2 The first, second and third terms of an arithmetic progression are \(a , 2 a\) and \(a ^ { 2 }\) respectively, where \(a\) is a positive constant.
Find the sum of the first 50 terms of the progression.
5 The graph with equation \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) is transformed to the graph with equation \(y = \mathrm { g } ( x )\) by a stretch in the \(x\)-direction with factor 0.5 , followed by a translation of \(\binom { 0 } { 1 }\).
The diagram below shows the graph of \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\).
On the diagram sketch the graph of \(y = \mathrm { g } ( x )\).
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Find an expression for \(\mathrm { g } ( x )\) in terms of \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\).
6 The equation of a curve is \(y = 4 x ^ { 2 } + 20 x + 6\).
Express the equation in the form \(y = a ( x + b ) ^ { 2 } + c\), where \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\) are constants.
Hence solve the equation \(4 x ^ { 2 } + 20 x + 6 = 45\).
Sketch the graph of \(y = 4 x ^ { 2 } + 20 x + 6\) showing the coordinates of the stationary point. You are not required to indicate where the curve crosses the \(x\) - and \(y\)-axes.
8 The equation of a curve is such that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = 3 x ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } } - 3 x ^ { - \frac { 1 } { 2 } }\). The curve passes through the point \(( 3,5 )\).
Find the equation of the curve.
Find the \(x\)-coordinate of the stationary point.
State the set of values of \(x\) for which \(y\) increases as \(x\) increases.
9 Functions f and g are defined by
$$\begin{aligned}
& \mathrm { f } ( x ) = x + \frac { 1 } { x } \quad \text { for } x > 0
& \mathrm {~g} ( x ) = a x + 1 \quad \text { for } x \in \mathbb { R }
\end{aligned}$$
where \(a\) is a constant.
Find an expression for \(\operatorname { gf } ( x )\).
Given that \(\operatorname { gf } ( 2 ) = 11\), find the value of \(a\).
Given that the graph of \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) has a minimum point when \(x = 1\), explain whether or not f has an inverse.
It is given instead that \(a = 5\).
Find and simplify an expression for \(\mathrm { g } ^ { - 1 } \mathrm { f } ( x )\).
Explain why the composite function fg cannot be formed.
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The diagram shows a cross-section RASB of the body of an aircraft. The cross-section consists of a sector \(O A R B\) of a circle of radius 2.5 m , with centre \(O\), a sector \(P A S B\) of another circle of radius 2.24 m with centre \(P\) and a quadrilateral \(O A P B\). Angle \(A O B = \frac { 2 } { 3 } \pi\) and angle \(A P B = \frac { 5 } { 6 } \pi\).
Find the coordinates of the minimum point of the curve \(y = \frac { 9 } { 4 } x ^ { 2 } - 12 x + 18\).
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The diagram shows the curves with equations \(y = \frac { 9 } { 4 } x ^ { 2 } - 12 x + 18\) and \(y = 18 - \frac { 3 } { 8 } x ^ { \frac { 5 } { 2 } }\). The curves intersect at the points \(( 0,18 )\) and \(( 4,6 )\).
Find the area of the shaded region.
A point \(P\) is moving along the curve \(y = 18 - \frac { 3 } { 8 } x ^ { \frac { 5 } { 2 } }\) in such a way that the \(x\)-coordinate of \(P\) is increasing at a constant rate of 2 units per second.
Find the rate at which the \(y\)-coordinate of \(P\) is changing when \(x = 4\).
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