Date | May 2015 | Marks available | 1 | Reference code | 15M.1.sl.TZ2.15 |
Level | SL only | Paper | 1 | Time zone | TZ2 |
Command term | Hence | Question number | 15 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
A building company has many rectangular construction sites, of varying widths, along a road.
The area, A, of each site is given by the function
A(x)=x(200−x)
where x is the width of the site in metres and 20⩽.
Site S has a width of 20 m. Write down the area of S.
Site T has the same area as site S, but a different width. Find the width of T.
When the width of the construction site is b metres, the site has a maximum area.
(i) Write down the value of b.
(ii) Write down the maximum area.
The range of A(x) is m \leqslant A(x) \leqslant n.
Hence write down the value of m and of n.
Markscheme
3600{\text{ (}}{{\text{m}}^2}) (A1)(C1)
x(200 - x) = 3600 (M1)
Note: Award (M1) for setting up an equation, equating to their 3600.
180{\text{ (m)}} (A1)(ft) (C2)
Note: Follow through from their answer to part (a).
(i) 100{\text{ (m)}} (A1) (C1)
(ii) 10\,000{\text{ (}}{{\text{m}}^2}) (A1)(ft)(C1)
Note: Follow through from their answer to part (c)(i).
m = 3600\;\;\;and\;\;\;n = 10\,000 (A1)(ft) (C1)
Notes: Follow through from part (a) and part (c)(ii), but only if their m is less than their n. Accept the answer 3600 \leqslant A \leqslant 10\,000.