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Test 4.3a – Graphs and Transformations

The document outlines a test on graphs and transformations, focusing on cubic, quartic, and reciprocal graphs, as well as transformations such as translations and stretching. It includes tasks like sketching functions, finding coefficients of polynomial equations, and analyzing points of intersection and asymptotes. The test is structured into multiple questions, each requiring graphical representation and analytical reasoning to solve.

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Test 4.3a – Graphs and Transformations

The document outlines a test on graphs and transformations, focusing on cubic, quartic, and reciprocal graphs, as well as transformations such as translations and stretching. It includes tasks like sketching functions, finding coefficients of polynomial equations, and analyzing points of intersection and asymptotes. The test is structured into multiple questions, each requiring graphical representation and analytical reasoning to solve.

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Graphs and Transformations – Test A (40 mins) Fundamentals P Expert

Challenge
Subtopics: Cubic graphs, quartic graphs, reciprocal graphs, points of intersection, translations, stretching, transformations

1. Sketch the following functions on separate diagrams. Indicate any points where each curve crosses
the axes, and state the equations of any asymptotes:
a) y = x3 − 4 x ( )(
b) y = x2 + 2x x2 + 2x − 3 c) y = x3 − 4 x 2 )
2
d) y= −3 e) y = (3 − x ) ( x2 + 6 x + 9 ) f) y = − ( x 2 − 2 x ) ( x − 5) [18]
x

2. The graph of y = ax3 + bx 2 + cx + d is shown below, where a, b, c, and d are real constants.
y

−1 1 3 x

Find the values of a, b, c, and d. [7]

5 2
3. a) On the same diagram, sketch the curves with equations y = and y = − x ( x − 1) , labelling any
x
points where the curves cross or touch the axes. [3]
4 3 2
b) Using part a), explain why there are no real solutions to the equation x − 2 x + x + 5 = 0 [2]

4. a) On the same diagram, sketch the curves y = ( x + 3)( x − 1)( x − 3) and y = x − 1, labelling any
points where the curves cross the axes. [3]
b) Find the coordinates of the points of intersection. [5]

5. Give the vector that corresponds to the translation that takes y = f ( x ) to y = f ( x − 8) − 3 [2]

6. The point P ( −2, 6 ) lies on the curve y = f ( x ) .


a) State the coordinates that the point P is transformed to on the curve with equation
y = f ( 2x ) [1]
b) State the coordinates that the point P is transformed to on the curve with equation
y = 4 f ( x) + 2 [1]

2
7. Given that f ( x ) =, x ≠ 0,
x2
a) Sketch the graph of y = f ( x ) [1]
b) Sketch the graph of y = f ( x ) − 2. State the equations of any asymptotes and label the
coordinates of the points at which the curve crosses the x-axis. [4]
c) Sketch the graph of y = f ( x + 3) − 2. State the equations of any asymptotes and label the
coordinates of the points at which the curve crosses the axes. [7]

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