CAIE P1 2018 June — Question 7

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP1 (Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2018
SessionJune
TopicComposite & Inverse Functions

7 The function f is defined by \(\mathrm { f } : x \mapsto 7 - 2 x ^ { 2 } - 12 x\) for \(x \in \mathbb { R }\).
  1. Express \(7 - 2 x ^ { 2 } - 12 x\) in the form \(a - 2 ( x + b ) ^ { 2 }\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are constants.
  2. State the coordinates of the stationary point on the curve \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\).
    The function g is defined by \(\mathrm { g } : x \mapsto 7 - 2 x ^ { 2 } - 12 x\) for \(x \geqslant k\).
  3. State the smallest value of \(k\) for which g has an inverse.
  4. For this value of \(k\), find \(\mathrm { g } ^ { - 1 } ( x )\).