COLEGIO BALANDRA CRUZ DEL SUR

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The diagram shows the graph of y = x2 – 2x – 8. The graph crosses the x-axis at the point A, and has a vertex at B.
y

x
A O

(a) Factorise x2 – 2x – 8.

(b) Write down the coordinates of each of these points

(i) A; (ii) B.
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The graph of the function f (x) = x – 2x – 3 is shown in the diagram below.
y
Diagram not to scale

A 0 B x

(a) Factorize the expression x2 – 2x – 3.

(b) Write down the coordinates of the points A and B.

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

(d) Write down the coordinates of the point C, the vertex of the parabola.

 La figura muestra parte de la gráfica de ecuación y = x2 + px + q. La gráfica corta al eje Ox en –2 y –3.

8
y

2
Halle los valores de x
0
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
-2
(a) p;
-4
(b) q.
-6
1
-8
 The graph of the function f : x  30x – 5x2 is given in the diagram below.

f(x)
Diagram
not to scale

O A x

a) Factorize fully 30x – x2.

b) Find the coordinates of the point A.

c) Write down the equation of the axis of symmetry.

 Consider the graphs of the following functions.

(i) y = 7x + x2;

(ii) y = (x – 2)(x + 3);

(iii) y = 3x2 – 2x + 5; y
(iv) y = 5 – 3x – 2x2.
Which of these graphs

(a) has a y-ntercept below the x-xis?

(b) passes through the origin? O x

(c) does not cross the x-xis?

(d) could be represented by the following diagram?

11. The figure below shows part of the graph of a quadratic function y = ax2 + 4x + c.
y
8

(a) Write down the value of c.

6

(b) Find the value of a.

4
(c) Write the quadratic function in its factorised form.
2

–2 –1 1 2 3 4 x