Functions and Graphs I Past Papers (Set 1)

May 2002
The functions, f and g, are ______________________________ ______________________________
defined by ______________________________ ______________________________
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g(x) = 2x - 1.
(a) Calculate g(- 3). ( 1 mark) ______________________________ ______________________________
(b) Find, in its simplest form, ______________________________ ______________________________
(i) f-1(x)
(ii) g-1(x)) ______________________________ ______________________________
(iii) fg (x) ______________________________ ______________________________
(iv) (fg) -1 (x). ( 7marks)
(c) Show that (fg) -1 (x) = g-1 f-1 (x). ______________________________ ______________________________
( 3marks)
May 2003
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Use the graph to determine
(a) the value f(x) when x = 2 ______________________________
(b) the value f(x) when x = –1.5
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(c) the values of x for which f(x) = 0
(d) the minimum value f(x) ______________________________
(e) the value of x at which f(x) is a minimum.
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(f) the solution of x2 –3x – 3 = 5 – 6
(g) the interval on the domain for which/ (x) is less than- 3. ______________________________

May 2009
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Given that f (x) = 2x +5 and ______________________________ ______________________________
g(x) = x2-31, Calculate
i) f(-2) ______________________________ ______________________________
ii) gf(1) ______________________________ ______________________________
ii) f-1(-3)
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May 2004
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The functions/and g are s uc h ______________________________ ______________________________
that
2x + 5
f{x) = x−4 ______________________________ ______________________________
and g(x) = 2x – 3 ______________________________ ______________________________
Calculate the value of
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(i) g(4)
(ii) fg(2) ______________________________ ______________________________
(iii) g-1(7)
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A straight line is drawn through ______________________________ ______________________________
the points A (1, 1) and B (5, -2).
(i) Calculate the gradient of the ______________________________ ______________________________
line AB. ______________________________ ______________________________
May 2005
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f{x) = 2 𝑥 + 5 ______________________________ ______________________________
and g(x) = x2
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Calculate the value of
(i) g(3)+g(+3) ______________________________ ______________________________
(ii) f-1(6)
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(iii) fg(2)
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May 2007
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Determine the equation of the ______________________________ ______________________________
line which is parallel to the line
y = 2x + 3 and passes through the ______________________________ ______________________________
coordinate (4,7). ______________________________ ______________________________
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May 2007 (Basic)
The line PQ passes through the ______________________________ ______________________________
point (2, 7) and is parallel to the ______________________________ ______________________________
line y = 2x- 1.
(i) State the gradient of PQ. ______________________________ ______________________________
(ii) Determine the equation of the ______________________________ ______________________________
line PQ. ( 4 marks)
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Jan 2007
P is the point (2, 4) and Q is the ______________________________ ______________________________
point (6, 10). ______________________________ ______________________________
Calculate
(i) the gradient of PQ ( 2marks) ______________________________ ______________________________
(ii) the midpoint of PQ. ( 2marks) ______________________________ ______________________________
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Jan 2008

a) Given y= x2 -4 copy and complete the table below.

x -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
y 5 -3 -4 0

b) Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 1 unit on both axes, draw the graph of the function y = x2 - 4x for
-1 ≤ x ≤ 5.
(i) On the same axes used in (b) above, draw the line y = 2. (1 mark)
(ii) State the x-coordinates of the two points at which the curve meets the line. ( 2 marks)
May 2008
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The diagram below shows the graph of a straight line passing ______________________________
through the points A and B.
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(a) The equation of the line above is y = mx +c. ______________________________
(i) State the value of c. (1 mark )
(ii) Determine the value of m. (2marks) ______________________________
(iii) Determine the coordinates of the mid-point of the line segment ______________________________
AB.
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(b) The point (-2, k) lies on the line. Determine the value of k. ( 3 ______________________________
marks)
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May 2008
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a) Given y= 3- x copy and
2
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complete the table below.
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x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 ______________________________ ______________________________
y -6 2 -1
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b) Using a scale of 2 cm to ______________________________ ______________________________
represent 1 unit on both axes,
draw the graph of the function y = ______________________________ ______________________________
3- x2 for -3 ≤ x ≤ 2. ______________________________ ______________________________
c) On the same graph, show the
line, l, which passes through the ______________________________ ______________________________
points A (-1, -2) and (2, 4). ______________________________ ______________________________
(i) Determine the gradient of the
line, l. ( 2 marks) ______________________________ ______________________________
(ii) Write down the equation of ______________________________ ______________________________
the line, l. ( 1 mark)
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Jan 2007
f and g are functions defined as ______________________________ ______________________________
follows: ______________________________ ______________________________
f(x)=7x+4
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g(x)=
𝟐𝐱
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Calculate ______________________________ ______________________________
(i) g (3)
(ii) f(-2) ______________________________ ______________________________
(iii) f-1(11) ______________________________ ______________________________

Jan 2010

a) State the coordinates of P and Q. ( 2 marks)

b) Determine
(i) the gradient of the line segment PQ ( 2 marks)
(ii) the equation of the line segment PQ. ( 2 marks)
(c) The point (-8, t) lies on the line segment PQ. Determine the value
of t. ( 2 marks)
May 2006
The diagram below shows the graph of the function(x) = x2 - 2x- 3 for ______________________________
a≤ x≤ b. The tangent to the graph at (2, -3) is also drawn. ______________________________
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Use the graph to determine the
(a) values of a and b which define the domain of the graph ( 2 marks) ______________________________
(b) values of x for which x2 - 2x - 3 = 0 (2 marks)
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(c) coordinates of the minimum point on the graph (2 marks)
(d) whole number values of x for which x2 - 2x- 3 < 1 ( 2 marks) ______________________________

(e) gradient of f(x) = x 2 - 2x- 3 at x = 2. (3 marks) ______________________________