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Date May 2012 Marks available 4 Reference code 12M.1.sl.TZ1.5
Level SL only Paper 1 Time zone TZ1
Command term Find, Show that, and Hence Question number 5 Adapted from N/A

Question

The diagram below shows part of the graph of \(f(x) = a\cos (b(x - c)) - 1\) , where \(a > 0\) .


The point \({\rm{P}}\left( {\frac{\pi }{4},2} \right)\) is a maximum point and the point \({\rm{Q}}\left( {\frac{{3\pi }}{4}, - 4} \right)\) is a minimum point.

 

Find the value of a .

[2]
a.

(i)     Show that the period of f is \(\pi \) .

(ii)    Hence, find the value of b .

[4]
b(i) and (ii).

Given that \(0 < c < \pi \)  , write down the value of c .

[1]
c.

Markscheme

evidence of valid approach     (M1)

e.g. \(\frac{{{\text{max }}y{\text{ value}} - {\text{min }}y{\text{ value}}}}{2}\) , distance from \(y = - 1\)

\(a = 3\)     A1     N2

[2 marks]

a.

(i) evidence of valid approach     (M1)

e.g. finding difference in x-coordinates, \(\frac{\pi }{2}\)

evidence of doubling     A1

e.g. \(2 \times \left( {\frac{\pi }{2}} \right)\)

\({\text{period}} = \pi \)      AG     N0

(ii) evidence of valid approach     (M1)

e.g. \(b = \frac{{2\pi }}{\pi }\)

\(b = 2\)     A1     N2

[4 marks]

b(i) and (ii).

\(c = \frac{\pi }{4}\)     A1     N1

[1 mark]

c.

Examiners report

A pleasing number of candidates correctly found the values of a, b, and c for this sinusoidal graph.

a.

A pleasing number of candidates correctly found the values of a, b, and c for this sinusoidal graph. Some candidates had trouble showing that the period was \(\pi \) , either incorrectly adding the given \(\pi /4\) and \(3\pi /4\) or using the value of b that they found first for part (b)(ii).

b(i) and (ii).

A pleasing number of candidates correctly found the values of a, b, and c for this sinusoidal graph. Some candidates had trouble showing that the period was \(\pi \) , either incorrectly adding the given \(\pi /4\) and \(\pi /3\) or using the value of b that they found first for part (b)(ii).

c.

Syllabus sections

Topic 3 - Circular functions and trigonometry » 3.4 » The circular functions \(\sin x\) , \(\cos x\) and \(\tan x\) : their domains and ranges; amplitude, their periodic nature; and their graphs.
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