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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 g(x)=ax2+qg(x) = ax^2 + q.
The straight line is f(x)=mx+cf(x) = mx + c.
R and S(2; 0) are the x-intercepts of gg.
T(0; 8) is the y-intercept of gg.
Graph ff passes through R and T.

Since g(x)=ax2+qg(x) = ax^2 + q is a parabola with its axis of symmetry at x=0x=0 (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 gg. For a parabola of the form ax2+qax^2+q, 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 gg.
The vertex of g(x)=ax2+qg(x) = ax^2 + q is at (0,q)(0, q). From the graph, T(0, 8) is the vertex. Since the parabola opens downwards, the maximum value of g(x)g(x) is the y-coordinate of the vertex.
The maximum value is y=8y=8.
The range of gg is all real numbers less than or equal to 8.

Range of g:y≤8\text{Range of } g: \boxed{y \le 8}

5.2: Write down the x-coordinate of R.
As established in Step 1, due to the symmetry of g(x)=ax2+qg(x) = ax^2 + q about the y-axis, and S(2; 0) being an x-intercept, R must be the symmetric x-intercept.

x-coordinate of R: −2\text{x-coordinate of R: } \boxed{-2}

5.3: Calculate the values of aa and qq.
From T(0; 8) being the y-intercept of g(x)=ax2+qg(x) = ax^2 + q, we substitute x=0x=0 and g(x)=8g(x)=8:

8=a(0)2+q8 = a(0)^2 + q 8=q8 = q

So, q=8q=8. The equation for g(x)g(x) is now g(x)=ax2+8g(x) = ax^2 + 8.
We use an x-intercept, for example S(2; 0), to find aa. Substitute x=2x=2 and g(x)=0g(x)=0:

0=a(2)2+80 = a(2)^2 + 8 0=4a+80 = 4a + 8 4a=−84a = -8 a=−84a = \frac{-8}{4} a=−2a = -2

The values are a=−2a = -2 and q=8q = 8.

a=−2,q=8\boxed{a = -2, q = 8}

5.4: Determine the equation of ff.
The function f(x)=mx+cf(x) = mx + c is a straight line that passes through R(-2; 0) and T(0; 8).
First, calculate the slope mm:

m=y2−y1x2−x1=8−00−(−2)=82=4m = \frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1} = \frac{8 - 0}{0 - (-2)} = \frac{8}{2} = 4

Next, find the y-intercept cc. 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, c=8c = 8.
The equation of ff is f(x)=4x+8f(x) = 4x + 8.

f(x)=4x+8\boxed{f(x) = 4x + 8}

5.5: Use the graphs to determine the value(s) of xx for which:

5.5.1: f(x)=g(x)f(x) = g(x)
This condition means finding the x-coordinates where the graphs of ff and gg intersect. From the graph, the intersection points are R and T.
R has x-coordinate -2.
T has x-coordinate 0.

x=−2 or x=0\boxed{x = -2 \text{ or } x = 0}

5.5.2: x⋅g(x)≤0x \cdot g(x) \le 0
We know g(x)=−2x2+8g(x) = -2x^2 + 8. The x-intercepts of g(x)g(x) are x=−2x=-2 and x=2x=2.
The parabola g(x)g(x) is above the x-axis (i.e., g(x)≥0g(x) \ge 0) for x∈[−2,2]x \in [-2, 2].
The parabola g(x)g(x) is below the x-axis (i.e., g(x)≤0g(x) \le 0) for x∈(−∞,−2]∪[2,∞)x \in (-\infty, -2] \cup [2, \infty).

We need x⋅g(x)≤0x \cdot g(x) \le 0. This occurs when:

  1. x≤0x \le 0 AND g(x)≥0g(x) \ge 0: This means x∈(−∞,0]x \in (-\infty, 0] and x∈[−2,2]x \in [-2, 2]. The intersection is x∈[−2,0]x \in [-2, 0].
  2. x≥0x \ge 0 AND g(x)≤0g(x) \le 0: This means x∈[0,∞)x \in [0, \infty) and x∈(−∞,−2]∪[2,∞)x \in (-\infty, -2] \cup [2, \infty). The intersection is x∈[2,∞)x \in [2, \infty).

Combining these two cases, the solution is x∈[−2,0]∪[2,∞)x \in [-2, 0] \cup [2, \infty).

x∈[−2,0]∪[2,∞)\boxed{x \in [-2, 0] \cup [2, \infty)}

5.6: The graph hh is obtained when gg is reflected along the line y=0y=0. Write down the equation of hh in the form h(x)=px2+kh(x) = px^2 + k.
Reflecting a function y=g(x)y = g(x) along the line y=0y=0 (the x-axis) means that the new y-values are the negative of the original y-values. So, h(x)=−g(x)h(x) = -g(x).
We found g(x)=−2x2+8g(x) = -2x^2 + 8.

h(x)=−(−2x2+8)h(x) = -(-2x^2 + 8) h(x)=2x2−8h(x) = 2x^2 - 8

This is in the form h(x)=px2+kh(x) = px^2 + k, where p=2p=2 and k=−8k=-8.

h(x)=2x2−8\boxed{h(x) = 2x^2 - 8}
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