PLOTTING GRAPHS – PRACTICE QUESTIONS
1.
(a) What is the gradient of the line y = 2x + 3 ?
(b) Complete the table below and then plot the line y = 2x + 3 for x = 0 to 5.
x 0 1 2 3 4 5
y 3 7 13
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1
0
0 1 2 3 4 5
2.
Complete the table below and then plot the line y = 3x – 1 for x = 0 to 4.
x 0 1 2 3 4
y
12
11
10
0
0 1 2 3 4
-1
-2
3.
Complete the table below and then plot the line y = 4x - 3 for x = 0 to 4.
x 0 1 2 3 4
y
13
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9
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5
4
3
2
1
0
0 1 2 3 4
-1
-2
-3
4.
Complete the table below and then plot the line y = 10 – 3x for x = 0 to 5.
x 0 1 2 3 4 5
y
10
0
0 1 2 3 4 5
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
5.
Complete the table below and then plot the line y = -2x + 7 for x = 0 to 5.
x 0 1 2 3 4 5
y
10
0
0 1 2 3 4 5
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
6.
Complete the table below and then plot the line y = 4x + 1 for x = -2 to 2.
x -2 -1 0 1 2
y
10
9
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5
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3
2
1
0
-2 -1 0 1 2
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
7.
Complete the table below and then plot the line y = 3x + 2 for x = -2 to 2.
x -2 -1 0 1 2
y
10
0
-2 -1 0 1 2
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
8.
Complete the table below and then plot the line y = 5x – 1 for x = -2 to 2.
x -2 -1 0 1 2
y
9
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5
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3
2
1
0
-2 -1 -1 0 1 2
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
-8
-9
-10
-11
9.
Complete the table below and then plot the curve y = x2 + 2 for x = -3 to 3.
x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
y
12
11
10
0
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
10.
Complete the table below and then plot the curve y = x2 – 3 for x = -3 to 3.
x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
y
0
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
-1
-2
-3
11.
Complete the table below and then plot the curve y = x2 – 2x for x = -3 to 3.
x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
y
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1
0
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
-1
12.
Complete the table below and then plot the curve y = x2 + 2x – 1 for x = -3 to 3.
x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
y
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3
2
1
0
-3 -2 -1 -1 0 1 2 3
-2
-3
13.
Complete the table below and then plot the curve y = x2 + x – 2 for x = -3 to 3.
x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
y
10
0
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
-1
-2
-3
14.
Complete the table below and then plot the curve y = x2 – 2x – 3 for x = -3 to 3.
x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
y
12
11
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3
2
1
0
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
15.
Complete the table below and then plot the graph y = 4x – 4 for x = -3 to 3.
x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
y
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
-3 -2 -1 -1 0 1 2 3
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
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-11
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-13
-14
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-16
16.
Complete the table below and then plot the graph y = x2 – 3x + 4 for x = -3 to 3.
x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
y
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3
2
1
0
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
17.
Complete the table below and then plot the graph y = 5 – 3x for x = -2 to 2.
x -2 -1 0 1 2
y
12
11
10
0
-2 -1 0 1 2
-1
-2
18.
Plot the graph y = 3x – 7 on the grid below for x = -3 to 3.
19.
Plot the graph y = x2 + 4x + 1 on the grid below for x = -3 to 3.
20.
Plot the graph y = 2x2 – 2x – 5 on the grid below for x = -3 to 3.
