Initial Diagnostic Audit - Unit G3: Using Graphs to Solve Equations
Section G3.1 - Solution of Simultaneous Equations by Graphs

1.

The diagram shows the graphs of the equations

y = 2x + 1 and x + y = 7

Use the diagram to solve the simultaneous equations

y = 2x + 1
x + y = 7

x =
y =

2.

Use the graph above to solve the simultaneous equations

(a)y = x - 2
y = 4 - x

x = and y =

(b)y = 4 - x
y = 3x + 4

x = and y =

(c) Use the graph to determine if the pair of simultaneous equations

y = x - 2
y = x + 2

have any solutions.

Section G3.2 - Graphs of Common Functions
3. Sketches of the following functions are shown below.

A: y = x2 + 2 B: y = 4 - 2x2

C: y =
1
D: y = x3 - x
x

Match each graph below to the correct function above.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

4. What type of funtion is the graph of y = x3 + x2?   
Section G3.3 - Graphical Solutions of Equations
5. The graph below represents the function

f(x) = x2 - 3x - 2

(a) Estimate the values of x when f(x) = 0.   x or

(b) Estimate the minimum value of the function.    f(x) ≈

(c) Estimate the solution of x2 - 3x - 2 = 5   x or x

(d) What is the interval on the domain for which f(x) is less than -2?    < x <

Section G3.4 - Tangents to Curves
6. The height, h metres, reached by a ball thrown straight up in the air varies so that, at time t seconds,

h = 8t - 5t2

The graph of h against t for 0 ≤ t ≤ 1.6 is shown below

(a) Estimate the speed of the ball when t = 0.4 seconds   m/s

(b) Estimate the speed of the ball when t = 1.2 seconds   m/s

(c) At what times is the speed of the ball a maximum?   s and s

(d) When is the speed zero?   s


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