1. Consider f(x) = 2kx2 – 4kx + 1, for k ≠ 0. The equation f(x) = 0 has two equal roots.

(a) Find the value of k.

(5)

(b) The line y = p intersects the graph of f. Find all possible values of p.
(2)
(Total 7 marks)

2. Let f(x) = 8x – 2x2. Part of the graph of f is shown below.

(a) Find the x-intercepts of the graph.

(4)

(b) (i) Write down the equation of the axis of symmetry.

(ii) Find the y-coordinate of the vertex.

(3)
(Total 7 marks)

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3. Let f(x) = p(x – q)(x – r). Part of the graph of f is shown below.

The graph passes through the points (–2, 0), (0, –4) and (4, 0).

(a) Write down the value of q and of r.

(2)

(b) Write down the equation of the axis of symmetry.

(1)

(c) Find the value of p.

(3)
(Total 6 marks)

4. The quadratic equation kx2 + (k – 3)x + 1 = 0 has two equal real roots.

(a) Find the possible values of k.

(5)

(b) Write down the values of k for which x2 + (k – 3)x + k = 0 has two equal real roots.
(2)
(Total 7 marks)

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5. The following diagram shows part of the graph of f, where f (x) = x2 − x − 2.

(a) Find both x-intercepts.

(4)

(b) Find the x-coordinate of the vertex.

(2)
(Total 6 marks)

6. 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)

7. 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)

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 (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)

8. 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)

9. 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)

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10. (a) Express y = 2x2 – 12x + 23 in the form y = 2(x – c)2 + d.

The graph of y = x2 is transformed into the graph of y = 2x2 – 12x + 23 by the transformations

a vertical stretch with scale factor k followed by

a horizontal translation of p units followed by
a vertical translation of q units.

(b) Write down the value of

(i) k;

(ii) p;

(iii) q.
(Total 6 marks)

11. Part of the graph of the function y = d (x −m)2 + p is given in the diagram below.
The x-intercepts are (1, 0) and (5, 0). The vertex is V(m, 2).

(a) Write down the value of

(i) m;

(ii) p.

(b) Find d.
(Total 6 marks)

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12. Part of the graph of f (x) = (x – p) (x – q) is shown below.

The vertex is at C. The graph crosses the y-axis at B.

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

(b) Find the coordinates of C.

(c) Write down the y-coordinate of B.

Working:

Answers:

(a) .....................................................
(b) .....................................................
(c) .....................................................
(Total 6 marks)

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