OCR MEI C3 2012 June — Question 4

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleC3 (Core Mathematics 3)
Year2012
SessionJune
TopicComposite & Inverse Functions

4 Fig. 4 shows the curve \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\), where \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = \sqrt { 1 - 9 x ^ { 2 } } , - a \leqslant x \leqslant a\). \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{7b77c646-2bc5-4166-b22e-3c1229abd722-2_476_572_861_751} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 4}
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  1. Find the value of \(a\).
  2. Write down the range of \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\).
  3. Sketch the curve \(y = \mathrm { f } \left( \frac { 1 } { 3 } x \right) - 1\).