All Important curves sketching ( C1 )

Name Shape Shortcut Remark Example

𝒚 = −𝒙 𝒚 For, x = 0, find y 𝑦 = 2𝑥 𝟏. 𝒚 = 𝒙 + 𝟓
𝒚=𝒙 𝑦=𝑥 𝟐. 𝒚 = 𝟓 − 𝟐𝒙
PLOT 1 𝟏
𝑦= 𝑥 𝟑. 𝒚 = 𝒙 + 𝟐
2
Straight Line For, y = 0, find x 𝟐
𝒚 = 𝒂𝒙 + 𝒃 𝟒. 𝟐𝒚 = 𝟒𝒙 + 𝟑

⟹ Factorise and sketch Practice completing square 𝟏. 𝒚 = 𝒙𝟐 + 𝟐

𝒂>0 Otherwise, 𝟐. 𝒚 = 𝟐𝒙𝟐 + 𝟒𝒙 + 𝟐
Quadratic Equation ⟹ Completing square, 𝟑. 𝒚 = 𝒙𝟐 + 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟗
𝒚 = 𝒂𝒙𝟐 + 𝒃𝒙 + 𝒄 𝒂<0 𝒚 = 𝒌(𝒙 − 𝒑)𝟐 + 𝒒 𝟒. 𝒚 = −𝒙𝟐 + 𝟒𝒙 − 𝟗
Use, turning point ( p, q)
3 factors To sketch 𝟏. 𝒚 = 𝒙(𝒙 + 𝟏)(𝟏 − 𝒙)
a>0 𝒚 = 𝒌(𝒙 − 𝒑)(𝒙 − 𝒒)(𝒙 − 𝒓) 𝟐. 𝒚 = 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟐𝒙𝟐 − 𝒙𝟑
Use cutting point ( p, 0) (q, 0) (r, 0)
a<0

Cubic curves 2 factors To sketch 𝟏. 𝒚 = 𝒙𝟐 (𝟐 − 𝒙)

𝒚 = 𝒂𝒙𝟑 + 𝒃𝒙𝟐 + 𝒄𝒙 + 𝒅 𝒚 = 𝒌(𝒙 − 𝒑)𝟐 (𝒙 − 𝒒) 𝟐. 𝒚 = (𝒙 − 𝟏)𝟐 (𝟑 − 𝒙)
Use turning point ( p, 0 ) 𝟑. 𝒚 = 𝒙𝟑 − 𝟗𝒙𝟐
and cutting point ( q ,0 )

1 factor To sketch 𝟏. 𝒚 = (𝒙 − 𝟏)𝟑 + 𝟑

𝑦 = −𝑥 3 𝑦 = 𝑥3 𝒚 = 𝒌(𝒙 − 𝒑)𝟑 + 𝒒
Complete Cubic curve 𝟐. 𝒚 = −𝒙𝟑 − 𝟏
use turning point ( p, q)
𝟑. 𝒚 = (𝟐 − 𝒙)𝟑 − 𝟏

To sketch For 𝒚 =
𝟐𝒙
, divide and rearrange in the 𝟐
𝒌 𝒙+𝟏 𝟏. 𝒚 =
𝒌>0 𝒌<0 𝒙−𝟐
𝒚= +𝒃 form 𝟏
𝒙−𝒂 𝒌 𝟐. 𝒚 = −𝟏
1
related curve 𝒚= +𝒃 𝟏−𝒙
𝑥 Asymptote x = a (line) 𝒙−𝒂
y = b (line) 𝒙+𝟏
𝟑. 𝒚 =
𝒙+𝟐
To sketch −3
1. 𝑦 = (𝑥−1)2
𝒚=
𝒌
𝒚 = −𝒌⁄ 𝟐 𝑘
𝒙𝟐 𝒙 𝑦= +𝑏
1 (𝑥 − 𝑎)2 2. 𝑦 = 3(2 − 𝑥)−2
𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑣𝑒 5
𝑥2 Asymptote x = a (line) 3. 𝑦 = − (𝑥−2)2 − 3
y = b (line)

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