Cambridge Senior Mathematical Methods AC/VCE Units 1 & 2

Online Teaching Suite Chapter 4 A gallery of graphs: Chapter test 1

Multiple-choice questions
1 The coordinates of the centre and the length of the radius of the circle with the equation
(x + 3)2 + (y – 7)2 = 16 are
A (3, –7) and 4
B (–3, 7) and 16
C (3, –7) and 16
D (–3, 7) and 4
E (3, –7) and 4

2 The equation of the circle that has a diameter with endpoints at (4, –5) and (–4, –5) is
A (x – 2)2 + (y – 5)2 = 16
B (x – 2)2 + (y + 5)2 = 8
C x2 + (y – 5)2 = 16
D x2 + (y + 5)2 = 16
E (x – 4)2 + (y + 4) 2 = 16

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3 If a and b are real numbers, the graph of y = – b has asymptotes with equations
(x + a)2
A x = a2, y = –b
B x = a2, y = b
C x = –a, y = –b
D x = a, y = b
E x = a, y = –b

4 Which of the following is the equation for the graph of a circle?

A y = 49 – x2
B y2 = 49 + x2
C x + y2 = 49
D x2 – y2 = 49
E y2 = 49 – x2

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5 The equations of the asymptotes of the graph of y = 5 – are:
2x  5
2
A x = 5, y = 5

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B x = –2, y = 5

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C x = 5, y = 2

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D x = 2, y = 5

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E x = 5, y = –
2

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6 The graph of y = (cx – a) + b, where a and b are positive constants, has x-axis intercept:

ab  1
A bc
1 – ab
B bc
1
C ac + b
c
D – – bc
a
1
E ca – b

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7 Which of the following statements for the graph of y = (x – 3)2 – 4 is not true?

A The graph is symmetric about the y-axis.

B The vertical asymptote has equation x = 3.
C The horizontal asymptote has equation y = –4.
D The y-coordinates of the graph are all greater than –5.
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E The x-intercepts are 2 and 2.

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8 The graph of y = (x – a)2 – b, where a, b and c are positive real numbers, has x-axis
intercepts
A a and b
c c
B a+ and a –
b b

b b
C a+ and a –
c c

a a
D c+ and c –
b b

b+c b+c
E a and – a

9 The maximum value of –3( x – 9 + 12) is

A 36
B –6
C 12
D 0
E –36

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10 The equations of the asymptotes of y = (x + 4)2 + 5 are
A x = 4 and y = 5
B x = –4 and y = 5
C x = –4 and y = –5
1
D x = 2 and y = 5

E x = –2 and y = 5

Short-answer questions (technology-free)

1 Give the equation of the asymptotes of the rectangular hyperbola with equation
2
y = x + 3.

2 Find the axes intercepts of the curve with equation y = –2 4  x + 3.

3 State the coordinates of the centre and the length of the radius of the circles with the
following equations:

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a (x – 2)2 + y2 = 9 b x2 + y2 + 8x + 16y = 0

4 Sketch the graph of each of the following:

a y= 2x+3
4
b y= –2
(x  2)2
6
c y= +3
1x

5 Write down the equation of the circle with centre (2, –1) and radius 6.

6 Sketch the graph of the semicircle y = – 4  (x + 1)2. Clearly label the centre and the
axes intercepts.

Extended-response questions

a i Find the coordinates of the points of intersection of the straight line with
equation y = x – a and the circle with equation x2 + y2 = 4.
Give the conditions on a for:
ii 2 points of intersection
iii the line to be a tangent to the circle.

b i Find the y-coordinates of the points of intersection of the parabola with equation
y = x2 – a and the circle with equation x2 + y2 = 4.
Give the conditions on a for:
ii at least 2 points of intersection
iii the parabola to touch the circle.

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Answers
Multiple-choice questions

1 D 2 D 3 C 4 E 5 D
6 A 7 A 8 B 9 E 10 B

Short-answer questions (technology-free)

1 x = 0, y = 3

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2 x = 4, y = –1

3 a (2, 0); 3 b (–4, –8); 4 5

4 a b

3+ 2

(2, 3)

0 x

5 (x – 2)2 + (y + 1)2 = 36

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Extended-response questions

a  8a
2
a  8a
2  a  8 a
2
a  8 a
2 
a i  ,  ;  ,  
 2 2   2 2 
   
ii –2 2 < a < 2 2

iii a = 2 2 or –2 2

1  17  4a
b i y= 2
17
ii –2 < a <
4
17
iii a = 4 or a = –2

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