Using a scale of 2cm to 1 unit on the x- axis and 1cm to 1 unit on the y- axis, draw on the same axes the graphs of for . Using your graph: (i) solve the equation ; (ii) find the maximum value of ; (iii) find the range of x for which , expressing all your answers correct to one decimal place.
Explanation
and Table of values for the equation for
x
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
4
-12
-5
0
3
4
3
0
5
-9
-7
-5
-3
-1
1
3
5
(i) Read the point where the two equations intersect on the graph. x = -2.6 and x = 2.5. (ii) Maximum value of is at y = 4. (iii) Range for which is represented by the shaded portion in the graph.