JC1 H2 Mathematics MYE Revision Package MJC 2018

JC1 H2 Mathematics (9758)

MYE Revision Package
Graphing Techniques Solutions

Qn 1 2009/VJC/I/7

1
Largest x-intercept =
4

Qn 2 2010/TPJC/I/12

(i) Vertical asymptotes: x = 0, x = 1

Horizontal asymptote: y  0

(ii)

(iii) Sketch y = h + 1
8x  1
For 1   h to have 2 negative roots, 0  h 1  1
4 x (1  x )
1  h  0

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Qn 3 2011/TPJC/II/1

(i) 2x  1 9
y  2
x4 x4
1
Let f(x) = .
x
1
y
x
 replace x by x  4
1
y
x4
y
 replace y by
(ii) 9
9
y
x4
 replace y by y  2
9
y 2
x4
Transformation steps:
1. Translation of 4 units in the x direction
2. Scale parallel to y-axis by factor 9
3. Translation of 2 units in the y direction

2x 1
y
x4

y2
x
 1 O  1
  , 0   0,  
 2   4

x4

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Qn 4 2010/CJC/I/6
y  2 x 3

1

y  2 x 3  2 x  4
2

 B’
y  2 ( x  4) 4
 A’
y  2 x

Qn 5 2012/PJC/I/11
(i) c2 x2  b2 y 2  a 2  0
dy
 2c 2 x  2b 2 y 0
dx
dy
Assume there is turning point  0
dx
2c 2 x  2b 2 y (0)  0
x0
when x  0
 c 2 (0)  b 2 y 2  a 2  0
2 a2
y   2  undefined  assumption does not hold, hence no turning points
b

c2 x 2  a2
(ii) c2 x 2  b2 y 2  a 2  0  y  
b
cx
As x  , y  
b
cx
 asymptotes are y  
b

a2  a a 
(iii) y is undefined if c 2 x 2  a 2  0  x 2 
2
 x  , 
c  c c
 a a 
Therefore x cannot take any value in interval  , 
 c c

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Axes of symmetry : y = 0, x = 0
(iv) y

x
O

 c  bk  c  bk  x2  a 2    (*)
(v)
  c 2  b2 k 2  x2  a 2
 c 2 x 2  b2k 2 x 2  a2  0
2
 c 2 x 2  b 2  kx   a 2  0
 additional graph to draw y  kx
From sketch, eqn (*) has 2 real roots
 y  kx cuts original sketch at 2 points
c c
 k
b b
c c  c 
 1    k   1  since 0  c  b  0   1 (Shown)
b b  b 

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Qn 6 2010/AJC/I/10
 1  2
y  ln  2   ln  x  3  2ln x  3
 x  6x  9 
Since 0  x  3 ,  y  2 ln  3  x  .
The graph can be obtained from y  ln x by
1. translate of 3 unit in the negative x direction  y  ln( x  3)
2. reflect in the y-axis  y  ln(  x  3)
3. scale by factor 2, parallel to the y-axis
4. reflect in the x-axis

Qn 7 2008/RI/II/4
(i) 1
Note that y  is decreasing when y  f ( x ) is increasing.
f(x)
1
The graph of y  is decreasing for x  (4,  ) .
f(x)

(ii)

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Qn 8 2010/MI/I/4
2
2
a 2  x  1  b 2 y 2  1 
 x  1 
y2
1
2 2
1 1
   
a b
Asymptotes : y   a  x  1
b
Comparing with y  2 x  2 and y  2 x  2 ,
a
 2  a  2b ------(1)
b
And the curve passes through the point  3  ,
 ,0
 2 
2
2  3 
a    1  0  1
 2 
 a  2 (shown), since a is positive.
Substitute into (1), b  1 (shown)

y
y = − 2x −2
(0, √3)

(−1.5, 0) (−0.5, 0) x

(0, −√3)
y = 2x + 2

Qn 9 2010/SRJC/I/10
(a) x 2  ax  b 81  9a  b
y  x  a  9 
x9 x9

Equation of asymptotes are: y  x   a  9  and x  9

When x  9 , y  12

So a = 6

x-axis is a tangent to the curve  y  0 ,

x 2  ax  b 2
0  x  6x  b  0
x9

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x-axis is a tangent to the curve  curve cuts the x-axis only once,

Discriminant  0
6 2  4b  0
b  9

For the line y  kx to have no intersection with the transformed curve f  x  p   q ,

the point of intersection has to be shifted to the origin. Hence p  9 and q  12
(b)

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Qn 2008/AJC/I/9
10
From the graph, as x   , y  2.
b
ax 2  bx a  x a
From the equation, y  2
 , as x   , y  .
2x  k 2  k 2 2
x
a
Hence  2  a = 4.
2

As there is no vertical asymptote  the equation 2x2 – k = 0 has no real roots.

Discriminant <0
0 – 4(2)( –k) < 0
k<0
Hence k is a negative number.

ax 2  bx
Let f ( x ) 
(i) 2x 2  k
ax 2  bx a  x   b x 
2
y  = f(-x)
2x 2  k 2
2 x   k
The graph is a reflection about the y-axis.

O x

2
y   f ( x) 
(ii) dy
 2  f ( x)  f '( x)
dx
dy
When  0  f ( x)  0 or f '( x )  0
dx
From the graph given, there are 2 x-values where f(x) = 0 and 2 x-values where f ‘(x)
2
= 0. Hence there are 4 stationary points for the graph of y   f(x )

Qn 2010/HCI/I/12
11
(a) ( x  2) 2  a 2 (1  y 2 )
( x  2)2
 2
 y2  1
a

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Method 1:
Sequence of transformations:
1) Scale // to x-axis by factor a.
2) Translate in the positive x-direction by 2 units.

Method 2:
Sequence of transformations:
2
1) Translate in the positive x-direction by units.
a
2) Scale // to x-axis by factor a.

(b)(i)
x 1
2
x 1 x 4
( x 2  x )
 x4
 ( x  1)
3

x2  4
(ii) Sub y  into ( x  2) 2  a 2 (1  y 2 ) :
x 1
  x2  4 2 
2 2
( x  2)  a 1   
  x  1  
 
2 2 2
  x  1 ( x  2) 2  a 2  x  1  a 2  x 2  4  --- (*)
(shown)
(iii) Hence the x-coordinate of the points of intersection of
C1 and C2 satisfy equation (*).
Therefore there are two real roots.

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