A12 recognise, sketch and interpret graphs of linear functions, quadratic functions,... Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Maths, Unit 2

The 20 questions

1. The graph of y = 1/x has asymptotes at

   • x = 0 and y = 0
   • x = 0 only
   • x = 1 and y = 1
   • y = 1 only

2. For angles in degrees, the graph of y = sin x oscillates between

   • -90 and 90
   • 0 and 1
   • -1 and 1
   • -360 and 360

3. On the graph of y = cos x, the value at x = 0° is

   • -1
   • 0
   • 90
   • 1

4. The exponential graph y = 2^x always passes through

   • (0, 1)
   • (1, 0)
   • (0, 2)
   • (2, 0)

5. The graph of y = x^3 passes through

   • (0, 3)
   • (1, 1) only
   • the origin
   • (3, 0) only

6. The graph of y = tan x has vertical asymptotes at

   • x = 180° only
   • x = 0° and x = 180°
   • x = 90° and x = 270°
   • x = 45° and x = 135°

7. Which of these is the graph of a straight line?

   • y = 4x - 7
   • y = 2^x
   • y = x^2 + 4
   • y = 1/x

8. The period of y = sin x, with x in degrees, is

   • 270°
   • 360°
   • 180°
   • 90°

9. What is the value of sin 30°?

   • 1
   • 0.866
   • 0.707
   • 0.5

10. What is the value of cos 180°?

    • 1
    • -0.5
    • -1
    • 0

11. For y = 2^x, the value when x = 3 is

    • 9
    • 6
    • 5
    • 8

12. As x becomes very large and positive, what does the graph of y = 1/x do?

    • increases infinitely
    • equals one
    • approaches zero
    • becomes negative

13. Which point lies on the graph of y = x^2 - 3?

    • (2, 1)
    • (-2, -7)
    • (1, 3)
    • (3, 3)

14. For y = -x^3 with positive x, the graph lies

    • on the y-axis
    • below the x-axis
    • above the x-axis
    • on the x-axis

15. What is the value of tan 0°?

    • 1
    • -1
    • undefined
    • 0

16. The graph of y = x^2 - 4 crosses the y-axis at

    • (0, -4)
    • (-4, 0)
    • (2, 0)
    • (0, 4)

17. Using the graph of y = sin x for 0° ≤ x ≤ 360°, which two angles give sin x = 0.5?

    • 30° and 330°
    • 30° and 150°
    • 45° and 135°
    • 60° and 120°

18. How is the graph of y = 3^(x - 1) transformed from y = 3^x?

    • right 1 unit
    • left 1 unit
    • down 1 unit
    • up 1 unit

19. How many points of intersection do y = x^2 and y = 1/x have for x > 0?

    • two
    • three
    • none
    • one

20. The cubic y = x^3 - x crosses the x-axis at

    • three points: x = -1, 0 and 1
    • x = 0 and x = 2
    • one point: x = 0
    • two points: x = -1 and 1

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