Edexcel FP2 2009 June — Question 7

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2009
SessionJune
TopicModulus function

  1. (a) Sketch the graph of \(y = \left| x ^ { 2 } - a ^ { 2 } \right|\), where \(a > 1\), showing the coordinates of the points where the graph meets the axes.
    (b) Solve \(\left| x ^ { 2 } - a ^ { 2 } \right| = a ^ { 2 } - x , a > 1\).
    (c) Find the set of values of \(x\) for which \(\left| x ^ { 2 } - a ^ { 2 } \right| > a ^ { 2 } - x , a > 1\).