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Date	November 2021	Marks available	1	Reference code	21N.1.AHL.TZ0.2
Level	Additional Higher Level	Paper	Paper 1 (without calculator)	Time zone	Time zone 0
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Question

The function $f$ is defined by $f (x) = \frac{2 x + 4}{3 - x}$ , where $x \in ℝ, x \neq 3$ .

Write down the equation of

Find the coordinates where the graph of $f$ crosses

the vertical asymptote of the graph of $f$ .

[1]

a.i.

the horizontal asymptote of the graph of $f$ .

[1]

a.ii.

the $x$ -axis.

[1]

b.i.

the $y$ -axis.

[1]

b.ii.

Sketch the graph of $f$ on the axes below.

[1]

The function $g$ is defined by $g (x) = \frac{a x + 4}{3 - x}$ , where $x \in ℝ, x \neq 3$ and $a \in ℝ$ .

Given that $g (x) = g^{- 1} (x)$ , determine the value of $a$ .

[4]

Markscheme

$x = 3$ A1

[1 mark]

a.i.

$y = - 2$ A1

[1 mark]

a.ii.

$(- 2, 0)$ (accept $x = - 2$ ) A1

[1 mark]

b.i.

$(0, \frac{4}{3})$ (accept $y = \frac{4}{3}$ and $f (0) = \frac{4}{3}$ ) A1

[1 mark]

b.ii.

Note: Award A1 for completely correct shape: two branches in correct quadrants with asymptotic behaviour.

[1 mark]

METHOD 1

$(g (x) =) y = \frac{a x + 4}{3 - x}$

attempt to find $x$ in terms of $y$ (M1)

OR exchange $x$ and $y$ and attempt to find $y$ in terms of $x$

$3 y - x y = a x + 4$ A1

$a x + x y = 3 y - 4$

$x (a + y) = 3 y - 4$

$x = \frac{3 y - 4}{y + a}$

$g^{- 1} (x) = \frac{3 x - 4}{x + a}$ A1

Note: Condone use of $y =$

$g (x) \equiv g^{- 1} (x)$

$\frac{a x + 4}{3 - x} \equiv \frac{3 x - 4}{x + a}$

$\Rightarrow a = - 3$ A1

METHOD 2

$g (x) = \frac{a x + 4}{3 - x}$

attempt to find an expression for $g (g (x))$ and equate to $x$ (M1)

$g g (x) = \frac{a (\frac{a x + 4}{3 - x}) + 4}{3 - (\frac{a x + 4}{3 - x})} = x$ A1

$\frac{a (a x + 4) + 4 (3 - x)}{(9 - 3 x) - (a x + 4)} = x$

$\frac{a (a x + 4) + 4 (3 - x)}{5 - (3 + a) x} = x$

$a (a x + 4) + 4 (3 - x) = x (5 - (3 + a) x)$ A1

equating coefficients of $x^{2}$ (or similar)

$a = - 3$ A1

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Syllabus sections

Topic 2—Functions » SL 2.2—Functions, notation domain, range and inverse as reflection

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22M.1.SL.TZ2.1a:
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22M.1.SL.TZ2.1c:
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18N.2.AHL.TZ0.H_9c.i:
sketch the graph of $y = f\left( x \right)$ , showing clearly any axis intercepts and giving the equations of any asymptotes.
21N.1.AHL.TZ0.2a.i:
the vertical asymptote of the graph of $f$ .
21N.1.AHL.TZ0.2a.ii:
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21N.1.AHL.TZ0.2c:
Sketch the graph of $f$ on the axes below.
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19M.2.SL.TZ2.T_5b:
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19M.2.AHL.TZ1.H_4a:
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19N.1.SL.TZ0.S_10a:
Write down the coordinates of ${\text{B}}$ .
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19N.2.AHL.TZ0.H_3b:
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17M.1.AHL.TZ2.H_2b:
Find an expression for ${f^{ - 1}}(x)$ .
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Find an expression for $f^{- 1} (x)$ , stating its domain.
22M.1.AHL.TZ2.6b:
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Find $g'(x)$ .
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Sketch the graph of $f$ indicating clearly any intercepts with the axes and the coordinates of any local maximum or minimum points.
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Draw the line $y = - 6$ on the axes.
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Given that $f'\left( a \right) = \frac{1}{{{\text{ln}}\,p}}$ , find the equation of ${L_1}$ in terms of $x$ , $p$ and $q$ .
EXN.1.SL.TZ0.8b:
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17M.2.AHL.TZ1.H_12e:
Find the inverse function ${g^{ - 1}}$ and state its domain.
21M.2.SL.TZ2.5a:
Find the range of $f$ .
17M.2.SL.TZ2.S_3c:
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21N.1.AHL.TZ0.2d:
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Given that $g (x) = g^{- 1} (x)$ , determine the value of $a$ .
22M.1.AHL.TZ2.11a:
Sketch the curve $y = f (x)$ , clearly indicating any asymptotes with their equations. State the coordinates of any local maximum or minimum points and any points of intersection with the coordinate axes.
22M.2.AHL.TZ2.10a.i:
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21N.1.AHL.TZ0.2b.i:
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Use an algebraic method to determine whether $f$ is a self-inverse function.
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17M.2.AHL.TZ1.H_12g.ii:
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17N.2.AHL.TZ0.H_10d:
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21M.2.AHL.TZ2.12e:
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State each of the transformations in the order in which they are applied.
17N.1.SL.TZ0.S_3c:
On the grid, sketch the graph of ${f^{ - 1}}$ .
EXN.1.SL.TZ0.8d:
Find the coordinates of the point(s) where the graphs of $y = f (x)$ and $y = f^{- 1} (x)$ intersect.
18N.2.AHL.TZ0.H_9b:
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17M.1.AHL.TZ2.H_2c:
Write down the domain and range of ${f^{ - 1}}$ .
17M.2.SL.TZ1.S_10a.iii:
Write down the value of $k$ .
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Write down the equation of the axis of symmetry for this graph.
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19M.2.SL.TZ1.T_4e:
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20N.1.SL.TZ0.T_2c:
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