MATHS A-LEVEL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A
How do you find the gradient of a line on a graph? ✔✔Increase in y
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Increase in x
How do you find the perpendicular gradient? ✔✔
How do you find the gradie
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MATHS A-LEVEL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A
How do you find the gradient of a line on a graph? ✔✔Increase in y
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Increase in x
How do you find the perpendicular gradient? ✔✔
How do you find the gradient of a line using two coordinates? ✔✔y2-y1
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x2-x1
How do you find the equation of a straight line? ✔✔y-y1 = m( x- x1)
How do you find the points of intersection? ✔✔By treating the two equations as simultaneous
equations in order to work out the x and y coordinates.
What are the three ways of solving quadratic equations? ✔✔Factorising
Completing the Square
The Quadratic Formula
What is the discriminant? ✔✔b²-4ac
What does it mean if the discriminant is >0? ✔✔There are 2 real distinct solutions
What does it mean if the discriminant = 0? ✔✔There is 1 repeated root
What does it mean if the discriminant <0? ✔✔There are no real solutions
How do you find the minimum point of a quadratic graph? ✔✔Using the complete the square
method:
y= k(x-p)²+q
The coordinates of the minimum point are (p,q)
How do you find the line of symmetry of a quadratic graph? ✔✔x=p
How does the discriminant tell you the points of intersection? ✔✔>0 : there are 2 points of
intersection
=0 : there is one point of intersection
<0 : there is no points of intersection
What happens to the inequality sign when the multiplying or dividing inequalities? ✔✔It flips
and changes direction
How is the inequality of the part of the quadratic graph that is above the x axis written? ✔✔x< a
or x>b
How is the inequality written for the part of the graph that is below the x axis written? ✔✔a < x
< b
What does this transformation do: f(x-2) ✔✔Move 2 to the right
What does this transformation do: f(x)-2 ✔✔Move 2 down
What does this transformation do: 4f(x) ✔✔Stretch by 4 in y direction
What does this transformation do: f(3x) ✔✔Strech by a 1/3 in x direction
What does this transformation do: -f(x) ✔✔Reflect in x axis
What does this transformation do: f(-x) ✔✔Reflect in y axis
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