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10 past-paper questions on Quadratics

  • 9709/12 · October/November 20247 marks

    The equation of a curve is y = ½k²x² - 2kx+2 and the equation of a line is y = kx+p, where k and p are constants with 0 < k < 1.…

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  • 9709/11 · May/June 20255 marks

    (b) Given instead that p = 4, find the set of values of k for which the curve and the line do not intersect.

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  • 9709/11 · October/November 20245 marks

    Show that the curve with equation x² – 3xy-40 = 0 and the line with equation 3x+y+k = 0 meet for all values of the constant k.

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  • 9709/11 · May/June 20243 marks

    Hence find the exact solutions of the equation 3x⁴ – 12x² - 15 = 0.

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  • 9709/12 · October/November 20243 marks

    It is given instead that the line and the curve do not intersect. Find the set of possible values of p.

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  • 9709/11 · October/November 20243 marks

    The function f is defined by f(x) = 3+6x-2x² for x ∈ R. Express f(x) in the form a-b(x-c)², where a, b and c are constants, and…

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  • 9709/12 · October/November 20243 marks

    By expressing -2x² +8x+11 in the form -a(x−b)² +c, where a, b and c are positive integers, find the coordinates of the vertex of…

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  • 9709/13 · October/November 20242 marks

    Express 3x² – 12x + 14 in the form 3(x+a)² + b, where a and b are constants to be found.

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  • 9709/12 · May/June 20252 marks

    Express x² +4x+2 in the form (x+a)² + b, where a and b are integers.

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  • 9709/11 · May/June 20242 marks

    Express 3y² – 12y - 15 in the form 3(y+a)² + b, where a and b are constants.

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