题目
Figure 3 shows a sketch of the graph of with equation
(a) Write down the coordinates of
(i) the vertex of
(ii) the intersection of with the -axis.
(b) Find the coordinates of the intersections of with the -axis.
Diagram 1, shown on page 21, is a copy of Figure 3.
(c) On Diagram 1, sketch the curve with equation
Identify clearly the coordinates of any points of intersection of with the coordinate axes.
(d) Find the coordinates of the points of intersection of and .
Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.
题目中文翻译
图 3 给出了图像 的示意图,其方程为
(a) 写出
(i) 的顶点坐标;
(ii) 与 轴交点的坐标。
(b) 求 与 轴交点的 坐标。
第 21 页上的 Diagram 1 是 Figure 3 的副本。
(c) 在 Diagram 1 上画出曲线
并清楚标出 与坐标轴交点的坐标。
(d) 求 与 交点的坐标。
不接受完全依赖计算器技术的解法。
解答
(a)(i)
The vertex occurs when the expression inside the modulus is zero:
So
At this point,
Therefore the vertex is
(a)(ii)
At the -axis,
So
Hence
Therefore the intersection with the -axis is
(b)
For intersections with the -axis,
So
Hence
Therefore
or
So
or
Thus the coordinates are
(c)
The curve
is an upward-opening parabola.
Its -intercept is found by setting :
so the -intercept is
Its -intercepts are found by setting :
So
and hence
Thus the -intercepts are
(d)
One intersection is already visible from part (b) and part (c):
For the other intersection, use the left branch of .
When
we have
so
Set this equal to the equation of :
Multiply by :
So
Factorise:
On this branch, the valid solution is
Then
Therefore the points of intersection are