Transformations of functions

A question is this type if and only if it asks to describe or sketch transformations like f(x-a), af(x), or f(ax), or to find transformed coordinates.

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CAIE P1 2020 November Q11
11 marks Moderate -0.3
11 A curve has equation \(y = 3 \cos 2 x + 2\) for \(0 \leqslant x \leqslant \pi\).
  1. State the greatest and least values of \(y\).
  2. Sketch the graph of \(y = 3 \cos 2 x + 2\) for \(0 \leqslant x \leqslant \pi\).
  3. By considering the straight line \(y = k x\), where \(k\) is a constant, state the number of solutions of the equation \(3 \cos 2 x + 2 = k x\) for \(0 \leqslant x \leqslant \pi\) in each of the following cases.
    1. \(k = - 3\)
    2. \(k = 1\)
    3. \(k = 3\) Functions \(\mathrm { f } , \mathrm { g }\) and h are defined for \(x \in \mathbb { R }\) by $$\begin{aligned} & \mathrm { f } ( x ) = 3 \cos 2 x + 2 \\ & \mathrm {~g} ( x ) = \mathrm { f } ( 2 x ) + 4 \\ & \mathrm {~h} ( x ) = 2 \mathrm { f } \left( x + \frac { 1 } { 2 } \pi \right) \end{aligned}$$
  4. Describe fully a sequence of transformations that maps the graph of \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) on to \(y = \mathrm { g } ( x )\).
  5. Describe fully a sequence of transformations that maps the graph of \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) on to \(y = \mathrm { h } ( x )\). [2]
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OCR MEI C3 Q6
3 marks Moderate -0.8
6 The functions \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) and \(\mathrm { g } ( x )\) are defined for the domain \(x > 0\) as follows: $$\mathrm { f } ( x ) = \ln x , \quad \mathrm {~g} ( x ) = x ^ { 3 } .$$ Express the composite function \(\mathrm { fg } ( x )\) in terms of \(\ln x\).
State the transformation which maps the curve \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) onto the curve \(y = \mathrm { fg } ( x )\).
OCR MEI C3 2012 June Q4
6 marks Moderate -0.3
4 Fig. 4 shows the curve \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\), where \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = \sqrt { 1 - 9 x ^ { 2 } } , - a \leqslant x \leqslant a\). \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{7b77c646-2bc5-4166-b22e-3c1229abd722-2_476_572_861_751} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 4}
\end{figure}
  1. Find the value of \(a\).
  2. Write down the range of \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\).
  3. Sketch the curve \(y = \mathrm { f } \left( \frac { 1 } { 3 } x \right) - 1\).
OCR PURE Q5
7 marks Standard +0.3
5 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{a1f4ccbd-f5ed-437a-ae76-c4925ce86e25-04_700_727_260_242} The diagram shows a curve \(C\) for which \(y\) is inversely proportional to \(x\). The curve passes through the point \(\left( 1 , - \frac { 1 } { 2 } \right)\).
    1. Determine the equation of the gradient function for the curve \(C\).
    2. Sketch this gradient function on the axes in the Printed Answer Booklet.
  1. The diagram indicates that the curve \(C\) has no stationary points. State what feature of your sketch in part (a)(ii) corresponds to this.
  2. The curve \(C\) is translated by the vector \(\binom { - 2 } { 0 }\). Find the equation of the curve after it has been translated.
OCR MEI AS Paper 2 2023 June Q4
3 marks Easy -1.3
4 The equation of a curve is \(\mathrm { y } = \frac { \mathrm { k } } { \mathrm { x } ^ { 2 } }\), where \(k\) is a constant.
The curve passes through the point \(( 2,1 )\).
  1. Find the value of \(k\).
  2. Sketch the curve.
OCR MEI Paper 3 2022 June Q1
2 marks Easy -1.8
1 A curve for which \(y\) is inversely proportional to \(x\) is shown below. \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{c30a926b-d832-46f5-aa65-0066ef482c3d-4_824_1125_561_242} Find the equation of the curve.
OCR MEI C3 Q1
4 marks Moderate -0.8
  1. Show algebraically that the function \(\text{f}(x) = \frac{2x}{1-x^2}\) is odd. [2] Fig. 7 shows the curve \(y = \text{f}(x)\) for \(0 \leq x < 4\), together with the asymptote \(x = 1\). \includegraphics{figure_7}
  2. Use the copy of Fig. 7 to complete the curve for \(-4 \leq x \leq 4\). [2]
AQA AS Paper 1 2020 June Q2
1 marks Easy -1.8
Given that \(f(x) = 10\) when \(x = 4\), which statement below must be correct? Tick (\(\checkmark\)) one box. [1 mark] \(f(2x) = 5\) when \(x = 4\) \(f(2x) = 10\) when \(x = 2\) \(f(2x) = 10\) when \(x = 8\) \(f(2x) = 20\) when \(x = 4\)