Cambridge Assessment International Education · Cambridge O Level
4037 Additional Mathematics
Paper 1 · Variant 1
May/June 2023 · Component 11
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10 marks
(a)
Rewrite the expression 5x2−14x+8 in the completed-square form a(x+b)2+c, determining the values of the constants a, b and c.
(b)
Using your completed-square result from part (a), state the coordinates of the stationary point of the curve y=5x2−14x+8.
(c)
Sketch the graph of y=5x2−14x+8, and give the coordinates of each point at which your graph crosses the coordinate axes.ExcelInExam original diagram
(d)
Determine the range of values of the constant k for which the equation 5x2−14x+8=k has exactly four distinct real roots.
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