IGCSE Further Maths Practice Questions
IGCSE Further Maths Practice Questions
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1 (a) px( ) = 15x 3 + 22x 2 − 15x + 2
Find the remainder when p ( x ) is divided by x + 1.
Answer
[1]
Simplifying gives
[1]
(2 marks)
[1]
[3]
Answer
[1]
ii) If is a factor then factorising by inspection or using polynomial division
gives
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correct method to find the quadratic factor [1]
Group and factorise the first two terms, using as the highest common factor, and
group and factorise the second two terms, using -1 as the factor
Note that these terms now have a common factor of so this whole bracket
can be factorised out, leaving in its own bracket.
This means that the quadratic factorises to
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(4 marks)
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2 (a)
8π
The diagram shows the graph of f ( x ) = a cos bx + c for 0 ≤ x ≤ 3
radians. Explain
why f is a function.
Answer
Answer
The range of f means the values that the function can take
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1
3 gx
( ) =3+ x for x ≥ 1 .
[2]
[1]
[2]
Answer
i) Let
[1]
[1]
[1]
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To work out the range of , consider what the graph without a restriction on the
domain will look like
When is greater than this, the graph tends towards the asymptote so the minimum
of the graph is when but it cannot be equal to this point due to the asymptote
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Answer
Collect the like terms on the left hand side of the inequality
[1]
We want to find where the quadratic graph is greater than 0
[1]
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[1]
The quadratic is greater than 0 when the graph is above the -axis
[1]
is also accepted
(4 marks)
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5
Answer
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diagram and reading the values where it intersects
for the first and last value above, answers from -1.4 to 1.5 and from 0.8 to 0.9 are allowed [1]
Use these values to write as inequalities the regions of the diagram where the curve
is below
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[2]
one mark for each correct inequality
Take care to use "or equals to" inequalities, corresponding to the condition
(3 marks)
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6 (a) The polynomial px
( ) = 6x 3 + ax 2 + bx + 2 , where a and b are integers, has a
factor of x–2.
Given that p 1 = – 2p 0 , find the values of a and b .
( ) ( )
Answer
In this question you need to use the information given to form and then solve two
linear simultaneous equations
has a factor , so from the factor theorem we know is a solution
of . Substitute into
[1]
We can also collect like terms and pass the constant term to the right hand side
As all the terms are even, we can also divide both sides by 2
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p(1) = -2p(0) so equate p(1) to negative two times p(0)
[1]
Simplify this and pass the constants to the right hand side to get the second of the
two simultaneous equations
Make sure that both the values of and are clearly written.
[1]
(4 marks)
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(ii) factorise p ( x ) .
Answer
The remainder theorem tells us that when p(x) is divided by (2x - 1), then the
remainder is equal to .
So substitute into p:
[1]
Evaluate to find the remainder:
0 [1]
Therefore:
is a factor
[1]
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We also know from the (a) that is a factor, therefore:
Looking at the constant terms in the factors (the numbers on their own inside the
brackets), -1 times -2 equals 2, therefore the missing constant must be '1' And
looking at the coefficients of in the factors (the numbers next to inside the
brackets), 2 times 1 equals 2 so to multiply to '6' the missing coefficient of must
be '3'
[1]
You can also use polynomial division
(4 marks)
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3
7 (a) It is given that f ( x ) = 5 ln 2x + 3
( ) for x > −
2
.
Answer
The domain is given by and this would prevent taking a natural log of a
negative number or 0. This means that all other numbers are valid and the output
could be any real number.
[1]
(1 mark)
Answer
To find the inverse function, we set the function equal to y, rearrange to make x the
subject, and then "swap" the variables.
[1]
Make x the subject
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"Swap" the variables
The domain of an inverse function is the range of the original function, therefore
[1]
[1]
(3 marks)
(c) On the axes below, sketch the graph of y =fx ( ) and the graph of y = f −1 ( x ) . Label
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each curve and state the intercepts on the coordinate axes.
Answer
One of the key features of a log graph is that is has an x-intercept at (1 , 0) and an
asymptote at . We need to apply a horizontal translation in the negative
direction of 3 units, a horizontal stretch of scale factor , and a vertical stretch of
scale factor 5. This means that the x-intercept is now (-1 , 0) and the asymptote is
now . The y-intercept occurs when , so in this case
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The inverse function is a reflection in the line .
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Rewrite the equation, using
Let
[1]
and
Replace with .
and
[1]
Solve.
and [1]
(3 marks)
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9 (a) On the axes, sketch the graph of y = 5 x +1
( ) ( 3x − 2 x − 2 , stating the intercepts
) ( )
Answer
If we expand the brackets of the equation, the highest power of we would get
would be . Therefore, the graph is cubic.
Solve to find where the the curve will cross the axis.
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Draw a cubic curve on the given axes. Label where the curve crosses the and
axes.
Look at the graph from part to identify the values where the curve is above the
axis.
[1]
[1]
(2 marks)
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10 (a) px
( ) = ax 3 + 3x 2 + bx − 12 has a factor of 2x + 1 . When p x ( ) is divided by x − 3 the
remainder is 105.
Answer
solving to get ]
Multiply through by 8
[1]
so use this to make a second equation
[1]
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[1]
Now we have two equations which we can solve simultaneously
Subtracting gives
Find b
[2]
(5 marks)
so
Rearrange so that the first 2 terms have a common factor of and the second
2 terms have a common factor of 1
A shortcut is to spot that the first two terms are equal to the last two terms multiply
by 2x. Take out the common factor of the first 2 terms and the second 2 terms
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Factorise
[2]
Answer
so we are solving
either
if
if
[1]
[1]
(2 marks)
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11 (a) px ( ) = 6x 3 + ax 2 + 12x + b , where a and b are integers.
p x has a remainder of 11 when divided by x − 3 and a remainder of −21 when
( )
divided by x + 1 .
Given that p x = x − 2 Q x , find Q x , a quadratic factor with numerical
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
coefficients.
Answer
[1]
Rearrange and simplify to get two equations in terms of and .
[1]
[1]
Substitute into one of the equations to find .
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[1]
Substitute these values into the original equation.
Therefore,
[1]
(6 marks)
[1]
Therefore,
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When
Solve.
[1]
(2 marks)
12 Find the values of k for which the equation x 2 + k + 9 x + 9 = 0 has two distinct real
( )
roots.
Answer
[1]
Expand and simplify.
[1]
[1]
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Since we want where the positive quadratic is greater than 0, we want values to the
left of -15, and to the right of -3.
[1]
(4 marks)
13 f x
( ) = 4 ln 2x − 1
( )
(i) Write down the largest possible domain for the function f .
[1]
[3]
Answer
(i) Since you cannot take the logarithm of a negative number, must be greater
than 0.
Therefore, the domain of is
[1]
(ii) To
find the inverse of , switch and , then rearrange to make
the subject.
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[1]
[1]
(4 marks)
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14 (a) On the axes below sketch the graph of y = − 3 x − 2 x − 4 x + 1 , showing the
( ) ( ) ( )
coordinates of the points where the curve intersects the coordinate axes.
Answer
Find where the graph will cross the -axis. This is true when .
Either
So
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Find where the graph will cross the -axis. This is true when .
Substitute into the equation giving:
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(3 marks)
Answer
We want to find where the graph is greater than 0 (but NOT equal to 0). In other
words, where the graph is strictly above the -axis.
The graph is above the -axis in 2 sections:
When or when
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15 (a) On the axes below, sketch the graph of y =
5x − 7 , showing the coordinates of the
points where the graph meets the coordinate axes.
Answer
The line would have -intercept and would intersect the -axis
at
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Sketch this on the axes
We need to sketch which means that all the values are made positive.
This means the part of the graph that goes below the -axis gets reflected in the -
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axis:
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correct V shape with vertex on positive -axis [1]
correct coordinate [1]
(b) Solve 5 5x
− 7 − 1 = 14.
Answer
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Use part (a) to see where the graph of and the line intersect
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[1]
Use the equation of the negative straight line and solve
[1]
[1]
(3 marks)
2
16 hx
( = 2 ln 3x − 1 for x ≥ 3 .
) ( )
The graph of y = h x intersects the line y = x at two distinct points. On the axes
( )
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below, sketch the graph of y =hx ( ) and hence sketch the graph of y = h−1 ( x ) .
Answer
Solve for
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Since the domain of is , the graph will start from this point
[1]
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Now draw which will be a reflection of in the line
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A quadratic equation has real roots if , and
[1]
Solve for k
[1]
Factorise or use the quadratic formula to solve and find the critical values
[1]
To decide which way the inequalities go, draw a very quick sketch of the graph of
with the critical values marked; it's a positive quadratic and we're
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looking for the values below the x-axis (or sketch as a negative
parabola, and look for the region above the x-axis)
5
− 2 ≤ k ≤ 2 [1]
(5 marks)
1
18 The three roots of p = 0 , where p x = 2x 3 + ax 2 + bx + c are x = 2 , x = n and
( x ) ( )
Answer
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Rewrite the polynomial
(1)
[1]
Expand the first 2 brackets
Simplify
[1]
Expand the brackets
(2)
[1]
(1) and (2) are the same cubic so:
Compare constants:
[1]
Compare coefficients of
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Compare coefficients of
Write down
[1]
(5 marks)
b
19 It is given that hx ( ) =a+ x2
, where a and b are non-zero constants.
Answer
ii) We will form simultaneous equations in and from the information given
so for the first equation,
Now differentiate h(x). Remember that and are just constants like any others
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correct derivative as well as ' ' [1]
As was eliminated by the differentiation, we can simplify and solve for directly
[1]
(3 marks)
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20 (a) On the axes below, sketch the graph of y = − x + 2 x − 1 x − 6 , showing the
( ) ( ) ( )
coordinates of the points where the graph meets the coordinate axes.
Answer
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The shape of the graph will be an inverted cubic.
Draw on the given axes, labeling where the curve crosses the axes.
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(b) Hence solve − x + 2 x − 1 x − 6 ≤ 0.
( ) ( ) ( )
Answer
[1]
[1]
(2 marks)
Answer
Simplify
[1]
Make the quadratic inequality equal to 0 on one side
Find the roots of the quadratic equation using the quadratic formula
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We have a positive quadratic and we are trying to see where the quadratic is strictly
less than 0 (i.e. below the -axis)
[1]
(4 marks)
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22 (a) The polynomial p ( = ax 3 − 9x 2 + bx − 6, where a and b are constants, has a factor
x )
Answer
[1]
Rearrange.
[1]
Rearrange.
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and [1]
(4 marks)
Answer
To work out the quadratic factor , we can use algebraic long division to divide
by
(2 marks)
(c) Hence show that the equation p ( x ) = 0 has only one real solution.
Answer
Using from part , examine the discriminant to find any real roots.
[1]
In the quadratic formula, the discriminant is square rooted. Since we cannot take the
square root of a negative number, a negative discriminant means no real roots.
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Therefore, the only real solution to is when
is the only real root
has no real solutions, hence only has one real solution [1]
(2 marks)
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23 (a) f:x ↦ ( 2x + 3 2 for x
) >0
Find the range of f .
Answer
The domain is so the part of the graph we want is the part to the right of the
-axis
When
We want the section of the graph to the right of this so the range is
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[1]
(1 mark)
Answer
(c) Find f −1 .
Answer
Let
[1]
Rearrange to make the subject
Square root both sides
Subtract 3
Divide by 2
[1]
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Replace the with and the with
Take the positive square root as range of the inverse is the same as the domain of f
which includes only positive values
[1]
(3 marks)
Answer
The domain of is the same as the range of (but remember that domains are
written in terms of )
[1]
(1 mark)
Answer
Method 1
Find
[1]
Use that
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Square root
Subtract 3
Divide by 2
[1]
[1]
Method 2
[1]
use the expression for the function g
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[1]
Take the exponential of both sides to undo the natural log
[1]
(3 marks)
To find the values of x when the two graphs are equation form two equtions.
[1]
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Solve each equation to find the x values.
[1]
We want when the modulus function is greater than the constant function. This
happens when the graph of the modulus function is above the graph of the straight
line.
or [1]
(3 marks)
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25 (a) Write 9x 2 − 12x + 5 in the form p x − q 2 + r , where p , q
( ) and r are constants.
Answer
(b) Hence write down the coordinates of the minimum point of the curve
y = 9x 2 − 12x + 5 .
Answer
[1]
(1 mark)
2 1
26 Solve 2x 3 − x − 10 = 0.
3
Answer
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Let , then
[1]
Solving the quadratic gives
Substituting
[1]
Cubing both sides of each equation gives
[1]
(3 marks)
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27 (a) px
( ) = 2x 3 − 3x 2 − 23x + 12
⎛ 1 ⎞⎟
Find the value of p ⎜⎜ ⎟.
⎝
2⎠
Answer
[1]
(1 mark)
(b) Write p ( x ) as the product of three linear factors and hence solve p ( x ) = 0.
Answer
To find the other factors, we need to use polynomial division to find the quadratic
factor.
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This means that
We need to factorise the quadratic bracket by finding a factor pair of -12 that has a
sum of -1. This would be -4 and +3, therefore
[1]
To solve, we find the value of x that would make the bracket equal to 0. In
this case
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28 (a) The polynomial p = ax 3 + bx 2 − 19x + 4, where a and b are constants, has a
( x )
Show that p ( x ) = x +4
( ) ( Ax 2 + Bx + C , where A , B and C are integers to be found.
)
Answer
Find .
Therefore,
Find .
Therefore,
Therefore,
[1]
We are told that is a factor of . Using factor theorem, this means that
.
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Divide through by 16.
[1]
We now have two equations in terms of and . Solve simultaneously.
We know one of the factors of the polynomial is . We can find the missing
quadratic factor by inspection.
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[1]
Therefore,
(6 marks)
Answer
Factorise .
For example, by using the AC method.
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[1]
(1 mark)
Answer
Differentiate
[1]
(1 mark)
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coordinates of the points where the curve meets the axes.
Answer
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Sketch the graph of
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any parts below the -axis will be reflected up above the -axis
30 gx ( )= x + 5 for x ∈ℝ
3
hx( ) = 2x − 3 for x ≥ 2
Solve gh x
( ) = 7.
Answer
Substitute into
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Equate to 7.
[1]
Rearrange to make the subject.
[1]
[1]
(3 marks)
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31 (a) The functions f and g are defined as follows.
f x
( ) = x 2 + 4x for x ∈ R
gx( ) = 1 + e2x for x ∈ R
Find the range of f .
Answer
Since the coefficient of is positive, this turning point is the minimum point.
(2 marks)
Answer
For , as ,
must be greater than , but will never reach 0, and therefore the function must
be greater than .
(1 mark)
(c) Find the exact solution of the equation fg ( x ) = 21, giving your answer as a single
logarithm
Answer
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Substitute into , expand and simplify to get .
Factorise .
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(4 marks)
32 Find the set of values of k for which 4x 2 − 4kx + 2k + 3 = 0 has no real roots.
Answer
A quadratic has no real roots when the discriminant is negative, since we cannot
take the square root of a negative number.
[1]
Expand and simplify.
[1]
Divide through by 16.
[1]
and
[1]
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We are solving a quadratic inequality, therefore we need to examine the graph of
to determine which inequality signs are needed. Since we want the
equation to be smaller than 0, we want the part of the graph under the axis,
between the two critical values.
Therefore,
[1]
(5 marks)
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33 (a)
The diagram shows the graph of y =fx ( ) , where f ( x ) is a cubic polynomial. Find f x .
( )
Answer
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for negative [1]
for [1]
2 1
34 Solve 6x 3 − 5x + 1 = 0 .
3
Answer
To factorise this quadratic, we know that the final terms in the brackets must both
be -1, as they must have a product of +1. The first terms in the brackets must have
a product of 6, so this must be 3 and 2, or 1 and 6. Upon inspection we see that the
brackets must be
[1]
Solving these by setting each bracket equal to 0 gives
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Using our previous substitution we have
[1]
Cubing both sides of each equation gives us the final solutions
[1]
(3 marks)
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35 (a) On the axes below, sketch the graph of y = x −2 x +1 3−x
( ) ( ) ( ) , stating the intercepts
on the coordinate axes.
Answer
If we expand the brackets of the equation, the highest power of we would get
would be . Therefore, the graph is cubic. Since one of the in the brackets is
negative, we will have an inverted cubic shape.
Solve to find where the the curve will cross the axis.
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Draw a cubic curve on the given axes. Label where the curve crosses the and
axes.
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Look at the graph from part to identify the values where the curve is above the
axis.
[1]
[1]
(2 marks)
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36 (a) f x
( ) = x 2 + 2x − 3 for x ≥ − 1
Given that the minimum value of x 2 + 2x − 3 occurs when x = − 1 , explain why f x ( )
has an inverse.
Answer
We are told that the function has a domain of . So it is only only half of a
quadratic graph.
This means that we have a one-one function, since every point will only have one
value of .
It is a one-one function because the function is always increasing for the given
restricted domain [1]
(1 mark)
(b) On the axes below, sketch the graph of y =fx ( ) and the graph of y = f −1 ( x ) . Label
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each graph and state the intercepts on the coordinate axes.
Answer
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Substitute into the equation to find the intercept.
Solve the equation to find the point where the curve crosses the axis.
and
We can exclude because of the given domain.
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correct graph of [1]
correctly labelling (0,-3) and (1,0) [1]
(4 marks)
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37 f x
( ) = 3e2x + 1 for x ∈ℝ
gx
( ) = x + 1 for x ∈ℝ
(i) Write down the range of f and the range of g .
(ii) Find g2 ( 0 .
)
Answer
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i) therefore
Therefore
[1]
ii) Method 1
Find
Find
Method 2
Find
Now find
[1]
iii) Find
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[1]
Evaluate
[1]
So the curve crosses the y-axis at 4. In addition we know from part (i) that
therefore there is a horizontal asymptote at and we should know the general
shape of the graph of an exponential function. So we are ready to sketch .
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Make sure the the curve passes through (0, 4) and mark the horizontal asymptote
with a broken line and its equation
[1]
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is a reflection of in . Draw on the diagram and
sketch a reflection of on it Note that the reflection should go through (4, 0)
and there will be a vertical asymptote at x = 1
38 Find the values of k for which the line y = kx + 3 is a tangent to the curve
y = 2x 2 + 4x + k − 1 .
Answer
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If the line meets the curve, they will have the same and -coordinate at one point.
Set the curve equal to the line.
[1]
[1]
Simplify:
If the line is tangent to the curve, they meet once, therefore this quadratic equation
will have 1 solution only. Use that the discriminant is equal to 0.
[1]
[2]
(5 marks)
39 Solve
3x − 2 = 4+x .
Answer
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Sketch the lines and on the same axes to identify how many
intersections there are.
By examining the graph, we can see there is an intersection in the first quadrant.
This is where and cross.
The other intersection is where the reflection of in the axis and the line
cross.
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[1]
[1]
[1]
(1 mark)
40 Find the values of k for which the line y = x − 3 intersects the curve
y = k 2x 2 + 5kx + 1 at two distinct points.
Answer
[1]
[1]
The line meets the curve twice (at 2 distinct points) so the discriminant,
Work out the discriminant
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[1]
Simplify
[1]
Solve the quadratic inequality
Find the critical values using the quadratic formula (or by factorisation)
[1]
We are trying to find where the (positive) quadratic is greater than zero, so consider
where the graph is above the -axis
[1]
(6 marks)
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41
Answer
[1]
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[1]
(3 marks)
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42 (a) The function f is defined by f x ( ) = ln 2x + 1
( ) for x ≥ 0.
Sketch the graph of y =fx ( ) and hence sketch the graph of y = f −1 ( x ) on the axes
below.
Answer
The key features of the logarithmic graph are that it has an asymptote at
, a root at and does not have any minimum or maximum points.
The function has been translated by 1 unit to the left, then
stretched in the horizontal direction by a scale factor , so now passes through
. The questions wants a sketch over the domain .
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The graph of the inverse function is a reflection in the line .
(i) Find an expression for g −1 ( x ) and state its domain and range.
[4]
[2]
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(iii) Explain why the function gf does not exist.
[1]
Answer
i) Tofind the inverse function, set the equation equal to y and rearrange to make x
the subject.
[1]
Since the domain of g is given as , we disregard the positive square root. The
domain of the inverse is the same as the range of the original function and vice
versa.
[1]
[1]
[1]
ii) To
find the composite function , substitute the equation for into the
equation for
[1]
Expanding the brackets gives
Simplifying
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[1]
iii)
The function gf does not exist because the range of includes values that are
not valid in the domain of [1]
(7 marks)
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43 (a) The diagram shows the graph of a cubic curve .
Answer
The graph crosses the x axis at the roots of the equation, and this will help us to
identify the factors:
[1]
(2 marks)
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(b) Solve f x
( ) ≤ 0.
Answer
We are looking for the parts of the graph that are below the x-axis. This happens
when:
and
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44 (a) f x
( ) = 3 + ex for x ∈ ℝ
gx
( ) = 9x − 5 for x ∈ ℝ
Find the range of f and of g .
Answer
For , as ,
is greater than , and will never reach 0, and therefore the function must be
greater than .
[1]
The function is a linear function, and its domain is is all real numbers.
Therefore, its range is all real numbers .
[1]
(2 marks)
Answer
[1]
Differentiate .
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Put and equal to each other, exponentiate both sides and solve.
[1]
[1]
(3 marks)
[1]
Solve.
[1]
(2 marks)
45 Find the exact values of the constant k for which the line y = 2x + 1 is a tangent to the
curve y = 4x 2 + kx + k − 2 .
Answer
Method 1
Put the equations equal to each other and simplify.
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[1]
[1]
[1]
[1]
[1]
and [1]
Method 2
Put the equations equal to each other.
The gradients of the curve and the line are equal because the line is a tangent to the
curve, so differentiate both sides.
[1]
Rearrange to get an equation for .
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Substitute this into the original equation, simplify and rearrange.
[1]
[1]
Solve using the quadratic formula.
[1]
[1]
Substitute into and solve to find .
and [1]
(6 marks)
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46 (a) Write 2x 2 + 3x − 4 in the form a x + b 2 + c , where a, b and c are constants.
( )
Answer
Factorise the first two terms to make the coefficient of equal 1 inside the
brackets.
[1]
Complete the square for the expression in the brackets. To complete the square,
[1]
Simplify.
[1]
(3 marks)
(b) Hence write down the coordinates of the stationary point on the curve
y = 2x 2 + 3x − 4 .
Answer
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For ,
Answer
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Solve when to find the intercept.
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is a parabola. Since we are taking the modulus, everything below
the axis will be reflected above the axis.
Answer
Using the graph from part , identify where we would need to draw the horizontal
line to achieve three intersections with the curve.
Three intersections are achieved at the reflection of the minimum point found in part
, when the line is
[1]
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(1 mark)
47 Find the values of k for which the line y = kx − 7 and the curve y = 3x 2 + 8x + 5 do
not intersect.
Answer
[1]
[1]
If the line and the curve do not intersect, then there are no solutions so the
discriminant must be less than 0.
[1]
Expanding the brackets and simplifying gives
[1]
Factorising to find critical values
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Critical values are
[1]
To determine the correct region that satisfies the inequality, sketch a graph of the
quadratic.
The region that satisfies the inequality is less than 0 so the correct region is below
the x axis.
[1]
(6 marks)
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48 The curve y = 2x 2 + k + 4 intersects the straight line y = k + 4 x at two distinct
( )
Answer
Substitute into
Rearrange.
[1]
Since the lines intersect at two distinct points, this means the discriminant of this
equation must be greater than 0.
[1]
Simplify.
and
[1]
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Since we want where the graph is greater than 0, we want values to the left of the
negative root, and to the right of the positive root.
and [1]
(4 marks)
49
Answer
The graph crosses the x-axis at the roots of the equation, and this will help us to
identify the factors:
We can see from the graph that it has a y-intercept of 24, therefore, we need to
multiply the whole function by 3 to give the positive cubic graph.
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for multiplying by 3 [1]
The graph of means means anything below the x-axis gets reflected
above the x-axis.
We could also multiply the function by -3 to give the negative cubic graph.
As before, the graph of means anything below the x-axis gets reflected
above the x-axis.
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Therefore, the final expression for the function would be
[1]
(3 marks)
The two possible options for the modulus function is a positive and a negative.
Solving the positive bracket
[1]
Collecting like terms
[1]
[1]
(3 marks)
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