Edexcel FP2 — Question 13 5 marks

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Marks5
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TopicModulus function
TypeSketch y=|linear| and y=linear, solve inequality: numeric coefficients
DifficultyModerate -0.8 This is a straightforward modulus inequality question requiring basic sketching and algebraic manipulation. Part (a) involves sketching a simple V-shaped modulus graph and a linear function. Part (b) requires splitting into two cases (2x-3 when positive/negative) and solving linear inequalities - a standard technique taught early in FP2 with no conceptual challenges or multi-step reasoning beyond the routine method.
Spec1.02g Inequalities: linear and quadratic in single variable1.02l Modulus function: notation, relations, equations and inequalities1.02t Solve modulus equations: graphically with modulus function

  1. Sketch, on the same axes, the graphs with equation \(y = |2x - 3|\), and the line with equation \(y = 5x - 1\). [2]
  2. Solve the inequality \(|2x - 3| < 5x - 1\). [3]

\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
\item Sketch, on the same axes, the graphs with equation $y = |2x - 3|$, and the line with equation $y = 5x - 1$. [2]

\item Solve the inequality $|2x - 3| < 5x - 1$. [3]
\end{enumerate}

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