CAIE P1 2019 November — Question 3

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP1 (Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2019
SessionNovember
TopicCurve Sketching
TypeDomain restrictions from monotonicity

3 The equation of a curve is \(y = x ^ { 3 } + x ^ { 2 } - 8 x + 7\). The curve has no stationary points in the interval \(a < x < b\). Find the least possible value of \(a\) and the greatest possible value of \(b\).