Date | May 2021 | Marks available | 4 | Reference code | 21M.2.SL.TZ2.5 |
Level | Standard Level | Paper | Paper 2 | Time zone | Time zone 2 |
Command term | Determine | Question number | 5 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
The functions and are defined for by and , where .
Find the range of .
Given that for all , determine the set of possible values for .
Markscheme
attempting to find the vertex (M1)
OR OR
range is A1
[2 marks]
METHOD 1
(A1)
EITHER
relating to the range of OR attempting to find (M1)
(A1)
OR
attempting to find the discriminant of (M1)
(A1)
THEN
A1
METHOD 2
vertical reflection followed by vertical shift (M1)
new vertex is (A1)
(A1)
A1
[4 marks]