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1 (a) Sketch the graph of , showing the coordinates of the points where the curve meets the
coordinate axes.

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1 (b) Solve .

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[Total: 6]
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2 (a)
y y y
A B C

O x O x O x

y y y
D E F

O x O x O x

(i) Write down the letter of each graph which does not represent a function.

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(ii) Write down the letter of each graph which represents a function that does not have an inverse.

[2]

y
5

y = f(x)

x
O 5

2 (b) The diagram shows the graph of a function . On the same axes sketch the graph of
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[Total: 6]
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3 (a) On the grid below, sketch the graph of for , and

state the coordinates of the points where the curve meets the coordinate axes.

x
–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 O 1 2 3 4

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3 (b) Find the coordinates of the stationary point on the curve .

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(c) Given that k is a positive constant, state the set of values of k for which
has 2 solutions only.

[1]

[Total: 7]

4 The functions f and g are defined for real values of x by

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for x > 1,

for x > 2.

(a) Find gf(37).

[2]

(b) Find an expression for .

[2]

(c) Find an expression for .

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[Total: 6]
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Write down the range of g−1.

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[Total: 1]

O 2 x

6 The diagram shows the graph of passing through and touching the x-axis at . Given
that the graph of is a straight line, write down the two possible expressions for .

[2]

[Total: 2]

7 A function f is such that for .

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(a) Show that can be written in the form , where a and b are integers.

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(b) Write down the range of f.

[1]

(c) FInd and state its domain.

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[Total: 6]