OCR FP2 2015 June — Question 7

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleFP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2015
SessionJune
TopicIntegration with Partial Fractions

7 It is given that \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = \frac { x ^ { 2 } - 25 } { ( x - 1 ) ( x + 2 ) }\).
  1. Express \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) in partial fractions.
  2. Write down the equations of the asymptotes of the curve \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\).
  3. Find the value of \(x\) where the graph of \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) cuts the horizontal asymptote.
  4. Sketch the graph of \(y ^ { 2 } = \mathrm { f } ( x )\).