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The parabola is g(x) = ax² + q.
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Step 1: Analyze the given information and graph.
The parabola is .
The straight line is .
R and S(2; 0) are the x-intercepts of .
T(0; 8) is the y-intercept of .
Graph passes through R and T.
Since is a parabola with its axis of symmetry at (the y-axis), and S(2; 0) is an x-intercept, the other x-intercept R must be symmetric to S with respect to the y-axis. Therefore, R is (-2; 0).
T(0; 8) is the y-intercept of . For a parabola of the form , the y-intercept is also the vertex. Since the parabola has x-intercepts and the vertex is above the x-axis, it opens downwards.
5.1: Write down the range of .
The vertex of is at . From the graph, T(0, 8) is the vertex. Since the parabola opens downwards, the maximum value of is the y-coordinate of the vertex.
The maximum value is .
The range of is all real numbers less than or equal to 8.
5.2: Write down the x-coordinate of R.
As established in Step 1, due to the symmetry of about the y-axis, and S(2; 0) being an x-intercept, R must be the symmetric x-intercept.
5.3: Calculate the values of and .
From T(0; 8) being the y-intercept of , we substitute and :
So, . The equation for is now .
We use an x-intercept, for example S(2; 0), to find . Substitute and :
The values are and .
5.4: Determine the equation of .
The function is a straight line that passes through R(-2; 0) and T(0; 8).
First, calculate the slope :
Next, find the y-intercept . Since T(0; 8) is a point on the line and its x-coordinate is 0, the y-coordinate 8 is the y-intercept.
So, .
The equation of is .
5.5: Use the graphs to determine the value(s) of for which:
5.5.1:
This condition means finding the x-coordinates where the graphs of and intersect. From the graph, the intersection points are R and T.
R has x-coordinate -2.
T has x-coordinate 0.
5.5.2:
We know . The x-intercepts of are and .
The parabola is above the x-axis (i.e., ) for .
The parabola is below the x-axis (i.e., ) for .
We need . This occurs when:
- AND : This means and . The intersection is .
- AND : This means and . The intersection is .
Combining these two cases, the solution is .
5.6: The graph is obtained when is reflected along the line . Write down the equation of in the form .
Reflecting a function along the line (the x-axis) means that the new y-values are the negative of the original y-values. So, .
We found .
This is in the form , where and .
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