Lesson A12
A12 Sketching linear, quadratic, cubic and reciprocal graphs Quiz: AQA Maths, Unit 2
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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Which type of curve is the graph of y = 1/x?
- Hyperbola
- Straight line
- Cubic curve
- Parabola
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What are the asymptotes of y = 1/x?
- x = 1 and y = 1 only
- The lines y = x and y = -x
- The axes x = 0 and y = 0
- x = 0 only, the y-axis
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In which quadrants does the graph y = x^3 lie?
- Third and fourth
- Second and fourth
- First and third
- First and second
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What shape is the quadratic graph y = -x^2?
- Inverted U-shape
- S-shape
- U-shape
- Straight line
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Which pair of points lies on the line y = -x + 3?
- (0, 3) and (3, 0)
- (0, 3) and (3, 3)
- (-3, 0) and (0, 3)
- (0, -3) and (3, 0)
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Where does y = x^2 - 4 cross the y-axis?
- At (-4, 0)
- At (2, 0)
- At (0, 4)
- At (0, -4)
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What is the value of y when x = 2 on the graph of y = 2/x?
- 4
- 2
- 0.5
- 1
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Which are the x-intercepts of y = x(x - 2)(x + 1)?
- x = -1 and 2 only
- x = 0 and 2 only
- x = -1, 0 and 2
- x = 1, 0 and -2
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Which equation gives a straight-line graph?
- y = 4x^3 - 9
- y = 4x^2 - 9
- y = 4/x - 9
- y = 4x - 9
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What is the turning point of y = (x - 3)^2?
- (-3, 0)
- (3, 0)
- (3, 3)
- (0, 3)
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What is the x-axis for the reciprocal graph y = 1/x?
- Asymptote
- Tangent
- Line of symmetry
- Y-intercept
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Where does the graph of y = x^3 + 2 cross the y-axis?
- (0, -2)
- (0, 2)
- (2, 0)
- (0, 8)
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What is the x-coordinate of the turning point of y = x^2 - x - 6?
- x = 1
- x = -0.5
- x = 3
- x = 0.5
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A hire cost is £20 plus £5 per hour. What is the y-intercept of the cost graph?
- £20
- £5
- £25
- £0
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Where does y = 2x - 4 cross the x-axis?
- x = 2
- x = -2
- x = 4
- x = -4
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Area 12 is fixed, and a rectangle has width x and length y = 12/x. What happens to y as x increases?
- y increases without limit
- y decreases towards zero
- y stays the same
- y becomes negative
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For y = -x^3, what is the sign and value of y when x = 2?
- Positive, y = 8
- Positive, y = 6
- Negative, y = -6
- Negative, y = -8
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What is the y-intercept of the exponential graph y = 2^x?
- (0, 1)
- (1, 0)
- (0, 0)
- (0, 2)
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(H) What is the value of sin 90 degrees?
- 1
- 0.5
- 0
- -1
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(H) What is the maximum value of y = sin x for angles from 0 to 360 degrees?
- 2
- 1
- 360
- 0
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