Edexcel P3 2022 October — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleP3 (Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2022
SessionOctober
TopicProduct & Quotient Rules

3. In this question you must show all stages of your working. Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable. \begin{figure}[h]
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\end{figure} Figure 1 shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) where $$\mathrm { f } ( x ) = ( x - 2 ) ^ { 2 } \mathrm { e } ^ { 3 x } \quad x \in \mathbb { R }$$ The curve has a maximum turning point at \(A\) and a minimum turning point at \(( 2,0 )\)
  1. Use calculus to find the exact coordinates of \(A\). Given that the equation \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = k\), where \(k\) is a constant, has at least two distinct roots,
  2. state the range of possible values for \(k\).