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P1 - Graphs and Transformations

 
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Questions

Q1.
 

Figure 1 shows a sketch of the curve C with equation y = f(x)

The curve C passes through the origin and through (6, 0)

The curve C has a minimum at the point (3, −1)

On separate diagrams, sketch the curve with equation

(a)  y = f(2x)
(3)
(b)  y = f(x + p), where p is a constant and 0 < p < 3
(4)
On each diagram show the coordinates of any points where the curve intersects the x-axis and of any
minimum or maximum points.
 
(Total for question = 7 marks)
 
Q2.
 
The curve C1 has equation y = f(x), where

f(x) = (4x – 3)(x – 5)2

(a)  Sketch C1 showing the coordinates of any point where the curve touches or crosses the coordinate
axes.
(3)
(b)  Hence or otherwise

(i)  find the values of x for which

(ii)  find the value of the constant p such that the curve with equation y = f(x) + p passes through the
origin.
(2)
A second curve C2 has equation y = g(x), where g(x) = f(x + 1)

(c)  (i)  Find, in simplest form, g(x). You may leave your answer in a factorised form.
(ii)  Hence, or otherwise, find the y intercept of curve C2
(3)
 
(Total for question = 8 marks)
 
Q3.
 

The curve C has equation , where k is a positive constant.

(a)  Sketch a graph of C, stating the equation of the horizontal asymptote and the coordinates of the point
of intersection with the x-axis.
(3)
The line with equation y = 10 – 2x is a tangent to C.

(b)  Find the possible values for k.

(5)
 
(Total for question = 8 marks)
 
Q4.
 
A curve has equation  y = f(x), where

f(x) = (x − 4)(2x + 1)2

The curve touches the x-axis at the point P and crosses the x-axis at the point Q.

(a)  State the coordinates of the point P.

(1)
(b)  Find f′(x).
(4)

(c)  Hence show that the equation of the tangent to the curve at the point where can be expressed in
the form y = k, where k is a constant to be found.
(3)
The curve with equation  y = f(x + a),  where a is a constant, passes through the origin O.

(d)  State the possible values of a.

(2)
 
(Total for question = 10 marks)
 
Q5.
 

Figure 3

Figure 3 shows a plot of the curve with equation y = sin θ,     0 ≤ θ ≤ 360°

(a)  State the coordinates of the minimum point on the curve with equation

y = 4 sin θ,     0 ≤ θ ≤ 360°

(2)
A copy of Figure 3, called Diagram 1, is shown here.

Diagram 1
(b)  On Diagram 1, sketch and label the curves
(i)  y = 1 + sin θ,     0 ≤ θ ≤ 360°
(ii)  y = tan θ,     0 ≤ θ ≤ 360°
(2)
(c)  Hence find the number of solutions of the equation
(i)  tan θ = 1 + sin θ that lie in the region 0 ≤ θ ≤ 2160°
(i)  tan θ = 1 + sin θ that lie in the region 0 ≤ θ ≤ 1980°
(3)
 
(Total for question = 7 marks)
 
Q6.
 

Figure 5

Figure 5 shows a sketch of part of the curve C with equation , where x is measured in
radians. The point M shown in Figure 5 is a minimum point on C.

(a)  State the period of C.

(1)
(b)  State the coordinates of M.
(1)

The smallest positive solution of the equation , where k is a constant, is α.

Find, in terms of α,
(c)  (i)  the negative solution of the equation that is closest to zero,

(ii)  the smallest positive solution of the equation .

(2)
 
(Total for question = 4 marks)
 

Q7.
 

Figure 6

Figure 6 shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation y = f(x), where

f(x) = (2x + 5)(x – 3)2

(a)  Deduce the values of x for which f(x) ≤ 0

(2)
The curve crosses the y-axis at the point P, as shown.

(b)  Expand f(x) to the form

ax3 + bx2 + cx + d
where a, b, c and d are integers to be found.
(3)
(c)  Hence, or otherwise, find
(i)  the coordinates of P,
 (ii)  the gradient of the curve at P.
(2)
The curve with equation y = f(x) is translated two units in the positive x direction to a curve with equation y
= g(x).

(d)  (i)  Find g(x), giving your answer in a simplified factorised form.

(ii)  Hence state the y intercept of the curve with equation y = g(x).
(3)
 
(Total for question = 10 marks)
 

Q8.
 

(a)  Express f(θ) in the form R cos (θ + α), where R and α are constants, R > 0 and . Give the
exact value of R and give the value of α, in radians, to 3 decimal places.
(3)
The curve with equation y = cos θ is transformed onto the curve with equation y = f(θ) by a sequence of two
transformations.

Given that the first transformation is a stretch and the second a translation,

(b)  (i)  describe fully the transformation that is a stretch,

(ii)  describe fully the transformation that is a translation.
(2)
Given

(c)  find the range of g.

(2)
 
(Total for question = 7 marks)
 
Q9.
 

Figure 3 shows part of the curve C1 with equation y = 3sinx, where x is measured in degrees.

The point P and the point Q lie on C1 and are shown in Figure 3.

(a)  State
(i)  the coordinates of P,
(ii)  the coordinates of Q.
(3)
A different curve C2 has equation y = 3 sinx + k, where k is a constant.

The curve C2 has a maximum y value of 10

The point R is the minimum point on C2 with the smallest positive x coordinate.

(b)  State the coordinates of R.

(2)
 
(Total for question = 5 marks)
 

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