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Question 85
(***+)
y
y = f ( x)
R
O
A
B
x
The figure above shows the graph of the curve with equation
4x − 8
x<5
.
f ( x) = 2
− x + 14 x − 33 x ≥ 5
The curve meets the x axis at the points A and B .
The finite region R , shown shaded in the figure above, is bounded by the curve and
the x axis.
Find the area of R .
C2Z , 90
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Created by T. Madas
Question 86
(***+)
y
R
C
Q
P
O
x
The figure above shows the curve C which meets the coordinates axes at the points P ,
Q and R .
Given the gradient function of C is given by
f ′( x) = 3 − 4x ,
and that f (1) = 2 f ( 2 ) , determine the coordinates of P , Q and R .
( )
C1E , P ( −1, 0 ) , P 5 , 0 , R ( 0,5 )
2
Created by T. Madas
Created by T. Madas
Question 87
(***+)
The curve C has equation
(
)
y = ( x − 1) x 2 + 4 x + 5 , x ∈ » .
a) Show that C meets the x axis at only one point.
The point A , where x = −1 , lies on C .
b) Find an equation of the normal to C at A .
The normal to C at A meets the coordinate axes at the points P and Q .
c) Show further that the area of the triangle OPQ , where O is the origin, is 12 1
4
square units.
C1J , 2 y = x − 7
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