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Unit 1: Functions and graphs

Linear & quadratic
WAEP 2024 U3S1

Question 1 (8 marks)
(a) Solve the following equations.
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(i) x =36. (1 mark)

(ii) x (3 x−12 ) =0. (1 mark)

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(iii) x + 4 x−21=0. (2 marks)

(b) Calculate the discriminant of the quadratic expression 4 x 2−4 x +1 and hence state
how many roots the equation 4 x 2−4 x +1=0 has. (2 marks)

(c) Determine the coordinates of the turning point of the graph of y=(x−1)(x+ 5) .
(2 marks)

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Question 2 (7 marks)
Let f ( x )=(x−2)(x +2)(x +3).

(a) Expand f (x). (2 marks)

(b) State the roots of f (x). (1 mark)

(c) State the coordinates of the point where the graph of y=f (x ) intersects the line x=0 .
(1 mark)

The straight line y=mx+c , where m and c are constants, intersects the graph of y=f (x )
when x=1 , x=−1 and x=−3 .

(d) Determine f (1) and f (−3). (1 mark)

(e) Determine the value of m and the value of c . (2 marks)

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Question 4 (7 marks)
(c) Functions f , g and h are defined by f ( x )=3+ √ x −5 , g ( x )=2 f (x) and h ( x )=f ( x +7).

State the

(i) domain of f (x). (1 mark)

(ii) range of g(x ). (1 mark)

(iii) domain of h( x). (1 mark)

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WAEP 2023 U1S1

Question 2 (7 marks)
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(a) Determine the discriminant of the quadratic expression 2 x +6 x +3 and use it to
explain how many roots the quadratic has. (2 marks)

(b) Determine the equation of the line of symmetry for the graph of y=5 x 2−10 x +3.
(2 marks)

(c) Solve the following equations.

(i) ( 2 x+5 )( x−11 )=0 . (1 mark)

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(ii) x −2 x−24=0. (2 marks)

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Question 7 (7 marks)
(a) Sketch the graph of y=2 ( x +3 )2−8 on the axes below. (4 marks)

(b) The graph of y=a x2 +bx +c has roots x=−5 and x=10 and passes through the
point (5 , 30). Determine the value of a , the value of b and the value of c . (3 marks)

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WAEP 2022 U1S1

Question 1 (6 marks)
(a) Solve the equation 6−x 2=x . (2 marks)

(b) Sketch the graphs of y=6−x 2 and y=x on the axis below, showing the coordinates
of all axes intercepts of the parabola and any points of intersection of the graphs.
marks)

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Question 2 (6 marks)
Solve each of the following equations.

(c) ( x +5 )2−49=0 . (2 marks)

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WAEP 2021 U1S1

Question 1 (6 marks)
Solve the following equations for x .

(a) ( 2 x+5 )( x−4 )=0. (2 marks)

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(b) x −10 x−11=0. (2 marks)

(c) ( x−8 )2−100=0 . (2 marks)

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Question 2 (7 marks)
The straight line L has equation 6 x +2 y=3.

(a) Write the equation of L in the form y=mx+c to show that its gradient is −3. (1 mark)

Line L1 is perpendicular to L and passes through the point (12 ,−5).

Line L2 is parallel to L and passes through the point (2 , 5) .

(b) Determine the point of intersection of L1 and L2. (6 marks)

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WAEP 2020 U1S1

Question 1 (5 marks)
The point M (−2 , 5) is the midpoint of point A(−6 , 3) and point B.

(b) Determine the equation of the straight line that passes through point C (4 ,−1) and is
perpendicular to the line through points A and M . (3 marks)

Question 3 (5 marks)
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Functions f and g are defined by f ( x )=4 x −4 x+ 5 and g ( x )=2 x −8 x+6 .

(a) Determine the discriminant of f and the discriminant of g. (2 marks)

(b) State, with justification, which function has no zeros and determine all zeros of the
other function. (3 marks)

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Question 7 (8 marks)
Solve the following equations for x .

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(a) x + 20 x −21=0 . (2 marks)

(b) ( x−1 )2−4=2 x −3. (3 marks)

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WAEP 2019 U1S1

Question 2 (5 marks)
Solve the following equations for x .

(a) ( 5 x−3 ) ( x+ 4 )=0. (1 mark)

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(c) 2 x =6 x. (2 marks)

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Question 3 (7 marks)
(a) Determine the coordinates of the

(i) y -intercept of the graph of y=4 ( x−3 )2−26. (1 mark)

(ii) turning point of the graph of y=(x +4)( x−2) .

(2 marks)

(b) The graph of y=a x2 +bx +c is shown below. Determine the value of the coefficients
a , b and c . (4 marks)

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WAEP 2018 U1S1

Question 2 (5 marks)
Solve the following equations.
2
(a) 6 x =3 x . (2 marks)

(b) x ( x +2 ) =24. (3 marks)

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Question 4 (5 marks)
The graph of the line L1 is shown below.

(a) Determine the equation of L1. (2 marks)

Two points are located at A(−10 ,5) and B(6 , 29).

(b) Line L2 is perpendicular to L1 and passes through the mid-point of A and B.

Determine the equation of L2. (3 marks)

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WAEP 2017 U1S1

Question 2 (9 marks)

(b) A relationship between x and y is given by x=2 y−3 .

(i) Determine y when x=25 . (1 mark)

(ii) State, with justification, whether x is a function of y . (2 marks)

(c) A straight line passes through points C (2 ,−5) and D(−2 , 2). Determine the equation
of the straight line that is perpendicular to this line and passes through C , expressing
your answer in the form ax +by + c=0, where a , b and c are integers. (4 marks)

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Question 3 (7 marks)
Solve each of the following equations for the variable x .

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(c) ¿ 3+ x . (3 marks)
x

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Question 6 (8 marks)
(a) For the graph with equation y=(x +1)(x −3) , determine the coordinates of

(i) all axes intercepts. (2 marks)

(ii) the turning point. (2 marks)

(b) The graphs of three quadratic functions with discriminants of 0, 1 and -2 are shown
below.

(i) Underneath each function in this table, write the value of it's discriminant.
(2 marks)
Function f (x) g(x ) h( x)
Discriminant

(ii) Clearly explain your choices in part (i). (2 marks)

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WAEP 2016 U1S1

Question 1 (8 marks)
Solve the following equations for x.

(a) . (2 marks)

(b) . (3 marks)

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Question 3 (7 marks)
Consider the points A(6, -10) and B(-2, -4).

(b) Determine the equation of the line through A that is perpendicular to AB. (3 marks)

(c) Explain whether the line through A and B will intersect the line with equation
. (2 marks)

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Question 4 (7 marks)

(a) Part of the graph of is shown below.

Determine the values of the coefficients a and b. (3 marks)

(b) A quadratic has equation . Determine

(i) the coordinates of its turning point. (2 marks)

(ii) the exact values of the zeros of the quadratic. (2 marks)

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