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H2 Mathematics 9740
Year 5 2012
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Assignment 1: Graphing Techniques
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Solutions to Assignment 1 : Graphing Techniques

1 (i)
















1(ii)
1(iii)
















1(iv)
1(v)


















x
y
0
1
(0, 1) A
1
(3, 1) C
1
(2, 0) B
1 x =
f ( 1) y x =
x
0
4
( 0.5, 3) A
4
(1, 3) C
4
(0.5,1) B 1 y =
2f (2 ) 1 y x = +
y
y
x
0
2
( 1, 3) A
2
(2, 3) C
2
(1, 2) B
2 y =
f ( ) 2 y x = +
x
0
3
( 0.5, 2) A
3
(1, 2) C
3
(0.5,1) B
1 y =
f (2 ) 1 y x = +
y
x
y
0
5
( 2, 1) A
5
( 0.5, 1) C
5
( 1, 0) B
1.5 x =
f (2 3) y x = +
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2(i)













2(ii)
2(iii)














2(iv)
3 The coordinates of maximum point on the graph of f (2 ) y x = + is
5
4,
2
| |
|
\
.
The vertical asymptote is 3 x = .

4
2
2 2
2 4 5 3
2
2 1 ( 1)
x x
x x x
+ +
= +
+ + +
. Hence 3 A = , 1 B = and 2 C = .

Sequence of transformations :
Translate the graph of
2
1
y
x
= by 1 unit in the negative x -direction, then scale parallel to the
y -axis by a factor of 3, then translate by 2 units in the positive y -direction.

5(i) f ( ) 1 f ( ) 1 f ( ) 1 f ( ), i.e. 2[1 f ( )]
2 2
y y A B C
y x y x x x y x

= + = + = + = =
So
2 2 2
2 6 2[1 f ( )] 1 f ( ) 3 f ( ) 4 x x x x x x = = = +
Thus, the equation of the curve before the transformations were effected is
2
4 y x = + .

(ii)
2 2 2 2 2
1
4 4 4 4, i.e. 2 9
2 2
y y C B A
y x y x x x y x
+
= + = + = + = + =
The equation of the resulting curve is
2
2 9 y x = .

(iii) Amend A to a translation of 2 units in the positive y -direction.
( 3.24, 3.56) (3.24, 3.56)
(1, 2) ( 1, 2)
2 4 -2 -4
f (| | 1) y x =
( 1.62, 3.56) (1.62, 3.56)
1 2 -1 -2
(0.5, 2)
( 0.5, 2)

f (1 | 2 |) y x =

( 2.24, 3.56)
(2.24, 3.56)
1 3 1 3
f ( ) y x =
2

( 2.24, 3.56) (2.24, 3.56)
1 3
1 3
| f ( ) | y x =
2
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6(a)
2 2( 1) 2 2
2
1 1 1
x x
y
x x x
+
= = = +
















6(b)
2
4 (1 ) 4 4 (1 ) 3 3
1
1 1 1 1 1
x x x x x x
y x x x
x x x x x
+ + + + + +
= = = + = + = + +
+ + + + +




6(c)
2
2 13 12 1
2 11
1 1
x x
y x
x x
+
= = +
























x
y
2 y =
1 x =
O
1
2
1
x
y
x
=

x
y
y = 2x 11
x = 1
( ) 5.39, 0
( ) 1.11, 0

11
(0, 12)
(1.71, 6.17)
(0.293, 11.8)
5.5
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7(a)











7(b)


7(c)


( 1)
1 1 ( 1)
a a
bx
ax a a
b b
y
bx bx b b bx
+
= = = +



Vertical asymptote is
1
2
x = . Hence, when
1
2
x = ,
1
1 0 2
2
b b = =

Horizontal asymptote is
1
2
y = . Hence,
1 1
1
2 2 2
a a
a
b
= = =


8(a)

2 2
2 2
2 2
2 2 2
8 2 13 0
8 2 13
( 4) 16 ( 1) 1 13
( 4) ( 1) 2
x y x y
x x y y
x y
x y
+ + =
+ =
+ =
+ =


Circle with centre (4,1) and radius 2 units








2 2 2
( 4) ( 1) 2 x y + =
x
y
(4, 1)
2
O
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8(b)

2 2
2 2
2 2
2 2
16 9 144 0
16 9 144
1
3 4
x y
x y
x y
+ =
+ =
+ =


Ellipse with centre (0,0),
length of semi-major axis (// to y-axis) = 4 units,
length of semi-minor axis (// to x-axis)= 3 units.


9(i)
When 0 y = ,
2
34
(5 10) 9 25 2
5
x x + = =

When 0 x = ,
2
100 ( 3) 25 3 5 3 y y = =

Hence, points of intersections with the axes are
( ) ( )
0, 3 5 3 , 0, 3 5 3 , +
34 34
2 , 0 , 2 , 0
5 5
| | | |
+
| |
| |
\ \

9(ii)
2 2
(5 10) ( 3) 0
5 13 or 5 7
x y
y x y x
+ =
= + =


Equations of asymptotes are
5 13 and 5 7 y x y x = + =

9(iii)
2 2
(5 10) ( 3) 25 x y + =
2 2
6 25 100 66 0 y y x x =

For y R,
2
2
0
36 4(1)( 25 100 66) 0
4 3 0
( 1)( 3) 0
3 or 1
x x
x x
x x
x x

+ +
+ +

Discriminant


x cannot lie between 3 and 1 .

9(iv)



10(i)
5.5 2.5 2.5 5.5
2.5 4
2 2
m
+
= + = =
(ii) Let
2
3
f ( ) x x
x
= + f ( ) f ( ) 4 f ( ) 4 f ( ) 8
A B C
y x y x y x y x = = = + = +

where : A translation of 4 units in the negative y -direction
: B reflection about the x -axis
: C translation of 4 units in the positive y -direction
Hence, the equation of the new curve is f ( ) 8 y x = + .


3 3


x
4

y
4
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11 C
1
is an ellipse

Sequence of Transformations
Scale parallel to x -axis by a factor of a , then
translate by 2 units in the positive x -direction.


OR
Translate by
2
a
units in the positive x -direction,
then scale parallel to x -axis by a factor of a .

(i)

8 6 4 2 2 4 6 8
8
6
4
2
2
4
6
8
x
y


(ii) At the points of intersection of C
1
and C
2
,
( )
2
2
2 2
2 2 2
2 2
2
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
4
( 2) 1
1
( 1) ( 4)
( 2)
1
( 2) ( 1) ( 1) ( 4) (shown)
x
x a
x
x x
x a
x
x x a x a x
(
| |
= (
|
+
( \

(
+
= (
+ (

+ = +

(iii) 2 real roots to equation in (ii)
since there are 2 points of
intersection between C
1
and C
2
.




~~~ END OF ASSIGNMENT ~~~

2
2
2
( 2)
1
x
y
a

+ =

2
4
1

=
+
x
y
x

1 = y x
1 = x

2 a +
2 a