Maths Study Ch.

7 Graphs
Asymptote
Direct Proportion
Exponential
equation
Inverse
Proportion
Parabola
Quadratic
Equation

A line that a curve gets very close to but never touches

A relationship between two variables of the form y=kx ,
where k is a constant
An equation involving a variable as a power, such as
x
y=3 , whose graph is an exponential curve
k
A relationship between two variables of the form y= ,
x
where k is a constant
A U-shaped curve that is the graph of a quadratic equation
An equation involving a variable squared (power of 2), such
as y=3 x 26 , whose graph is a curve called a parabola

Direct Proportion
Two variables are directly proportional to each other if one variable is a
constant multiple of the other; when one variable changes, the other one
changes by the same factor.
A direct linear relationship exists between x and y
If x increases (or decreases), y increases (or decreases)
If x is doubled (or halved), y is doubled (or halved)
Another way of saying y is directly proportional to x is y varies
directly with x
The graph of direct proportion is a straight line going through (0,0) with
gradient k
Inversely Proportion
Two variables are inversely proportional to each other if, when one variable is
increases, the other one decreases by the same factor.
If x increases, y decreases (inverse means opposite)
If x decreases, y increases
If x is doubled, y is halved
If x is halved, y is doubled
Another way of saying y is inversely proportional to x is y
varies inversely with x
Conversion graphs
A conversion graph is used to convert from one unit to another; for example,
miles to kilometres, or Australian dollars to US dollars. It usually contains one
straight line that begins at the origin (0,0)
The Parabola
An equation in which the highest power of the variable is 2 is called a quadratic
equation; for example, y=2 x 25 , y=x 2 +7 x+12 and y=52 . The graph of
a quadratic equation is a smooth U-shaped curve called a parabola.
The Circle
The equation of a circle with centre (0,0) and radius r units is x 2 + y 2
= r2
Identifying graphs
Straight line (linear) --- y=mx +b

Parabola (quadratic) --Exponential --- y=ax

Circle --- x 2+ y 2 =r 2

y=a x 2 +c