1. Quadratic Curve – Significant Points – Higher – GCSE Questions
These questions are the same format as previous GCSE exams.
COPY means they use the exact same numbers as the original GCSE question.
Otherwise, they are clone questions using different numbers.
The worksheets are provided in a variety of sizes.

2. Printing To print handouts from slides -
Select the slide from the left. Then click:
File > Print > ‘Print Current Slide’
To print multiple slides -
Click on a section title to highlight all those slides,
or press ‘Ctrl’ at the same time as selecting slides to
highlight more than one. Then click:
File > Print > ‘Print Selection’
To print double-sided handouts -
Highlight both slides before using ‘Print Selection’.
Choose ‘Print on Both Sides’ and ‘Flip on Short Edge’.

3. GCSE GCSE Edexcel Higher: May 2017 Paper 1, Q11
The graph of y = f(x) is drawn on the grid. 1
The graph of y = f(x) is drawn on the grid. y y 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 -2 -1 O 1 2 3 4 -2 -1 O x 1 2 3 4 x -1 -1 -2 -2 -3 -3 -4 -4 -5 -5
(a) Write down the coordinates of the turning point of the graph.
(a) Write down the coordinates of the turning point of the graph.
( , )
( , )
(1)
(1)
(b) Write down estimates for the roots of f(x) = 0
(b) Write down estimates for the roots of f(x) = 0
(1)
(1)
(c) Use the graph to find an estimate for f(1.5)
(c) Use the graph to find an estimate for f(1.5)
(1)
(1)
(Total for Question 1 is 3 marks)
(Total for Question 1 is 3 marks)

5. GCSE Edexcel Higher: May 2017 Paper 1, Q11
The graph of y = f(x) is drawn on the grid. y 5 4 3 2 1 -2 -1 O 1 2 3 4 x -1 -2 -3 -4 -5
(a) Write down the coordinates of the turning point of the graph.
( , )
(1)
(b) Write down estimates for the roots of f(x) = 0
(1)
(c) Use the graph to find an estimate for f(1.5)
(1)
(Total for Question 1 is 3 marks)

6. × × × 1 -4 -0.85, 2.8 -3.6 GCSE 1.5 root root turning point
Edexcel Higher: May 2017 Paper 1, Q11 1
The graph of y = f(x) is drawn on the grid. y 5 4 3 2 1
1.5 × × -2 -1 O 1 2 3 4
root x
root -1 -2 -3 × -4 -5
turning point
(a) Write down the coordinates of the turning point of the graph. 1 -4
( , )
(1)
(b) Write down estimates for the roots of f(x) = 0
-0.85, 2.8
(1)
(c) Use the graph to find an estimate for f(1.5)
-3.6
(1)
(Total for Question 1 is 3 marks)

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