CAIE P1 2016 March — Question 8

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP1 (Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2016
SessionMarch
TopicComposite & Inverse Functions

8 The function f is such that \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = a ^ { 2 } x ^ { 2 } - a x + 3 b\) for \(x \leqslant \frac { 1 } { 2 a }\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are constants.
  1. For the case where \(\mathrm { f } ( - 2 ) = 4 a ^ { 2 } - b + 8\) and \(\mathrm { f } ( - 3 ) = 7 a ^ { 2 } - b + 14\), find the possible values of \(a\) and \(b\).
  2. For the case where \(a = 1\) and \(b = - 1\), find an expression for \(\mathrm { f } ^ { - 1 } ( x )\) and give the domain of \(\mathrm { f } ^ { - 1 }\).