Graphing Inequalities (Edexcel GCSE Maths: Higher): Exam Questions

Exam code: 1MA1

2 hours33 questions
1
3 marks
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Write down inequalities to fully define the shaded region.

2
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Show, by shading on the grid, the region defined by all three of the inequalities

x  6

y  2

y  x + 1

Label the region R

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Show, by shading on the grid, the region that satisfies all three of the inequalities

x  4       and        y  2       and       y  x

Label the region R.

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2 marks
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The region R,  shown shaded in the diagram, is bounded by four straight lines.

Write down the inequalities that define R.

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The diagram shows two straight lines drawn on a grid.

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Show, by shading on the grid, the region defined by all five of the inequalities

x  0

y  0

x + y  4

3y  2x + 6

4x + 3y  24

Label the region R.

6
1 mark

The sketch shows the lines x = 1 and y = 3

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Which pair of inequalities describes the shaded region?

  • x < 1 and y < 3

  • x < 1 and y > 3

  • x > 1 and y > 3

  • x > 1 and y < 3

7
2 marks

Joe draws this graph to identify the region R represented by

y  x + 2    and    y > 3  x    and    x < 3

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Make two criticisms of his graph.

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2 marks
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The diagram shows a rectangle with a line of symmetry at x = 2. Two vertices of the rectangle are at (1, 1) and (1, 4).

The shaded region is defined by the inequalities a x b and c y d .
Find the values of a, b, c and d.

a = ................................................      

b = ................................................      

c = ................................................      

d = ................................................      

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By shading the unwanted regions of the grid, draw and label the region R which satisfies the following three inequalities.

y2

x<3

yx+4

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By shading the unwanted regions of the grid, find and label the region R that satisfies the following four inequalities.

x3          x2          y2x+1          y4x  

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The lines y = x 2 and x + y = 10 are drawn on the grid.

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On the grid, mark with a cross (x) each of the points with integer coordinates that are in the region defined by

y> x2x+y<10x>3

2
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Write down the three inequalities that define the shaded region.

3
3 marks

Show, by shading on the grid, the region defined by all three of the inequalities

   x 5y  3y  x

Label your region R.

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On the grid, draw and label the straight line with equation

i)    x=1.5

[1]

ii)    y=x

[1]

iii)    x+y=6

[1]

4b
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Show, by shading on the grid, the region that satisfies all three of the inequalities

x1.5             yx      x+y6

 Label the region R.

5
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The diagram shows two straight lines drawn on a grid.

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Show, by shading on the grid, the region defined by all five of the inequalities

x  0

y  0

x + y  4

3y  2x + 6

4x + 3y  24

Label the region R.

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The region R, shown shaded in the diagram, is bounded by three straight lines.

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Write down the three inequalities that define the region R.

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On the grid, identify the region represented by

x  5      y  4       x + y > 6

Label the region R.

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The graph of 3y + 6x = 13 is drawn on the grid.

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The region R satisfies these inequalities.

3y+6x13      yx2            x>3

By drawing two more straight lines, find and label the region R.  

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5 marks

The graphs of y=x and y =2 are drawn on the grid.

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The region R satisfies the following inequalities.

y2         yx         y<42x

By drawing one more line, find and label the region R.

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The diagram shows the lines y =2x+1 and 7x +4y=28

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The region R satisfies these inequalities.

   y 2x+1         7x +4y28      y>1

By drawing a third straight line, find and label the region R that satisfies these inequalities.

11
4 marks

On the grid, shade the region that satisfies all these inequalities.

y<4x          y>x2          x+y<6

Label the region R.

Grid with labelled x and y axes, ranging from -10 to 10, displaying evenly spaced lines, forming a coordinate plane for mathematical plotting.
1a
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Given that x and y are integers such that

3<x<7

4<y<9

and x+y = 13

find all the possible values of x.

1b
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On the grid below show, by shading, the region defined by the inequalities

y1                            y4x                        y32x1

Mark this region with the letter R.

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On the grid, shade the region that satisfies all these inequalities.

x+y < 4                y>x1                  y<3x

Label the region R.

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On the grid, shade the region that satisfies all these inequalities.

y>1                x+y<5                 y>2x

Label the region R.

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On the grid show, by shading, the region that satisfies all three of the inequalities

x+y<7                  y<2x            y>3

Label the region R.

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The shaded region in the diagram is bounded by three lines.
The equation of one of the lines is given.

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Write down three inequalities that define the shaded region.

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The region R, shown shaded in the diagram, is bounded by three straight lines. Write down the three inequalities that define R.

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The shaded region in the diagram is bounded by three lines.
The equation of one of the lines is given.

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Write down the three inequalities that define the shaded region.

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6 marks

Region R satisfies these inequalities.

y>3yxx+y9

By drawing three straight lines on the grid, find and label the region R.

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The diagram below shows a 1cm coordinate grid.

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Find an inequality that defines region A and another inequality that defines region B.

9b
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2 marks

Shade the region on the grid given by the inequality y  6.

9c
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A fourth shaded region, given by the inequality

y  kx + 2 ,

is added to the grid.

The unshaded region now has area 23cm2.

Find the value of k.

k = ..............

10a
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Find the three inequalities that define the region R.

10b
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Find the point (x, y), with integer co-ordinates, inside the region R such that 3x+5y=35.

( .............. , .............. )

11
4 marks

The shaded region shown on the grid is bounded by four straight lines.

Graph with x and y axes showing a shaded quadrilateral formed by three intersecting lines within a grid.

Find the four inequalities that define the shaded region.

12a
3 marks

On the set of axes below, plot the lines that you would use to represent the inequalities x+y<3 and y1.

Graph with x and y axes ranging from -4 to 4 and -3 to 6, respectively, on a grid. The origin is marked at the centre.
12b
2 marks

Complete the table for y=x23

x

-3

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

y

-2

6

12c
3 marks

By plotting y=x23 onto the same set of axes, shade the region that satisfies

x+y<3            y1            y>x23