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1 f (x) = 4x - 1 g (x) = x 2 h (x) = 3 -x

(a) Find in its simplest form

(i) f (x - 3) ,

................................................. [1]

(ii) g (5x) .

................................................. [1]

(b) Find f -1 (x) .

f -1 (x) = ................................................. [2]

(c) Find the value of hh (l) , correct to 4 significant figures.

................................................. [3]
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(d) (i) Show that g (3x - 2) - h (- 3) can be written as 9x 2 - 12x - 23.

[2]

(ii) Use the quadratic formula to solve 9x 2 - 12x - 23 = 0 .

Give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

x = ............................ or x = ............................ [4]

(e) Find x when f (61) = h (x) .

x = ................................................. [2]
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2 A curve has equation y = x 3 - 3x + 4 .

(a) Work out the coordinates of the two stationary points.

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

( .................... , ....................) [5]

(b) Determine whether each stationary point is a maximum or a minimum.

Give reasons for your answers.

[3]

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3 (a) Solve the equation tan x = 11.43 for 0° G x G 360° .

x = ................... or x = .................. [2]

(b) Sketch the curve y = x 3 - 4x .

O x

[3]
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(c) A curve has equation y = x 3 + ax + b .

The stationary points of the curve have coordinates (2, k) and (-2, 10 - k).

Work out the value of a, the value of b and the value of k.

a = ................................ , b = ................................ , k = ................................ [6]

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4 (a) (i) The equation y = x 3 - 4x 2 + 4x can be written as y = x (x - a) 2 .

Find the value of a.

a = ................................................ [2]

(ii) On the axes, sketch the graph of y = x 3 - 4x 2 + 4x , indicating the values where the graph
meets the axes.

O x

[4]
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(b) Find the equation of the tangent to the graph of y = x 3 - 4x 2 + 4x at x = 4.

Give your answer in the form y = mx + c .

y = ................................................ [7]
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6 (a)
y
12

11

10

–1 0 1 2 3 4 5 x
–1

–2

–3

–4

–5

–6

–7

–8
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The diagram shows the graph of y = f (x) for -1.5 G x G 5.

(i) Find f (2) .

................................................. [1]

(ii) Solve the equation f (x) = 0 for -1.5 G x G 5.

x = .................. or x = .................. or x = .................. [3]

(iii) f (x) = k has three solutions for -1.5 G x G 5 where k is an integer.

Find the smallest possible value of k.

k = ................................................. [1]

(iv) On the grid, draw a line y = mx so that f (x) = mx has exactly one solution for -1.5 G x G 5.
[2]

(b) y = 3x 2 - 12x + 7
dy
(i) Find the value of when x = 5.
dx

................................................. [3]

(ii) Find the coordinates of the point on the graph of y = 3x 2 - 12x + 7 where the gradient is 0.

( ...................... , ...................... ) [2]

dy
(c) When y = 2x p + qx 2, = 14x 6 + 6x .
dx

Find the value of p and the value of q.

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7 A curve has equation y = x 3 - kx 2 + 1.

When x = 2 , the gradient of the curve is 6.

(a) Show that k = 1.5 .

[5]

(b) Find the coordinates of the two stationary points of y = x 3 - 1.5x 2 + 1.

You must show all your working.

( ................ , ................ ) and ( ................ , ................ ) [4]

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(c) Sketch the curve y = x 3 - 1.5x 2 + 1.

O x
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(ii) Calculate the x–values of the turning points of y = 9 + 9x - x 2 - x 3 .

Show all your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.
8 (a) Sketch the graph of y = (x + 1) (3 - x) (3 + x) , indicating the coordinates of the points
where the graph crosses the x-axis and the y-axis.

O x

[4]

(b) (i) Show that y = (x + 1) (3 - x) (3 + x) can be written as y = 9 + 9x - x 2 - x 3 .

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9 f (x) = x (x - 1) (x - 2)

(a) Find the coordinates of the points where the graph of y = f (x) crosses the x-axis.

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

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

( ..................... , ..................... ) [2]

(b) Show that f (x) = x 3 - 3x 2 + 2x .

[2]

(c) Find the coordinates of the turning points of the graph of y = f (x) .
Show all your working and give your answers correct to 1 decimal place.
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(d) Sketch the graph of y = f (x) .

O x

[2]
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10 (a) (i) Factorise 24 + 5x - x .

................................................. [2]

(ii) The diagram shows a sketch of y = 24 + 5x - x 2 .

y
NOT TO
c
SCALE

a O b x

Work out the values of a, b and c.

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

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

c = ................................................ [3]

(iii) Calculate the gradient of y = 24 + 5x - x 2 at x =- 1.5 .