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Q2. Show that the line 2x+y=1 intersects the curve x2+2xy+5=0 twice.
Q3. Find the values of k for which the x-axis is a tangent to the curve y = x2 − (k + 3)x + (3k + 4).
Q4. Find the value of k for which the line x + ky = 12 is a tangent to the curve y= 5 / (x-2).
Q5. A curve has equation y = x2 − 5x + 7 and a line has equation y = 2x − 3.
a) Show that the curve lies above the x-axis
b) Find the coordinates of the points of intersection of the line and the curve.
c) Write down the set of values of x that satisfy the inequality x2 − 5x + 7 < 2x − 3.
iii) Find the set of values of x for which f(x) < 21.
iv) The function g is defined by g: x →2x + k for x є ℝ. Find the value of the constant k for
which the equation gf(x) = 0 has two equal roots.
ii) For the case where m = 5, find an expression for f −1(x) and state the domain of f −1.