There are values of a, such as a = 5 (see figure), for which the graph of fa has two

vertices. The vertex with the smallest x-coordinate is called the left vertex. There is
a value of a for which the left vertex is on the y-axis.
7p 7 Calculate exactly for which value of a the top left is on the y-axis.

There are two values of a for which the graph of fa is a perforated line.
6p 8 Compute exactly, for the larger of the two values of a, the coordinates of
the perforation.