Edexcel P1 2023 January — Question 8

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleP1 (Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2023
SessionJanuary
TopicQuadratic Functions

8. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{bb21001f-fe68-4776-992d-ede1aae233d7-20_728_885_248_584} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 2}
\end{figure} Figure 2 shows a sketch of the straight line \(l\) and the curve \(C\).
Given that \(l\) cuts the \(y\)-axis at - 12 and cuts the \(x\)-axis at 4 , as shown in Figure 2,
  1. find an equation for \(l\), writing your answer in the form \(y = m x + c\), where \(m\) and \(c\) are constants to be found. Given that \(C\)
    • has equation \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) where \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) is a quadratic expression
    • has a minimum point at \(( 7 , - 18 )\)
    • cuts the \(x\)-axis at 4 and at \(k\), where \(k\) is a constant
    • deduce the value of \(k\),
    • find \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\).
    The region \(R\) is shown shaded in Figure 2.
  2. Use inequalities to define \(R\).