MAA SL

Paper 1: /30
Quiz on Lines and Quadratics
by Christos Nikolaidis Paper 2: /30
Date: 5 October 2021 Total: /60

Paper 1: without GDC

Name of student: __________________________________________________

1. [Maximum mark: 5]
The line L has equation y  2 x  4

(a) Write down the gradient of L . [1]

(b) The equation y  mx  17 is perpendicular to L . Write down the value of m . [1]

(c) Draw the graph of L on the diagram below. Indicate the x -intercept and the
y -intercept on your graph. [3]

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2. [Maximum mark: 6]
The line L1 passes through the points A(4,–3) and B(7,9).

(a) Find the equation of the line L1 in the form y  mx  c [3]

(b) The line L2 is perpendicular to the line L1 and passes through A. Find the

equation of the line L2 in the form ax  by  d  0 where a, b, d are positive

integers. [3]

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3. [Maximum mark: 6]
The diagram shows the graph of a quadratic function which has the following
equivalent expressions

f ( x)  ax 2  bx  c

f ( x )  a ( x  h) 2  k
f ( x)  a ( x  p )( x  q ) with p  q

Tick the appropriate boxes below to show whether each expression is positive,
negative or zero.

Expression positive negative zero

a
c

  b 2  4ac
p
q

h
k
b

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4. [Maximum mark: 7]
Let f ( x )  x 2  5 x  14 .

(a) Solve the equation f ( x )  0 . [3]

(b) Factorize f (x ) . [1]

(c) Write down the equation of the axis of symmetry. [1]
(d) Solve the inequality x 2  5 x  14 . [2]

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5. [Maximum mark: 6]
The graph of the quadratic function f ( x )  a ( x  h) 2  k is shown below.

(a) Write down the value of h and the value of k . [2]

(b) Find the value of a . [2]

(c) Express the function in the form f ( x )  ax 2  bx  c . [2]

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 MAA SL
Quiz on Lines and Quadratics
by Christos Nikolaidis
Date: 5 October 2021

Paper 2: with GDC

Name of student: __________________________________________________

1. [Maximum mark: 5]
The lines
L1 : 5 x  y  10 and L2 : y  2  3 x
intersect at point P.
(a) Write down
(i) the gradient of L1 ; (ii) the gradient of L2 . [2]

(b) Find the coordinates of P. [3]

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2. [Maximum mark: 7]
Let f ( x )  2 x 2  4 x  160 .
(a) Factorize f (x ) . [2]

(b) Express the quadratic in the form f ( x )  a ( x  h) 2  k . [3]

(c) The line y  p does not intersect the parabola f (x ) .
Find the possible values of p . [2]

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3. [Maximum mark: 7]
Consider the points A(3,8), B(7,5) and C(3,5)
(a) Find the gradient of the line L1 passing through the points A and B. [2]
(b) Write down
(i) the equation of the line L2 passing through the points B and C.

(ii) the equation of the line L3 passing through the points A and C. [2]

(c) Find the area of the triangle ABC. [3]

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4. [Maximum mark: 5]
The quadratic equation 3 x 2  kx  k  0 has no real roots. Find the possible values
of k .

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5. [Maximum mark: 6]
Let A(1,1) and B(7,5) be two points in the Cartesian plane.
(a) Find the length of line segment [AB] [2]
(b) Find the equation of perpendicular bisector of the line segment [AB]. Express
your answer in the form y  y1  m( x  x1 ) . [4]

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