OCR C1 2006 June — Question 4

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleC1 (Core Mathematics 1)
Year2006
SessionJune
TopicCurve Sketching
TypeReflection or vertical transformation

4
  1. By expanding the brackets, show that $$( x - 4 ) ( x - 3 ) ( x + 1 ) = x ^ { 3 } - 6 x ^ { 2 } + 5 x + 12 .$$
  2. Sketch the curve $$y = x ^ { 3 } - 6 x ^ { 2 } + 5 x + 12 ,$$ giving the coordinates of the points where the curve meets the axes. Label the curve \(C _ { 1 }\).
  3. On the same diagram as in part (ii), sketch the curve $$y = - x ^ { 3 } + 6 x ^ { 2 } - 5 x - 12$$ Label this curve \(C _ { 2 }\).