(2) (b) Hence solve 52x + 1 − 9(5x) + 4 = 0 Give your answers to 3 significant figures where appropriate. (4) The curve with equation y = 52x + 1 + 5x intersects the curve with equation y = 2(5x + 1) − 4 at two points.
(c) Find the coordinates of each of these two points.
Give your answers to 3 significant figures where appropriate. (4)
(Total for question = 10 marks)
Q7. (a) Complete the table of values for
giving your answers to 2 decimal places where appropriate.
(2)
(b) On the grid opposite, draw the graph of for 0 ≤ x ≤ 5
(2) (c) By drawing a suitable straight line on the grid, obtain an estimate, to 1 decimal place, of the root of the equation log2(4x – 6)2 – x = 2 in the interval 0 ≤ x ≤ 5 (4)