linear and Quadratic Functions

PAPER 1 WITHOUT GDC

1. Let f(x) = 7 – 2x and g(x) = x + 3.
(a) Find (g ° f)(x).
(2)
(b) Write down g–1(x).
(1)
(c) Find (f ° g–1)(5).
(2)
(Total 5 marks)

2. Let f(x) = 3x2. The graph of f is translated 1 unit to the right and 2 units down.
The graph of g is the image of the graph of f after this translation.
(a) Write down the coordinates of the vertex of the graph of g.
(2)
(b) Express g in the form g(x) = 3(x – p)2 + q.
(2)
The graph of h is the reflection of the graph of g in the x-axis.
(c) Write down the coordinates of the vertex of the graph of h.
(2)
(Total 6 marks)

3. Let f(x) = 3x, g(x) = 2x – 5 and h(x) = (f ° g)(x).

(a) Find h(x).
(2)
(b) Find h–1(x).
(3)
(Total 5 marks)

4. 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)
5. Consider the graph of f shown below.

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

(2)
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)
6. The graph of the function y = f (x), 0 ≤ x ≤ 4, is shown below.

(a) Write down the value of

(i) f (1);
(ii) x if f(x) = 0.
(b) On the diagram below, draw the graph of y = 3 f (−x).

(Total 6 marks)

7. Let f (x) = 2x + 1 and g (x) = 3x2 – 4.

Find
(a) f –1(x);
(b) (g o f ) (–2);
(c) ( f o g) (x).
(Total 6 marks)

8.
(a) if g(a) = 4a – 5, find g(a – 2)
1+𝑥
(b) if ℎ(𝑥) = 1−𝑥, find h(1 – x)

9.
(a) Evaluate f(x – 3) when f(x) = 2x2 – 3x + 1.
(b) For f(x) = 2x + 7 and g(x) = 1 – x2, find the composite function defined by (f o g)(x).

10. Find the inverse functions for

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(a) f(x) = 3x + 5 (b) 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 + 2
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(a) Factorize 3x2 – 8x - 3.
(b) Solve the equation 3x2 – 8x - 3 = 0.
(Total 4 marks)

12. The equation kx2 + 3x + 1 = 0 has exactly one solution. Find the value of k.
(Total 6 marks)

13. Consider two different quadratic functions of the form f (x) = 4x2 – qx + 25. The graph of each function has its
vertex on the x-axis.
(a) Find both values of q.
(b) For the greater value of q, solve f (x) = 0.
(c) Find the coordinates of the point of intersection of the two graphs.
(Total 6 marks)

14. Let f(x) = 3x2. The graph of f is translated 1 unit to the right and 2 units down.
The graph of g is the image of the graph of f after this translation.
(a) Write down the coordinates of the vertex of the graph of g. (2)
(b) Express g in the form g(x) = 3(x – p)2 + q. (2)
The graph of h is the reflection of the graph of g in the x-axis.
(c) Write down the coordinates of the vertex of the graph of h. (2)
(Total 6 marks)

15. Let f(x) = 2x2 + 4x – 6.

(a) Express f(x) in the form f(x) = 2(x – h)2 + k. (3)
(b) Write down the equation of the axis of symmetry of the graph of f. (1)
(c) Express f(x) in the form f(x) = 2(x – p)(x – q). (2)
(Total 6 marks)

16. Let f (x) = a (x − 4)2 + 8.

(a) Write down the coordinates of the vertex of the curve of f.
(b) Given that f (7) = −10, find the value of a.
(c) Hence find the y-intercept of the curve of f.

(Total 6 marks)
17. The diagram shows part of the graph of the curve y = a (x – h)2 + k, where a, h, k Î .
y

20

15

10 P(5, 9)

0 x
1 2 3 4 5 6 .
(a) The vertex is at the point (3, 1). Write down the value of h and of k.
(2)
(b) The point P (5, 9) is on the graph. Show that a = 2.
(3)
(c) Hence show that the equation of the curve can be written as
y = 2x2 – 12x + 19.
(1)
 (Total 6 marks)
18. The diagram represents the graph of the function
f : x  (x – p)(x – q).
y

– 12 2 x

(a) Write down the values of p and q.

(b) The function has a minimum value at the point C. Find the x-coordinate of C.
(Total 4 marks)

19. Let f (x) = 2x2 – 12x + 5.

(a) Express f(x) in the form f(x) = 2(x – h)2 – k.
(3)
(b) Write down the vertex of the graph of f.
(2)
(c) Write down the equation of the axis of symmetry of the graph of f.
(1)
(d) Find the y-intercept of the graph of f.
(2)
p q
(e) The x-intercepts of f can be written as , where p, q, r  .
r
Find the value of p, of q, and of r.
(7)
(Total 15 marks)
PAPER 2 WITH GDC

20. The height, h metres above the water of a stone thrown off a bridge is modeled by the function
h(t) = 15t + 20 – 4.9t2,
where t is the time in seconds after the stone is thrown.
(a) What is the initial height from which the stone is thrown?
(b) What is the maximum height reached by the stone?
(c) For what length of time is the height of the stone greater than 20 m?
(d) How long does it take for the stone to hit the water below the bridge?

21. Thomas drives his car 120 km to work. If he could increase his average speed by 20 km/h, he would make it
work 30 minutes faster. What is his average driving speed?
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