Lesson D15-D16

D15-D16 Curve sketching and transformations of curves Quiz: AQA Further Maths, Unit 2

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The 20 questions

  1. What shape is the curve y^2 = 4ax with a > 0?

    • A circle
    • A parabola opening upwards
    • A parabola opening to the right
    • A hyperbola
  2. What are the asymptotes of the rectangular hyperbola xy = c^2?

    • It has no asymptotes
    • The lines y = x and y = -x
    • The lines x = c and y = c
    • The coordinate axes
  3. What are the asymptotes of x^2/a^2 - y^2/b^2 = 1?

    • x = plus or minus a
    • y = plus or minus (a/b)x
    • y = plus or minus (b/a)x
    • y = plus or minus x
  4. Where does the ellipse x^2/9 + y^2/4 = 1 meet the x-axis?

    • x = plus or minus 3
    • x = plus or minus 2
    • x = plus or minus 4
    • x = plus or minus 9
  5. What are the asymptotes of y = 1/(x - 2) + 3?

    • x = 2 and y = 3
    • x = -2 and y = 3
    • x = 2 and y = -3
    • x = 3 and y = 2
  6. What transformation maps y = f(x) to y = f(x - 2) + 3?

    • Translation by vector (-2, 3)
    • Translation by vector (2, -3)
    • Translation by vector (2, 3)
    • Translation by vector (3, 2)
  7. What transformation maps y = f(x) to y = f(2x)?

    • A stretch parallel to the x-axis with scale factor 1/2
    • A stretch parallel to the x-axis with scale factor 2
    • A stretch parallel to the y-axis with scale factor 1/2
    • A stretch parallel to the y-axis with scale factor 2
  8. What transformation maps y = f(x) to y = f(-x)?

    • Translation down by 1
    • Reflection in the x-axis
    • Reflection in the y-axis
    • Reflection in the line y = x
  9. Which point lies on xy = 4?

    • (4, 4)
    • (2, 4)
    • (1, 3)
    • (2, 2)
  10. What is the centre of the ellipse (x - 1)^2/4 + (y + 2)^2/9 = 1?

    • (1, -2)
    • (1, 2)
    • (-1, -2)
    • (-1, 2)
  11. What is the y-intercept of y = (x - 1)(x + 2)^2?

    • -2
    • 2
    • 4
    • -4
  12. What are the vertex and direction of y = 1 - (x - 3)^2?

    • Vertex (1, 3), opening downwards
    • Vertex (-3, 1), opening downwards
    • Vertex (3, 1), opening downwards
    • Vertex (3, 1), opening upwards
  13. What are the asymptotes of x^2/16 - y^2/9 = 1?

    • x = plus or minus 4
    • y = plus or minus (4/3)x
    • y = plus or minus (9/16)x
    • y = plus or minus (3/4)x
  14. Which transformation maps y = f(x) to y = 2f(x/3)?

    • Stretch parallel to the x-axis by factor 1/3, then stretch parallel to the y-axis by factor 2
    • Stretch parallel to the x-axis by factor 3, then stretch parallel to the y-axis by factor 2
    • Stretch parallel to the y-axis by factor 3, then stretch parallel to the x-axis by factor 2
    • Translation by vector (3, 2)
  15. What are the vertices of x^2/9 - y^2/4 = 1?

    • (0, 3) and (0, -3)
    • (2, 0) and (-2, 0)
    • (9, 0) and (-9, 0)
    • (3, 0) and (-3, 0)
  16. Under reflection of y = f(x) in the line y = -x, where does the point (a, b) go?

    • (-a, -b)
    • (b, a)
    • (a, -b)
    • (-b, -a)
  17. Which transformation maps y = f(x) to y = -f(x)?

    • Translation down by 1
    • Reflection in the line y = x
    • Reflection in the y-axis
    • Reflection in the x-axis
  18. Which equation is the rectangular hyperbola with the coordinate axes as asymptotes that passes through (2, 3)?

    • x^2 + y^2 = 13
    • xy = 6
    • x + y = 6
    • xy = 5
  19. What is the focus of the parabola y^2 = 8x?

    • (4, 0)
    • (8, 0)
    • (0, 2)
    • (2, 0)
  20. What are the coordinates of the vertex of y = x^2 - 6x + 10?

    • (6, 10)
    • (-3, 1)
    • (3, 10)
    • (3, 1)

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