Q1) The function f(x)= x + 5 x +8 is defined for the domain x ≥ a ,

where a is a constant.
i) Express x + 5 x +8 in the form ( x + p ) +q .
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Q2) The function h(x)= x −6 x is defined for the domain

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x ≥ 3.

i) Express x −6 x in the form ( x− p) −q ,where p and q are constants.

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Q3) The function f is defined by f(x) ax +b , for x ≪ R , where a and
b are constants. It is given that f(2)=1 and f(5)=7
i) Find the values of a and b

ii) Solve the equation ff(x)=0