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H2 Mathematics 9740
Year 5 2012

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Tutorial 1 : Graphing Techniques

Worked Solutions to Section D (Self-Practice Questions)
19(i)

19(ii)

15
A2 , 1
8

y
1
A1 , 0
4

y = f (2 x + 4)

y = f ( x) 1

3
2

11

B2 , 1
8

B1 , 2
4

20(i)

20(ii)

y
y = f ( x + 1)

A1 ( 1, 3)

B1 (0, 0)
3

y=3

y = f ( 2x )

A2 (0,3)

1
,0
2

(4, 0)

1
B2 , 0
2

D2 (4, 0)

D1 (7, 0)

( 2, 3)

C2 (2, 3)

C1 (3, 3)

21(i)

21(ii)

y
A2 (4,3)

y = 2f (2 x)

y=0
O

C1 (0, 2)

y = f ( x)

B1 (4, 2)
C2 (0,1)

B2 (8,1)
y=0

A1 (2, 6)

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21(iii)

y
A3 (4,3)

(4,3)

y=f

(8,1)

C3 (0,1)

(x)

B3 (8,1)

y=0

22(i) y = 5 x
y = 5 x+2
Translate the graph of y = 5 x by 2 units in the negative x -direction to obtain the graph of

y = 5x+2 .
Now y = 5 x + 2 = 525 x = 25(5 x ) i.e.

y
= 5x
25

y
= 5x
25
Scale the graph of y = 5 x by a factor of 25 parallel to the y -axis to obtain the graph of
y = 5 x

y = 5x+ 2 .
(ii) y = 5 x + 2

reflect about y axis

translate 4 units in negative y direction

y = 5 x + 2
y + 4 = 5 x + 2

The equation of the final graph is y = 5 x + 2 4 .

23(i)
Before C , we have y = g(2 x) .

After A , we have y = f ( x + 1) .

Before B , we have y = g( 2 x ) .

After B , we have y = f ( x + 1) .

Before A , we have

y = g[ 2( x 1)] = g(2 x + 2) = f ( x)
i.e. a = 2, b = 2

x
+ 1 = g( x) .
2

After C , we have y = f

g(2 x) = f ( x + 1)
g[2( x 1)] = f ( x)
i.e. a = 2, b = 2

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(ii)

y = g( x) =

x 2 2 x 3 ( x 3)( x + 1)
5
=
= x4+
x+2
x+2
x+2
y
y = g(x)

y=x4
3

1
1.5

4
4 (0.236,1.53)

(4.24,10.5)
x = 2
24

12 x 2 + 12 x = A(4 x 2 + 4 x + 1) + B
A = 3 and B = 3
Sequence of transformations:
3
3
1) y = 2 y =
x
(x + 1)2
Translation of 1 unit in the negative x-direction

2)

y=

(2 x + 1)2

Scaling parallel to the x-axis by a factor of 1/2

3) y =

(2 x + 1)

(i.e. y =

(2 x + 1)2

Reflection about the x-axis

4) y =

(2 x + 1)

+ 3 (i.e. ( y 3) =

(2 x + 1)2

Translation of 3 units in the positive y-direction

(There are alternative method: x 2x (x + 0.5) etc )

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25(i)
When x = 0, y = 12

When y = 0, 2 x 2 13 x + 12 = 0

x=

(13) (13) 2 4(2)(12) 13 73

=
2(2)
4

y -intercept is at (0, 12)

x -intercepts are at
13 + 73
13 73
, 0 and
, 0

4
4

(ii)

f ( x) =

2 x 2 13x + 12
x 1

2 x( x 1) + 2 x 13 x + 12
x 1
11( x 1) + 11 12
= 2x
x 1
1
= 2 x 11 +
x 1
=

Equations of asymptotes are y = 2 x 11 and x = 1 .

(iii)

13 73
4

13 + 73
4

(1.71, 6.17)
12

(0.293, 11.8)

y = 2 x 11
y=

2 x 2 13 x + 12
x 1

x =1

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26(i) Horizontal asymptote : y = 2;

Vertical asymptote : x = 0; x =
When y = 0, 2 x 2 + 3 x 15 = 0 x = 3.59 or 2.09

2 x 2 + 3 x 15
(ii) y =
x( x + 2)
From GC, coordinates of turning points are ( 29.0, 2.02), ( 1.04, 16.0).
OR
dy ( x 2 + 2 x)(4 x + 3) (2 x 2 + 3 x 15)(2 x + 2)
=
=0
dx
x 2 ( x + 2) 2
x 2 + 30 x + 30 = 0
x = 29.0 or 1.04 (from GC)
y = 2.02 or 16.0 (3 s.f.)

(iii)

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x 4 + 4 x3 2 x 2 3 x + 15 = 0
x 4 + 4 x3 = 2 x 2 + 3 x 15
x 2 ( x 2 + 4 x ) = 2 x 2 + 3 x 15
x2 =

2 x 2 + 3 x 15
x2 + 4 x

Another suitable graph is y = x 2

The two intersections between the two graphs showed that x 4 + 4 x 3 2 x 2 3 x + 15 = 0
has exactly two real roots.

27(i) (0,

(ii) y =

b
)
a

(iii)

y
x = a

y = kx a
b
a

x2 + b
x+a

y=xa
x

b + a2
= ( x a) +
x+a

Equations of the asymptotes:

x = a ; y = x a

x2 + b
x+a
2
x + b = ( x + a )(kx a )

(iv) kx a =

From graph, 0 < k 1

28

(5 x + 10) 2 + (3 y 6) 2 = 152
52 ( x + 2)2 + 32 ( y 2)2 = 152
( x + 2) 2 ( y 2) 2
+
=1
32
52

5
3
(2, 2)
O

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29(i) x 2 4 x + 4 y 2 = 0

(ii)

y 2 4 x2 = 4

y2
x2 = 1
2
2

( x 2)2 22 + 4 y 2 = 0
( x 2)2 + 4 y 2 = 4
( x 2) 2
+ y2 = 1
22

y = 2 x

30(i) 4 x 2 + 9 y 2 = 36

x2 y2
+
=1
32 22

30(ii)

4 x2 y2 = 6
x2
3
2

y2
=1
6

As x , y 2 x
Asymptotes are y = 2 x

2
O

y = 2x

y = 2 x

y = 2x

3
2

3
2

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30(iii) 4 x 2 + 9 y 2 = 36 --- (1)

4 x 2 y 2 = 6 --- (2)
(1) (2) gives 10 y 2 = 30 y 2 = 3
Subst into (2), we have x 2 =

9
3
x = (Q x > 0)
4
2

Equation of the parabola is of the form y 2 = cx

Subst x =

3
3
and y 2 = 3 , we have 3 = c c = 2
2
2

Equation of the parabola is y 2 = 2 x .

31

x2
y2 = 1
2
a
y=

x
a

C2 has equation x 2 a 2 ( y 4)2 = a 2

When x = 4, y = 3,

16 a 2 = a 2
a

a2 = 8

x
y=
a

a = 2 2 ( Q a > 1)

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