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Solutions — Full Answer Key
MathematicsYear 11 · Transforming Functions
Solutions · Full Answer Key
Pack A answers · Pack B answers · Problem-solving worked solutions
Pack A — Answers
Bronze
1.13
2.
3.
4.
5.6
6.Yes — passes the vertical line test.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11. or
12.
13. or
14.Vertex ; minimum
15.
16. or
17.
18. or
19.Downwards (because the leading coefficient is negative).
20. and
21.Translation 5 units left
22.Translation 4 units up
23.Reflection in the -axis
24.Vertical stretch (dilation) by factor 3
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.Horizontal compression by factor
30.Translation 3 units up
Silver
31.17
32.
33.
34.Domain ; range
35.
36.Domain ; range
37.
38. or
39.3
40.;
41.
42.
43. or
44.
45.
46.
47. or
48.(a) ; (b) and
49.
50. cm
51.
52.
53.Vertical stretch by factor 3
54.
55.Turning point — maximum; -intercept
56. and
57.
58.
59.Max at
60.
Gold
61.; domain
62.; domain
63.
64.;
65.Restrict to ;
66.Yes — exponential decay with horizontal asymptote and .
67.; domain
68. or
69.(a) CHF 0.50 cost per extra bottle; (b) CHF 200 fixed cost.
70.
71.; range
72.
73.No real roots ().
74.
75.
76.
77.(a) 21 m; (b) at s
78.Sum ; product
79.(a) 9 m; (b)
80.
81.; vertex
82.Vertical stretch ×2, then translate 3 right and 1 down.
83. or
84.
85.Feature at with -value 6.
86.
87.-intercepts at and (unchanged); -intercept .
88.
89.; vertical stretch ×2, translate 3 left, then 5 down.
90.
Platinum
91.; domain
92.; defined for
93.; domain
94. or
95.
96.
97.
98.
99.; domain
100.Not a function: a vertical line e.g. meets the circle at and . The two function pieces are (top) and (bottom).
101.5 cm by 8 cm
102.
103., ,
104.; translation 3 right and 2 up.
105.
106. and
107.
108..
109.20 m parallel to wall, 10 m perpendicular; area 200 m
110., , ;
111.Maximum at
112.Compress vertically by factor , then translate 3 left.
113.72
114.Translate 3 left, then 4 down.
115.
116.Vertex ;
117. and ; average rate of change 3 (unchanged from ).
118.,
119.Corresponds to ; reflection of in the line .
120. is odd. After translation, is neither.
Pack B — Answers
Bronze
1.11
2.
3.
4.
5.10
6.No — a vertical line, e.g. , meets at and .
7.
8.
9.
10.
11. or
12.
13. or
14.Vertex ; minimum
15.
16. or
17.
18. or
19.Upwards.
20. and
21.Translation 3 units right
22.Translation 5 units down
23.Reflection in the -axis
24.Vertical dilation by factor (compression)
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.Horizontal stretch by factor 3
30.Translation 4 units right
Silver
31.31
32.
33.
34.Domain ; range
35.
36.Domain ; range
37.
38. or
39.
40.;
41.
42.
43. or
44.
45.
46.
47. or
48.(a) ; (b) and
49.
50. cm
51.
52.
53.Vertical compression by factor
54.
55.Turning point — still a minimum; -intercept
56. and
57.
58.
59.Now a minimum at
60.
Gold
61.; domain
62.; domain
63.
64.;
65.Restrict to ;
66.Yes — , decreasing to .
67.; domain
68. or
69.(a) CHF 0.80 per bottle; (b) CHF 150 fixed cost.
70.Domain of = range of (and range of = domain of ).
71.; range
72.
73.One repeated real root ().
74.
75. or
76.
77.(a) 47 m; (b) at s
78.Sum ; product
79.(a) 16 m; (b)
80.
81.; vertex
82.Reflect in -axis, then translate 2 left and 5 up.
83. or
84.
85.Feature at with -value .
86.
87.-intercepts at and ; -intercept unchanged.
88.
89.; reflect in -axis, translate 2 right, then 3 up.
90.Maximum at
Platinum
91.; domain
92.
93.; domain
94. with
95.
96.
97.
98. (i.e. )
99.; domain
100.Not a function. Top: ; bottom: .
101.3 cm by 8 cm
102.
103., ,
104.; translation 2 left and 5 down.
105.
106. and
107.
108..
109.30 m parallel, 15 m perpendicular; area 450 m
110., , ;
111.Minimum at
112.Translate down 4, then reflect in the -axis.
113.12
114.Vertical stretch ×2, reflect in -axis, translate 1 right, then 5 up.
115.
116.Vertex — now a maximum;
117. and ; average rate of change 6 (doubled).
118.,
119.Corresponds to ; same reflection.
120. is even. is neither (translation in breaks -axis symmetry).
Problem-solving — Worked Solutions
1Problem 1
Answer
(a) 13. (b) 1. (c) .
Full working
(a) . (b) . (c) .
2Problem 2
Answer
(a) . (b) . (c) .
Full working
(a) Denominator . (b) Radicand . (c) Radicand must be **strictly** positive (also in denominator).
3Problem 3
Answer
(a) Yes. (b) No. (c) No. (d) Yes.
Full working
(a) Each gives exactly one . (b) gives or — fails VLT. (c) Circle — vertical lines give two . (d) Each gives exactly one non-negative .
4Problem 4
Answer
(a) 17. (b) . (c) ; domain .
Full working
(a) ; . (b) . (c) , so . Domain of = range of = .
5Problem 5
Answer
(a) . (b) . (c) .
Full working
(a) . (b) Need , so . (c) Max when : . Min at endpoints: 0. Range .
6Problem 6
Answer
(a) . (b) Linear piece, then upward parabola from to , then horizontal at . (c) Range: , but with the linear piece dipping arbitrarily low as ; on the stated domain the range is .
Full working
(a) Pick the correct piece for each . (b) Three sections joined; check continuity at (yes, both give 0) and (yes, both give 9). (c) On : minimum at : . Maximum 9 reached at and beyond. Range .
7Problem 7
Answer
(a) or . (b) , i.e. . (c) V-shape with vertex at ; -intercepts and ; -intercept .
Full working
(a) or . (b) . (c) V-shape shifted right 2 and down 1. Vertex . Set : or . -intercept .
8Problem 8
Answer
(a) . (b) , . (c) CHF 155.
Full working
(b) System: , . Subtract: . Then . (c) .
9Problem 9
Answer
(a) ; ; . (b) , , . (c) .
Full working
(a) Substitute each point. From : . Then and . (b) From : . Subtract : . Then . (c) .
10Problem 10
Answer
(a) . (b) Min value 3 at . (c) Range .
Full working
(a) Half of 4 is 2: , so . (b) Minimum 3 at . (c) Range .
11Problem 11
Answer
(a) . (b) . (c) and are reflections of each other in .
Full working
(a) Gradient . Through : . So . (b) . (c) The two lines are reflections of each other across .
12Problem 12
Answer
(a) Anya: 3, Bao: 3, Cara: 3. (b) . (c) Not strictly equal — they agree everywhere except at . (d) Cara — she states the domain restriction explicitly.
Full working
(a) Anya: . Bao: . Cara: (with , OK). (b) Anya's denominator must not be zero, so . (c) Bao's formula is defined at (giving 2), but Anya's gives — undefined. So they have different natural domains. (d) Cara — she matches Anya's natural domain and clears up the ambiguity.
13Problem 13
Answer
(a) or . (b) or . (c) .
Full working
(a) . (b) . (c) Difference of squares: .
14Problem 14
Answer
(a) . (b) . (c) . (d) Translation 5 units left.
Full working
(a) Half of 8 is 4. , so . (b) . (c) Min value , so range . (d) Replacing with shifts the graph 5 units **left**.
15Problem 15
Answer
(a) . (b) or . (c) or .
Full working
(a) . (b) Factor: . (c) .
16Problem 16
Answer
(a) -intercepts and ; -intercept . (b) . (c) .
Full working
(a) . -intercept at : 8. (b) Axis ; . (c) Stated. (d) Upward parabola with min at , crossing -axis at and -axis at 8.
17Problem 17
Answer
(a) 1.5 m — initial height (release point). (b) s. (c) 21.5 m. (d) s.
Full working
(a) m. (b) Axis . (c) m. (d) : . Positive: .
18Problem 18
Answer
(a) 9 m at m. (b) — nozzle is 7 m below ground. (c) or .
Full working
(a) Vertex form: max 9 at . (b) — the nozzle sits 7 m below ground level. (c) or .
19Problem 19
Answer
(a) Length ; area . (b) . (c) Max area 800 m with length 40 m.
Full working
(a) Two widths and one length total fencing: . . (b) Vertex of : . (c) ; .
20Problem 20
Answer
(a) See working. (b) . (c) .
Full working
(a) Equate 's: . (b) Tangent ⇔ : . (c) Substitute: , so , .
21Problem 21
Answer
or ; i.e. .
Full working
Factor: . The parabola opens upwards and the product is outside (and at) the roots: or .
22Problem 22
Answer
(a) ; ; . (b) , , . (c) Axis ; vertex .
Full working
(a) From : . Then and . (b) Subtract: , . (c) Axis . .
23Problem 23
Answer
(a) . (b) 12 and 13.
Full working
(a) Consecutive integers and multiply to give 156. (b) . Positive root , so integers are 12 and 13.
24Problem 24
Answer
(a) . (b) Differentiating gives , so cm. (c) Approximately cm.
Full working
(a) Printed dimensions: width , height . (b) . Expand: . Taking derivative: . Closest integer: giving height → round to 14 to keep the "integer cm" constraint. (c) cm (approximately). [Note: the integer constraint complicates this; the unconstrained optimum is the square poster , which gives the largest printed area.]
25Problem 25
Answer
(a) Translation 5 units left. (b) Translation 3 units up. (c) Reflection in the -axis. (d) Vertical stretch by factor 4.
Full working
Replace with : left . Add constant outside: up. Negate outside: reflect in -axis. Multiply outside: vertical stretch.
26Problem 26
Answer
(a) , . (b) , -intercept depends on . (c) , max at . (d) , unchanged.
Full working
(a) Vertical shift down 5. (b) Horizontal shift left 3: min . -intercept becomes — value of original at . (c) Reflect in -axis. (d) Horizontal stretch by 2.
27Problem 27
Answer
(a) . (b) . (c) .
Full working
(a) Right 2 replaces with ; down 3 subtracts 3. (b) Reflect: . Then translate: . (c) Stretch first: . Translate right: .
28Problem 28
Answer
(a) Vertex ; maximum. (b) . (c) . (d) Vertical stretch ×2, reflect in -axis, translate 3 left and 5 up.
Full working
(a) Vertex ; coefficient → max. (b) . (c) . (d) Read off coefficient sign and shifts.
29Problem 29
Answer
(a) . (b) Reflect in the -axis, vertically compress by factor , then translate 4 left.
Full working
(a) Translate first: . Stretch: . Reflect: . (b) Inverse: reverse the order and invert each step.
30Problem 30
Answer
(a) , , . (b) . (c) .
Full working
Translate right 2 (add 2 to ) and up 3 (add 3 to ).
31Problem 31
Answer
(a) unchanged; -intercept . (b) ; -intercept unchanged. (c) unchanged; -intercept .
Full working
Vertical stretch preserves -intercepts (zeros remain zeros) and scales the -intercept. Horizontal compression halves -intercepts and leaves -intercept unchanged (it depends on ). Reflection in -axis flips -intercept sign.
32Problem 32
Answer
(a) . (b) Amplitude 3, period . (c) .
Full working
(a) Multiply by 3 and replace with . (b) Amplitude = coefficient of ; period = . (c) Add 1.
33Problem 33
Answer
.
Full working
Each -coord has doubled; -coords unchanged. This is a vertical stretch by factor 2.
34Problem 34
Answer
(a) and . (b) Translate 3 right and 2 up. (c) .
Full working
(a) Asymptotes shift with the graph. (b) Inside: shift right 3; outside: shift up 2. (c) .
35Problem 35
Answer
(a) Translate 1 right, vertical stretch ×3, reflect in -axis, translate 4 up. (b) , maximum. (c) .
Full working
(a) Inside: → right 1. Outside: → stretch ×3 and reflect. Then . (b) New vertex at ; coefficient is so max. (c) .
36Problem 36
Answer
(a) Chain 1: . Chain 2: . (b) Not the same — stretch is applied to the constant 2 as well in Chain 2. (c) Two translations (horizontal and vertical) commute, since each acts on a different coordinate.
Full working
(a) Apply each step to the function in order. (b) Stretch acts before the addition in Chain 1 but after in Chain 2 — so the constant gets stretched in Chain 2. (c) Horizontal and vertical translations commute because they act on and independently.
