AQA Paper 2 Specimen — Question 6 5 marks

Exam BoardAQA
ModulePaper 2 (Paper 2)
SessionSpecimen
Marks5
TopicQuadratic Functions

6 A curve \(C\), has equation \(y = x ^ { 2 } - 4 x + k\), where \(k\) is a constant.
It crosses the \(x\)-axis at the points \(( 2 + \sqrt { 5 } , 0 )\) and \(( 2 - \sqrt { 5 } , 0 )\)
6
  1. Find the value of \(k\).
    [0pt] [2 marks] 6
  2. Sketch the curve \(C\), labelling the exact values of all intersections with the axes.
    [0pt] [3 marks]