QUADRATICS
9709_m17_qp_12 Q: 1
Find the set of values of k for which the equation 2x2 + 3kx + k = 0 has distinct real roots. [4]
9709_w21_qp_13
The line y = 2x + 5 intersects the circle with equation x2 + y2 = 20 at A and B.
Find the coordinates of A and B in surd form and hence find the exact length of the chord AB. [7]
9709_s21_qp_11 Q: 6
The equation of a curve is y = (2k – 3)x2 – kx – (k – 2), where k is a constant. The line y = 3x – 4 is a tangent to
the curve. Find the value of k. [5]
9709_s21_qp_12 Q: 1
(a) Express 16x2 — 24x + 10 in the form (4x + a)2 + b. [2]
(b) It is given that the equation 16x2 — 24x + 10 = k, where k is a constant, has exactly one root. Find the value
of this root. [2]
9709_s22_qp_11
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The diagram shows the curve with equation y = (3𝑥 − 2)2 and the line y = 2 𝑥 + 1. The curve and the line
intersect at points A and B. Find the coordinates of A and B. [4]
FUNCTIONS
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The function f is defined by f(x) = x5 – 10x3 + 50x for x∈ ℝ. Determine whether f is an increasing function, a
decreasing function or neither. [3]
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The function f is defined as follows:
Find the value of ff(5). [2]
9709_m21_qp_12 Q: 7
Functions f and g are defined as follows:
(a) Express f(x) in the form (x + a)2 + b and state the range of f. [3]
(b) Find an expression for f –1 (x). [2]
(c) Solve the equation gf(x) = 13. [3]
9709_s20_qp_13 Q: 3
In each of parts (a), (b) and (c), the graph shown with solid lines has equation y = f(x). The graph shown with
broken lines is a transformation of y = f(x).
State, in terms of f, the equation of the graph shown with broken lines. [1], [1], [2]
(a) (b) (c)
COORDINATE GEOMETRY
9709_m22_qp_12 Q: 6
The circle with the equation (x + 1)2 + (y – 2)2 = 85 and the straight line with equation y = 3x – 20 are shown
in the diagram. The line intersects the circle at A and B, and the center of the circle is at C.
(a) Find, by calculation, the coordinates of A and B. [4]
(b) Find an equation of the circle which has its center at C and for which the line with equation y = 3x – 20 is a
tangent to the circle. [4]
9709_m21_qp_12 Q: 8
The points A (7, 1), B (7, 9) and C (1, 9) are on the circumference of a circle.
(a) Find an equation of the circle. [5]
(b) Find an equation of the tangent to the circle at B. [2]
