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1 Let x , y and z be the number of packs of chicken, mutton and beef that Mary
have to buy.
7.45x 4.60 y 8.95z 89.70 (1)
7.20 x 4.40 y 8.70 z 86.80 (2)
7.15x 4.45 y 8.90 z 87.40 (3)
Using GC,
x 6, y 2, z 4
Mary has to buy 12 kg of chicken, 1 kg of mutton and 4 kg of beef.
2 Does not intersect x-axis means:
(i) Discriminant, k 2 4(1)(1) 0
k 2 k 2 0
2 k 2
2 (k 1) x 21
(ii) 1
x 2 x 20
(k 1) x 21
1 0
x 2 x 20
kx x 21 x 2 x 20
0
x 2 x 20
x 2 kx 1
0
x 2 x 20
x 2 kx 1
0
( x 4)( x 5)
Since x2 kx 1 0 for all x ,
1
0 OR ( x 4)( x 5) 0
( x 4)( x 5)
x 4 or x 5
2 Let y x
(iii)
(k 1) y 21
1
y 2 y 20
y 4 or y 5
x 4 or x 5
(NA) x 5 or x 5
3(i) Given : m, 4, m 15
Solving m2 15m 16 0
m 16 or m 1 (reject r 2 4 )
4 4 1
r2
m 16 4
1 1
r or r = (reject positive 1st term requires r <0)
2 2
m 16
1st term , a 3 128
r 1 3
( )
2
(ii) a 128 256
Sum to infinity
1 r 1 ( 1 ) 3
2
4 1
y x 1
(i) x 1
4 k 4
(ii)
5
(a)
(i)
5
(a)
(ii)
5
(a)
(iii)
46.181 31.181
n 46.181 or n 31.181
(rejected n 0)
3760 ( 3600 )
7(ii) Since any horizontal line y k , where k 2 , intersects the graph of f at one
and only one point, f is a one-one function. Hence its inverse function f 1 exists.
7(iii) 1 2x
f x
x2
Let y f x
1 2x
y
x2
xy 2 y 1 2 x
x y 2 1 2 y
1 2 y
x
y2
1 2x
f 1 x
x2
Df R f 2,
1
7(iv) 1 2x
f x
x2
Df ,2
R f 2,
g x ln x 3
D g 3,
R g ,
Since R f 2, 3, Dg , gf exists.
1 2x
gf x g
x2
1 2x
gf x ln 3
x2
Df ,2