OCR MEI C1 2013 January — Question 11

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleC1 (Core Mathematics 1)
Year2013
SessionJanuary
TopicQuadratic Functions

11
  1. Express \(x ^ { 2 } - 5 x + 6\) in the form \(( x - a ) ^ { 2 } - b\). Hence state the coordinates of the turning point of the curve \(y = x ^ { 2 } - 5 x + 6\).
  2. Find the coordinates of the intersections of the curve \(y = x ^ { 2 } - 5 x + 6\) with the axes and sketch this curve.
  3. Solve the simultaneous equations \(y = x ^ { 2 } - 5 x + 6\) and \(x + y = 2\). Hence show that the line \(x + y = 2\) is a tangent to the curve \(y = x ^ { 2 } - 5 x + 6\) at one of the points where the curve intersects the axes.