QUADRATIC GRAPHS & EQUATIONS

SCALE: x-axis 2cm to 1 unit, y-axis 1cm to 1 unit.

1) a) Copy and complete the table of values for the function y = x2 5x.+ 2

x 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5
y 16 2

b) Plot the graph of y = x2 5x + 2 for values of x between 2 and 5 using the scales given above.
c) Use your graph to find the solutions of the equation x2 5x + 2 = 0.

2) a) Copy and complete the table of values for the function y = 6 2x2.

x 3 2 1 0 1 2 3
y 12 12

b) Plot the graph of y = 6 2x2 for values of x between -3 and 3.

c) Use your graph to find approximate solutions of the equation 6 2x2 = 0.

3) Draw the graph of y = x2 + 2x, for x between 3 and +3.

Use your graph to find the solutions of the equation x2 + 2x = 0.

4) Draw the graph of y = x2 + 2x 7, for x between 4 and +3.

Use your graph to find approximate solutions of the equation x2 + 2x 7 = 0.

5) Draw the graph of y = 2 + x x2, for x between 3 and +3.

Use your graph to find approximate solutions of the following equations:

i) 2 + x x2 = 0.

ii) 2 + x x2 = 1.

6) Draw the graph of y = 7 3x 2x2, for x between 3 and +3.

Use your graph to find approximate solutions of the following equations:

i) 7 3x 2x2 = 0.

ii) 7 3x 2x2 = 5.

iii) 7 3x 2x2 = 2.
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ANSWERS.
1)
x 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5
y 16 8 2 2 4 4 2 2

c) x 0.5 or 4.5.

2)
x 3 2 1 0 1 2 3
y 12 2 4 6 4 2 12

c) x 1.7 or 1.7.

3)
x 3 2 1 0 1 2 3
y 3 0 1 0 3 8 15

x 2 or 0.

4)
x 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3
y 1 4 7 8 7 4 1 8

x 3.8 or 1.8.

5)
x 3 2 1 0 1 2 3
y 10 4 0 2 2 0 4

i) x 1 or 2.
ii) x 0.6 or 1.6.

6)
x 3 2 1 0 1 2 3
y 2 5 8 7 2 7 20

i) x 2.8 or 1.3.
ii) x 2 or 0.5.
iii) x 2.5 or 1.

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