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                               9 + 6x – x 2                               (b)  –9x  – 3x
                                                                                 [
                             =                                 [2]                    1     1  2  1  2
                                  x 2                                         = –9 x  +   x +  ( ) ( )]
                                                                                                –
                                                                                   2
                         (b)  gf(100)                                                 3  2  3     3
                                                                                 [(
                                                                                            1
                             =    3    + 1                                    = –9 x +   1 ) ]
                                                                                          –
                               √100 – 4                                               9     9
                               3                                                 (    1 ) 2
                             =                                 [2]            = –9 x +    + 1
                               2                                                      9
                              x
                         (c)  √  – 4 = 5                                      a = –9, b = –   1  , c = 1
                                 x
                                                                                           (
                                √  = 9                                                   9    1
                                  x = 81                       [2]            Maximum point  −   9  , 1 )       [4]
                         (d)  Let g (x) = y                               (c)     3x + 1 = 6 +   4
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                                –1
                              3                                                              x
                                + 1 = x
                                                                                    2
                              y                                                   3x  + x = 6x + 4
                                                                                2
                             g (x) =   3                                       3x  – 5x – 4 = 0
                             –1
                                    x – 1                                        –(–5) + √(–5)  – 4(3)(–4)
                                                                                            2
                               3   =   1                                      x =         2(3)
                             x – 1  x  – 2
                                     2
                                                                              x = 2.26 or x = −0.59
                             3x  – 6 = x – 1                            4     (a)  f(–2) = 3(–2)  – (–2) – 2    [3]
                               2
                                                                                        2
                             3x  – x – 5 = 0                                      = 12                          [1]
                               2
                                –(–1) + √(–1)  – 4(3)(–5)                 (b)  3x  – x – 2 = 2
                                           2
                                                                               2
                             x =
                                         2(3)                                 3x  – x – 4 = 0
                                                                               2
                             x = 1.47 or x = –1.14             [4]            (3x – 4)(x + 1) = 0
                                      4
                     2   (a)  fg(x) = 6 (  x – 3 )  – 2                       x =   4   or x = –1               [2]
                                                                                 3
                                                                                 –1
                                 =  30 – 2x                    [2]        (c)  Let g (x) = y
                                    x – 3                                      4 – 5y = x
                         (b)  fg(x) = x                                           y =   x – 4
                               30 – 2x   = x                                          –5
                                x – 3                                         g (x) =   4 – x                   [2]
                                                                              –1
                                30 – 2x = x  – 3x                                     5
                                        2
                                                                                     2
                             x  – x – 30 = 0 (shown)           [2]        (d)   3(4 – 5x)  – x – 2 = 0
                              2
                                                                                    2
                         (c)  y = x  – x – 30                                     5x  – 7x + 2 = 0
                                 2
                               = (x – 6)(x + 5)                                 (5x – 2)(x – 1) = 0
                                     y                                        x =   2   or x = 1                [2]
                                                                                 5
                                                                          (e)  (i)  B                           [1]
                                                                             (ii)  F                            [1]
                                                                                         2
                                                  x                   5   (a)  gf(x) = (x – 2)  – 25
                             –5             6                                     = x  – 4x – 21                [2]
                                                                                    2
                                                                          (b)  gf(x) = 0
                                                                               x  – 4x – 21 = 0
                                                                                2
                                                                                (x – 7)(x + 3) = 0
                                  –30                                        (c)   x = 7 or x = –3              [2]
                                                               [3]                  gf(x)
                         (d)  (i)  x  – x – 30 2
                                 2
                                 (
                                = x –   1 )  –  121                              –3             7  x
                                      2
                                            4
                                a =   1  , b = –  121          [3]
                                    2       4
                            (ii)  Minimum value  (  1 2  , –  121 )  [1]
                                                    4
                     3   (a)  fh(x) = (3x + 1) – (3x + 1) 2                        –21                          [3]
                                 = 3x + 1 – (9x  + 6x + 1)                (d)  gf(x) = x  – 4x – 21
                                            2
                                                                                    2
                                 = –9x  – 3x (shown)           [2]
                                      2
                                                                                  = (x – 2)  – 25
                                                                                         2
                                                                              a = –2, b = –25                   [3]
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