CAIE P1 2022 June — Question 5 5 marks

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP1 (Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2022
SessionJune
Marks5
TopicSimultaneous equations

5 The equation of a curve is \(y = 4 x ^ { 2 } - k x + \frac { 1 } { 2 } k ^ { 2 }\) and the equation of a line is \(y = x - a\), where \(k\) and \(a\) are constants.
  1. Given that the curve and the line intersect at the points with \(x\)-coordinates 0 and \(\frac { 3 } { 4 }\), find the values of \(k\) and \(a\).
  2. Given instead that \(a = - \frac { 7 } { 2 }\), find the values of \(k\) for which the line is a tangent to the curve. [5]