
SL Paper 1
Let f(x)=(x−5)3, for x∈R.
Find f−1(x).
Let g be a function so that (f∘g)(x)=8x6. Find g(x).
Let f(x)=logp(x+3) for x>−3 . Part of the graph of f is shown below.
The graph passes through A(6, 2) , has an x-intercept at (−2, 0) and has an asymptote at x=−3 .
Find p .
The graph of f is reflected in the line y=x to give the graph of g .
(i) Write down the y-intercept of the graph of g .
(ii) Sketch the graph of g , noting clearly any asymptotes and the image of A.
The graph of f is reflected in the line y=x to give the graph of g .
Find g(x) .
Let f(x)=6+6sinx . Part of the graph of f is shown below.
The shaded region is enclosed by the curve of f , the x-axis, and the y-axis.
Solve for 0≤x<2π
(i) 6+6sinx=6 ;
(ii) 6+6sinx=0 .
Write down the exact value of the x-intercept of f , for 0≤x<2π .
The area of the shaded region is k . Find the value of k , giving your answer in terms of π .
Let g(x)=6+6sin(x−π2) . The graph of f is transformed to the graph of g.
Give a full geometric description of this transformation.
Let g(x)=6+6sin(x−π2) . The graph of f is transformed to the graph of g.
Given that ∫p+3π2pg(x)dx=k and 0≤p<2π , write down the two values of p.
Let f(x)=x2 and g(x)=2(x−1)2 .
The graph of g can be obtained from the graph of f using two transformations.
Give a full geometric description of each of the two transformations.
The graph of g is translated by the vector (3−2) to give the graph of h.
The point (−1, 1) on the graph of f is translated to the point P on the graph of h.
Find the coordinates of P.
Consider f(x)=x2+qx+r. The graph of f has a minimum value when x=−1.5.
The distance between the two zeros of f is 9.
Show that the two zeros are 3 and −6.
Find the value of q and of r.
Consider the functions f(x) , g(x) and h(x) . The following table gives some values associated with these functions.
The following diagram shows parts of the graphs of h and h″ .
There is a point of inflexion on the graph of h at P, when x=3 .
Given that h(x)=f(x)×g(x) ,
Write down the value of g(3) , of f′(3) , and of h″(2) .
Explain why P is a point of inflexion.
find the y-coordinate of P.
find the equation of the normal to the graph of h at P.
Let f(x)=2x−1 and g(x)=3x2+2 .
Find f−1(x) .
Find (f∘g)(1) .
The diagram below shows the graph of a function f , for −1≤x≤2 .
Write down the value of f(2).
Write down the value of f−1(−1) .
Sketch the graph of f−1 on the grid below.
Let f(x)=√x . Line L is the normal to the graph of f at the point (4, 2) .
In the diagram below, the shaded region R is bounded by the x-axis, the graph of f and the line L .
Show that the equation of L is y=−4x+18 .
Point A is the x-intercept of L . Find the x-coordinate of A.
Find an expression for the area of R .
The region R is rotated 360∘ about the x-axis. Find the volume of the solid formed, giving your answer in terms of π .
Let f(x)=3(x+1)2−12 .
Show that f(x)=3x2+6x−9 .
For the graph of f
(i) write down the coordinates of the vertex;
(ii) write down the y-intercept;
(iii) find both x-intercepts.
Hence sketch the graph of f .
Let g(x)=x2 . The graph of f may be obtained from the graph of g by the following two transformations
a stretch of scale factor t in the y-direction,
followed by a translation of (pq) .
Write down (pq) and the value of t .
Let f(x)=7−2x and g(x)=x+3 .
Find (g∘f)(x) .
Write down g−1(x) .
Find (f∘g−1)(5) .
The following diagram shows the graph of y=f(x), for −4≤x≤5.
Write down the value of f(−3).
Write down the value of f−1(1).
Find the domain of f−1.
On the grid above, sketch the graph of f−1.
The diagram below shows part of the graph of f(x)=(x−1)(x+3) .
(a) Write down the x-intercepts of the graph of f .
(b) Find the coordinates of the vertex of the graph of f .
Write down the x-intercepts of the graph of f .
Find the coordinates of the vertex of the graph of f .
Let f(x)=√x+2 for x ≥ 2 and g(x) = 3x − 7 for x∈R.
Write down f (14).
Find (g∘f) (14).
Find g−1(x).
Let f(x)=8x+3 and g(x)=4x, for x∈R.
Write down g(2).
Find (f∘g)(x).
Find f−1(x).
Let f(x)=4x−2 and g(x)=−2x2+8 .
Find f−1(x) .
Find (f∘g)(1) .
Let f(x)=3x2−6x+p. The equation f(x)=0 has two equal roots.
Write down the value of the discriminant.
Hence, show that p=3.
The graph of fhas its vertex on the x-axis.
Find the coordinates of the vertex of the graph of f.
The graph of f has its vertex on the x-axis.
Write down the solution of f(x)=0.
The graph of f has its vertex on the x-axis.
The function can be written in the form f(x)=a(x−h)2+k. Write down the value of a.
The graph of f has its vertex on the x-axis.
The function can be written in the form f(x)=a(x−h)2+k. Write down the value of h.
The graph of f has its vertex on the x-axis.
The function can be written in the form f(x)=a(x−h)2+k. Write down the value of k.
The graph of f has its vertex on the x-axis.
The graph of a function g is obtained from the graph of f by a reflection of f in the x-axis, followed by a translation by the vector (06). Find g, giving your answer in the form g(x)=Ax2+Bx+C.
Consider a function f. The line L1 with equation y=3x+1 is a tangent to the graph of f when x=2
Let g(x)=f(x2+1) and P be the point on the graph of g where x=1.
Write down f′(2).
Find f(2).
Show that the graph of g has a gradient of 6 at P.
Let L2 be the tangent to the graph of g at P. L1 intersects L2 at the point Q.
Find the y-coordinate of Q.
Let f(t)=acosb(t−c)+d , t≥0 . Part of the graph of y=f(t) is given below.
When t=3 , there is a maximum value of 29, at M.
When t=9 , there is a minimum value of 15.
(i) Find the value of a.
(ii) Show that b=π6 .
(iii) Find the value of d.
(iv) Write down a value for c.
The transformation P is given by a horizontal stretch of a scale factor of 12 , followed by a translation of (3−10) .
Let M′ be the image of M under P. Find the coordinates of M′ .
The graph of g is the image of the graph of f under P.
Find g(t) in the form g(t)=7cosB(t−c)+D .
The graph of g is the image of the graph of f under P.
Give a full geometric description of the transformation that maps the graph of g to the graph of f .
Let f(x)=a(x−h)2+k. The vertex of the graph of f is at (2,3) and the graph passes through (1,7).
Write down the value of h and of k.
Find the value of a.
The diagram below shows the graph of a function f(x) , for −2≤x≤3 .
Sketch the graph of f(−x) on the grid below.
The graph of f is transformed to obtain the graph of g . The graph of g is shown below.
The function g can be written in the form g(x)=af(x+b) . Write down the value of a and of b .
Let f(x)=x2+4 and g(x)=x−1 .
Find (f∘g)(x) .
The vector (3−1) translates the graph of (f∘g) to the graph of h .
Find the coordinates of the vertex of the graph of h .
The vector (3−1) translates the graph of (f∘g) to the graph of h .
Show that h(x)=x2−8x+19 .
The vector (3−1) translates the graph of (f∘g) to the graph of h .
The line y=2x−6 is a tangent to the graph of h at the point P. Find the x-coordinate of P.
Let f(x)=m−1x, for x≠0. The line y=x−m intersects the graph of f in two distinct points. Find the possible values of m.
Let f(x)=2x3+3 and g(x)=e3x−2 .
(i) Find g(0) .
(ii) Find (f∘g)(0) .
Find f−1(x) .
Let f(x)=x2. The following diagram shows part of the graph of f.
The line L is the tangent to the graph of f at the point A(−k, k2), and intersects the x-axis at point B. The point C is (−k, 0).
The region R is enclosed by L, the graph of f, and the x-axis. This is shown in the following diagram.
Write down f′(x).
Find the gradient of L.
Show that the x-coordinate of B is −k2.
Find the area of triangle ABC, giving your answer in terms of k.
Given that the area of triangle ABC is p times the area of R, find the value of p.
The following diagram shows the graph of a quadratic function f , for 0≤x≤4 .
The graph passes through the point P(0, 13) , and its vertex is the point V(2, 1) .
The function can be written in the form f(x)=a(x−h)2+k .
(i) Write down the value of h and of k .
(ii) Show that a=3 .
Find f(x) , giving your answer in the form Ax2+Bx+C .
Calculate the area enclosed by the graph of f , the x-axis, and the lines x=2 and x=4 .
The following diagram shows part of the graph of a quadratic function f .
The x-intercepts are at (−4, 0) and (6, 0) , and the y-intercept is at (0, 240) .
Write down f(x) in the form f(x)=−10(x−p)(x−q) .
Find another expression for f(x) in the form f(x)=−10(x−h)2+k .
Show that f(x) can also be written in the form f(x)=240+20x−10x2 .
A particle moves along a straight line so that its velocity, v ms−1 , at time t seconds is given by v=240+20t−10t2 , for 0≤t≤6 .
(i) Find the value of t when the speed of the particle is greatest.
(ii) Find the acceleration of the particle when its speed is zero.
Let f(x)=x2−4x+5.
The function can also be expressed in the form f(x)=(x−h)2+k.
Find the equation of the axis of symmetry of the graph of f.
(i) Write down the value of h.
(ii) Find the value of k.
Let f(x)=cos2x and g(x)=2x2−1 .
Find f(π2) .
Find (g∘f)(π2) .
Given that (g∘f)(x) can be written as cos(kx) , find the value of k, k∈Z .
Let f(x)=ln(x+5)+ln2 , for x>−5 .
Find f−1(x) .
Let g(x)=ex .
Find (g∘f)(x) , giving your answer in the form ax+b , where a,b∈Z .
Let f(x)=klog2x .
Given that f−1(1)=8 , find the value of k .
Find f−1(23) .
Let f(x)=(lnx)22, for x>0.
Let g(x)=1x. The following diagram shows parts of the graphs of f′ and g.
The graph of f′ has an x-intercept at x=p.
Show that f′(x)=lnxx.
There is a minimum on the graph of f. Find the x-coordinate of this minimum.
Write down the value of p.
The graph of g intersects the graph of f′ when x=q.
Find the value of q.
The graph of g intersects the graph of f′ when x=q.
Let R be the region enclosed by the graph of f′, the graph of g and the line x=p.
Show that the area of R is 12.
Let f(x)=1+e−x and g(x)=2x+b, for x∈R, where b is a constant.
Find (g∘f)(x).
Given that lim, find the value of b.
Let f(x) = lo{g_3}\sqrt x , for x > 0 .
Show that {f^{ - 1}}(x) = {3^{2x}} .
Write down the range of {f^{ - 1}} .
Let g(x) = {\log _3}x , for x > 0 .
Find the value of ({f^{ - 1}} \circ g)(2) , giving your answer as an integer.
Let f(x) = 3\sin \left( {\frac{\pi }{2}x} \right), for 0 \leqslant x \leqslant 4.
(i) Write down the amplitude of f.
(ii) Find the period of f.
On the following grid sketch the graph of f.
Let f be the function given by f(x) = {{\rm{e}}^{0.5x}} , 0 \le x \le 3.5 . The diagram shows the graph of f .
On the same diagram, sketch the graph of {f^{ - 1}} .
Write down the range of {f^{ - 1}} .
Find {f^{ - 1}}(x) .
Let f(x) = 5x and g(x) = {x^2} + 1, for x \in \mathbb{R}.
Find {f^{ - 1}}(x).
Find (f \circ g)(7).
The following diagram shows the graph of a function f, with domain - 2 \leqslant x \leqslant 4.
The points ( - 2,{\text{ }}0) and (4,{\text{ }}7) lie on the graph of f.
Write down the range of f.
Write down f(2);
Write down {f^{ - 1}}(2).
On the grid, sketch the graph of {f^{ - 1}}.
Let f(x) = \frac{1}{2}{x^2} + kx + 8 , where k \in \mathbb{Z} .
Find the values of k such that f(x) = 0 has two equal roots.
Each value of k is equally likely for - 5 \le k \le 5 . Find the probability that f(x) = 0 has no roots.
Let f(x) = 3x - 2 and g(x) = \frac{5}{{3x}}, for x \ne 0.
Let h(x) = \frac{5}{{x + 2}}, for x \geqslant 0. The graph of h has a horizontal asymptote at y = 0.
Find {f^{ - 1}}(x).
Show that \left( {g \circ {f^{ - 1}}} \right)(x) = \frac{5}{{x + 2}}.
Find the y-intercept of the graph of h.
Hence, sketch the graph of h.
For the graph of {h^{ - 1}}, write down the x-intercept;
For the graph of {h^{ - 1}}, write down the equation of the vertical asymptote.
Given that {h^{ - 1}}(a) = 3, find the value of a.
Let f(x) = p + \frac{9}{{x - q}}, for x \ne q. The line x = 3 is a vertical asymptote to the graph of f.
Write down the value of q.
The graph of f has a y-intercept at (0,{\text{ }}4).
Find the value of p.
The graph of f has a y-intercept at (0,{\text{ }}4).
Write down the equation of the horizontal asymptote of the graph of f.
Let f(x) = p{x^3} + p{x^2} + qx.
Find f'(x).
Given that f'(x) \geqslant 0, show that {p^2} \leqslant 3pq.
Let f(x) = 8x - 2{x^2} . Part of the graph of f is shown below.
Find the x-intercepts of the graph.
(i) Write down the equation of the axis of symmetry.
(ii) Find the y-coordinate of the vertex.
The velocity v ms−1 of a particle at time t seconds, is given by v = 2t + \cos 2t , for 0 \le t \le 2 .
Write down the velocity of the particle when t = 0 .
When t = k , the acceleration is zero.
(i) Show that k = \frac{\pi }{4} .
(ii) Find the exact velocity when t = \frac{\pi }{4} .
When t < \frac{\pi }{4} , \frac{{{\rm{d}}v}}{{{\rm{d}}t}} > 0 and when t > \frac{\pi }{4} , \frac{{{\rm{d}}v}}{{{\rm{d}}t}} > 0 .
Sketch a graph of v against t .
Let d be the distance travelled by the particle for 0 \le t \le 1 .
(i) Write down an expression for d .
(ii) Represent d on your sketch.
Let f(x) = p{x^2} + (10 - p)x + \frac{5}{4}p - 5.
Show that the discriminant of f(x) is 100 - 4{p^2}.
Find the values of p so that f(x) = 0 has two equal roots.
Let f be a quadratic function. Part of the graph of f is shown below.
The vertex is at P(4, 2) and the y-intercept is at Q(0, 6) .
Write down the equation of the axis of symmetry.
The function f can be written in the form f(x) = a{(x - h)^2} + k .
Write down the value of h and of k .
The function f can be written in the form f(x) = a{(x - h)^2} + k .
Find a .
The following diagram shows part of the graph of f , where f(x) = {x^2} - x - 2 .
Find both x-intercepts.
Find the x-coordinate of the vertex.
Consider f(x) = \ln ({x^4} + 1) .
The second derivative is given by f''(x) = \frac{{4{x^2}(3 - {x^4})}}{{{{({x^4} + 1)}^2}}} .
The equation f''(x) = 0 has only three solutions, when x = 0 , \pm \sqrt[4]{3} ( \pm 1.316 \ldots ) .
Find the value of f(0) .
Find the set of values of x for which f is increasing.
(i) Find f''(1) .
(ii) Hence, show that there is no point of inflexion on the graph of f at x = 0 .
There is a point of inflexion on the graph of f at x = \sqrt[4]{3} (x = 1.316 \ldots ) .
Sketch the graph of f , for x \ge 0 .
Let f(x) = \frac{x}{{ - 2{x^2} + 5x - 2}} for - 2 \le x \le 4 , x \ne \frac{1}{2} , x \ne 2 . The graph of f is given below.
The graph of f has a local minimum at A(1, 1) and a local maximum at B.
Use the quotient rule to show that f'(x) = \frac{{2{x^2} - 2}}{{{{( - 2{x^2} + 5x - 2)}^2}}} .
Hence find the coordinates of B.
Given that the line y = k does not meet the graph of f , find the possible values of k .
Given that {2^m} = 8 and {2^n} = 16, write down the value of m and of n.
Hence or otherwise solve {8^{2x + 1}} = {16^{2x - 3}}.
Let f(x) = p(x - q)(x - r) . Part of the graph of f is shown below.
The graph passes through the points (−2, 0), (0, − 4) and (4, 0) .
Write down the value of q and of r.
Write down the equation of the axis of symmetry.
Find the value of p.
Let f(x) = 6x\sqrt {1 - {x^2}} , for - 1 \leqslant x \leqslant 1, and g(x) = \cos (x), for 0 \leqslant x \leqslant \pi .
Let h(x) = (f \circ g)(x).
Write h(x) in the form a\sin (bx), where a,{\text{ }}b \in \mathbb{Z}.
Hence find the range of h.
A quadratic function f can be written in the form f(x) = a(x - p)(x - 3). The graph of f has axis of symmetry x = 2.5 and y-intercept at (0,{\text{ }} - 6)
Find the value of p.
Find the value of a.
The line y = kx - 5 is a tangent to the curve of f. Find the values of k.
The following diagram shows part of the graph of a quadratic function f.
The vertex is at (3,{\text{ }} - 1) and the x-intercepts at 2 and 4.
The function f can be written in the form f(x) = {(x - h)^2} + k.
The function can also be written in the form f(x) = (x - a)(x - b).
Write down the value of h and of k.
Write down the value of a and of b.
Find the y-intercept.
Let f(x) = \frac{{ax}}{{{x^2} + 1}} , - 8 \le x \le 8 , a \in \mathbb{R} .The graph of f is shown below.
The region between x = 3 and x = 7 is shaded.
Show that f( - x) = - f(x) .
Given that f''(x) = \frac{{2ax({x^2} - 3)}}{{{{({x^2} + 1)}^3}}} , find the coordinates of all points of inflexion.
It is given that \int {f(x){\rm{d}}x = \frac{a}{2}} \ln ({x^2} + 1) + C .
(i) Find the area of the shaded region, giving your answer in the form p\ln q .
(ii) Find the value of \int_4^8 {2f(x - 1){\rm{d}}x} .
Let f(x) = 3 + \frac{{20}}{{{x^2} - 4}} , for x \ne \pm 2 . The graph of f is given below.
The y-intercept is at the point A.
(i) Find the coordinates of A.
(ii) Show that f'(x) = 0 at A.
The second derivative f''(x) = \frac{{40(3{x^2} + 4)}}{{{{({x^2} - 4)}^3}}} . Use this to
(i) justify that the graph of f has a local maximum at A;
(ii) explain why the graph of f does not have a point of inflexion.
Describe the behaviour of the graph of f for large |x| .
Write down the range of f .
Solve {\log _2}x + {\log _2}(x - 2) = 3 , for x > 2 .
The diagram below shows the graph of a function f(x) , for - 2 \le x \le 4 .
Let h(x) = f( - x) . Sketch the graph of h on the grid below.
Let g(x) = \frac{1}{2}f(x - 1) . The point {\text{A}}(3{\text{, }}2) on the graph of f is transformed to the point P on the graph of g . Find the coordinates of P.
Let f(x) = 3{(x + 1)^2} - 12 .
Show that f(x) = 3{x^2} + 6x - 9 .
For the graph of f
(i) write down the coordinates of the vertex;
(ii) write down the equation of the axis of symmetry;
(iii) write down the y-intercept;
(iv) find both x-intercepts.
Hence sketch the graph of f .
Let g(x) = {x^2} . The graph of f may be obtained from the graph of g by the two transformations:
a stretch of scale factor t in the y-direction
followed by a translation of \left( {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} p\\ q \end{array}} \right) .
Find \left( {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} p\\ q \end{array}} \right) and the value of t.
The equation {x^2} - 3x + {k^2} = 4 has two distinct real roots. Find the possible values of k .
Let f(x) = {x^2} + x - 6.
Write down the y-intercept of the graph of f.
Solve f(x) = 0.
On the following grid, sketch the graph of f, for - 4 \le x \le 3.
Let f(x) = {x^2} - x, for x \in \mathbb{R}. The following diagram shows part of the graph of f.
The graph of f crosses the x-axis at the origin and at the point {\text{P}}(1,{\text{ }}0).
The line L is the normal to the graph of f at P.
The line L intersects the graph of f at another point Q, as shown in the following diagram.
Show that f’(1) = 1.
Find the equation of L in the form y = ax + b.
Find the x-coordinate of Q.
Find the area of the region enclosed by the graph of f and the line L.
The following diagram shows the graph of a function f.
Find {f^{ - 1}}( - 1).
Find (f \circ f)( - 1).
On the same diagram, sketch the graph of y = f( - x).
Find the value of {\log _2}40 - {\log _2}5 .
Find the value of {8^{{{\log }_2}5}} .
Let f(x) = \sqrt {x - 5} , for x \ge 5 .
Find {f^{ - 1}}(2) .
Let g be a function such that {g^{ - 1}} exists for all real numbers. Given that g(30) = 3 , find (f \circ {g^{ - 1}})(3) .
The equation {x^2} + (k + 2)x + 2k = 0 has two distinct real roots.
Find the possible values of k.
Let f(x) = 3\ln x and g(x) = \ln 5{x^3} .
Express g(x) in the form f(x) + \ln a , where a \in {{\mathbb{Z}}^ + } .
The graph of g is a transformation of the graph of f . Give a full geometric description of this transformation.
Consider a function f (x) , for −2 ≤ x ≤ 2 . The following diagram shows the graph of f.
Write down the value of f (0).
Write down the value of f −1 (1).
Write down the range of f −1.
On the grid above, sketch the graph of f −1.
Let f(x) = \frac{1}{2}{x^3} - {x^2} - 3x . Part of the graph of f is shown below.
There is a maximum point at A and a minimum point at B(3, − 9) .
Find the coordinates of A.
Write down the coordinates of
(i) the image of B after reflection in the y-axis;
(ii) the image of B after translation by the vector \left( {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} { - 2}\\ 5 \end{array}} \right) ;
(iii) the image of B after reflection in the x-axis followed by a horizontal stretch with scale factor \frac{1}{2} .
Let f'(x) = \frac{{6 - 2x}}{{6x - {x^2}}}, for 0 < x < 6.
The graph of f has a maximum point at P.
The y-coordinate of P is \ln 27.
Find the x-coordinate of P.
Find f(x), expressing your answer as a single logarithm.
The graph of f is transformed by a vertical stretch with scale factor \frac{1}{{\ln 3}}. The image of P under this transformation has coordinates (a,{\text{ }}b).
Find the value of a and of b, where a,{\text{ }}b \in \mathbb{N}.
Consider f(x) = 2k{x^2} - 4kx + 1 , for k \ne 0 . The equation f(x) = 0 has two equal roots.
Find the value of k .
The line y = p intersects the graph of f . Find all possible values of p .
The following diagram shows part of the graph of a quadratic function f.
The vertex is at (1,{\text{ }} - 9), and the graph crosses the y-axis at the point (0,{\text{ }}c).
The function can be written in the form f(x) = {(x - h)^2} + k.
Write down the value of h and of k.
Find the value of c.
Let g(x) = - {(x - 3)^2} + 1. The graph of g is obtained by a reflection of the graph of f in the x-axis, followed by a translation of \left( {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} p \\ q \end{array}} \right).
Find the value of p and of q.
Find the x-coordinates of the points of intersection of the graphs of f and g.
The following table shows the probability distribution of a discrete random variable A, in terms of an angle \theta .
Show that \cos \theta = \frac{3}{4}.
Given that \tan \theta > 0, find \tan \theta .
Let y = \frac{1}{{\cos x}}, for 0 < x < \frac{\pi }{2}. The graph of ybetween x = \theta and x = \frac{\pi }{4} is rotated 360° about the x-axis. Find the volume of the solid formed.
Let f(x) = {x^2} and g(x) = 2x - 3 .
Find {g^{ - 1}}(x) .
Find (f \circ g)(4) .
Part of the graph of a function f is shown in the diagram below.
On the same diagram sketch the graph of y = - f(x) .
Let g(x) = f(x + 3) .
(i) Find g( - 3) .
(ii) Describe fully the transformation that maps the graph of f to the graph of g.
Consider the equation {x^2} + (k - 1)x + 1 = 0 , where k is a real number.
Find the values of k for which the equation has two equal real solutions.
Write the expression 3\ln 2 - \ln 4 in the form \ln k, where k \in \mathbb{Z}.
Hence or otherwise, solve 3\ln 2 - \ln 4 = - \ln x.
Let f\left( x \right) = p{x^2} + qx - 4p, where p ≠ 0. Find Find the number of roots for the equation f\left( x \right) = 0.
Justify your answer.
Let f(x) = ax2 − 4x − c. A horizontal line, L , intersects the graph of f at x = −1 and x = 3.
The equation of the axis of symmetry is x = p. Find p.
Hence, show that a = 2.
The equation of L is y = 5 . Find the value of c.
Let f(x) = {{\rm{e}}^{x + 3}} .
(i) Show that {f^{ - 1}}(x) = \ln x - 3 .
(ii) Write down the domain of {f^{ - 1}} .
Solve the equation {f^{ - 1}}(x) = \ln \frac{1}{x} .
Three consecutive terms of a geometric sequence are x - 3, 6 and x + 2.
Find the possible values of x.
The following diagram shows the graph of a function f, for −4 ≤ x ≤ 2.
On the same axes, sketch the graph of f\left( { - x} \right).
Another function, g, can be written in the form g\left( x \right) = a \times f\left( {x + b} \right). The following diagram shows the graph of g.
Write down the value of a and of b.
Let f(x) = \sin x + \frac{1}{2}{x^2} - 2x , for 0 \le x \le \pi .
Let g be a quadratic function such that g(0) = 5 . The line x = 2 is the axis of symmetry of the graph of g .
The function g can be expressed in the form g(x) = a{(x - h)^2} + 3 .
Find f'(x) .
Find g(4) .
(i) Write down the value of h .
(ii) Find the value of a .
Find the value of x for which the tangent to the graph of f is parallel to the tangent to the graph of g .
Write down the value of
(i) {\log _3}27;
(ii) {\log _8}\frac{1}{8};
(iii) {\log _{16}}4.
Hence, solve {\log _3}27 + {\log _8}\frac{1}{8} - {\log _{16}}4 = {\log _4}x.
Let f(x) = 3{\tan ^4}x + 2k and g(x) = - {\tan ^4}x + 8k{\tan ^2}x + k, for 0 \leqslant x \leqslant 1, where 0 < k < 1. The graphs of f and g intersect at exactly one point. Find the value of k.