Edexcel Paper 1 2021 October — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModulePaper 1 (Paper 1)
Year2021
SessionOctober
TopicQuadratic Functions

  1. Given that
$$\mathrm { f } ( x ) = x ^ { 2 } - 4 x + 5 \quad x \in \mathbb { R }$$
  1. express \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) in the form \(( x + a ) ^ { 2 } + b\) where \(a\) and \(b\) are integers to be found. The curve with equation \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\)
    • meets the \(y\)-axis at the point \(P\)
    • has a minimum turning point at the point \(Q\)
    • Write down
      1. the coordinates of \(P\)
      2. the coordinates of \(Q\)