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Date May 2019 Marks available 5 Reference code 19M.1.AHL.TZ2.H_3
Level Additional Higher Level Paper Paper 1 (without calculator) Time zone Time zone 2
Command term Express Question number H_3 Adapted from N/A

Question

Consider the function  f ( x ) = x 4 6 x 2 2 x + 4 x R .

The graph of f is translated two units to the left to form the function g ( x ) .

Express  g ( x )  in the form  a x 4 + b x 3 + c x 2 + d x + e where  a b c d e Z .

Markscheme

* This question is from an exam for a previous syllabus, and may contain minor differences in marking or structure.

g ( x ) = f ( x + 2 ) ( = ( x + 2 ) 4 6 ( x + 2 ) 2 2 ( x + 2 ) + 4 )       M1

attempt to expand  ( x + 2 ) 4       M1

( x + 2 ) 4 = x 4 + 4 ( 2 x 3 ) + 6 ( 2 2 x 2 ) + 4 ( 2 3 x ) + 2 4        (A1)

= x 4 + 8 x 3 + 24 x 2 + 32 x + 16       A1

g ( x ) = x 4 + 8 x 3 + 24 x 2 + 32 x + 16 6 ( x 2 + 4 x + 4 ) 2 x 4 + 4

= x 4 + 8 x 3 + 18 x 2 + 6 x 8       A1

Note: For correct expansion of  f ( x 2 ) = x 4 8 x 3 + 18 x 2 10 x  award max  M0M1(A1)A0A1.

[5 marks]

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Syllabus sections

Topic 2—Functions » SL 2.11—Transformation of functions
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