Unit 2: Functions

Topic 2.16: Modulus functions (HL only) Questions

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1Solve2 marks
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Solve |5 − 2x| = 7.
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21 mark
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y = f(|x|) is always:
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31 mark
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Compared with y = f(x), the graph of y = |f(x)|:
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41 mark
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|x| ≥ 3 means:
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51 mark
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|x − a| represents, on a number line:
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61 mark
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|2x| = −4 has:
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71 mark
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|x − 7| = 0 has solution:
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81 mark
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The minimum value of y = |x − 3| is:
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Solve |x + 4| > 6.
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Solve |2x − 3| = |x + 1|.
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The solution of |x − 5| < 0 is:
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12Find3 marks
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Solve .
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13Sketch3 marks
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Sketch y = |x² − 1|, stating where it touches the x-axis.
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14Describe3 marks
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Given f(x) = x² − 4x + 3, describe y = f(|x|).
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15State3 marks
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f(x) = x² − 1. State the asymptotes of y = 1/f(x).
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16Explain2 marks
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y = |f(x)| is given to have minimum value 0 wherever f cuts the x-axis. Explain why.
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17Write2 marks
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Write y = |3 − x| as a piecewise function.
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If f has a vertical asymptote at x = 5, then 1/f has, at x = 5:
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19Solve2 marks
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Solve |3x − 6| ≤ 9.
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20Sketch3 marks
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Sketch the graph of .
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