CURVE SKETCHING QUESTIONS

Marks
1.
1
a) Sketch the graphs of 𝑦 = 𝑥 3 , 𝑦 = 4𝑥 3 , 𝑦 = 4 𝑥 3 on the same axis 1

b) Sketch the graph of 𝑦 = − cos 𝑥 + 1 2

2. Sketch:
𝑥 2 +1 2
a) 𝑦 = 𝑥

b) 𝑦 = 𝑥 + sin 𝑥 3

c) 𝑦 = 𝑥 − log 𝑒 𝑥 2

3. Sketch
1 2
a) 𝑦 = log
𝑒𝑥

1 2
b) 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 −2𝑥−3

4. Sketch

a) 𝑦 = 𝑥𝑒 −𝑥 2
b) 𝑦 = |𝑥|(𝑥 − 1)𝑥 2 2

log𝑒 𝑥 2
c) 𝑦 =
𝑥

𝑥(𝑥−1) 3
d) 𝑦 = 𝑥−2

5. a) Sketch the graphs of 𝑦 = sin2 𝑥and 𝑦 = sin3 𝑥 3

b) If 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥(𝑥 2 − 3) sketch [𝑓(𝑥)]2 and [𝑓(𝑥)]3 4

6. a) If 𝑓(𝑥) = 1 − 𝑥 2 , sketch √𝑓(𝑥) 2

𝑥(𝑥−1) 3
b) If 𝑓(𝑥) = , sketch √𝑓 (𝑥)
𝑥−2

7. a) Sketch the graph of 𝑥cos(𝑥) 3

 𝑥4 2
b) Sketch 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 −1

c) Sketch 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 𝑒 −𝑥 3

d) If 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 1 sketch log 𝑒 [𝑓(𝑥)] 1

8. Using Question 5(a), if 𝑓(𝑥) = sin 𝑥, sketch:

a) 𝑦 = 2𝑓(𝑥) 2
2
b) 𝑦 = 2[𝑓(𝑥)] 3

3
c) 𝑦 = 2[𝑓(𝑥)] 2

9. a) Sketch the graph of |𝑦| = 𝑥 2 − |𝑥| 3

Consider the curve above the x axis in the graph in (a) as f(x). Sketch

b) 𝑦 = log 𝑒 𝑓(𝑥) 2

1 2
c) 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥)

d) 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑓(𝑥) 2

10. Sketch the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑥 3

ln𝑥
 5
−
4
9
8

x = -1

−3

The diagram above shows the graph of 𝑓(𝑥).

On separate diagrams, sketch, showing all key features:

i. 𝑦 = |𝑓(𝑥)| 1

ii. 𝑦 2 = 𝑓(|𝑥|) 2

1 2
iii. 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥)

iv. 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑓(𝑥) 2

v. 𝑦 = 𝑓(e𝑥 ), given that 𝑓(1) = −1 2