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2004 WAEC Mathematics Theory (a)  Copy and complete the following table of values for the relation \(y = 2x^{2}...

Mathematics
WAEC 2004

(a)  Copy and complete the following table of values for the relation \(y = 2x^{2} - 7x - 3\).

x -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
y 19   -3   -9      

(b) Using 2 cm to 1 unit on the x- axis and 2 cm to 5 units on the y- axis, draw the graph of \(y = 2x^{2} - 7x - 3\) for \(-2 \leq x \leq 5\).

(c) From your graph, find the : (i) minimum value of y ;

                                                 (ii) gradient of the curve at x = 1.

(d) By drawing a suitable straight line, find the values of x for which \(2x^{2} - 7x - 5 = x + 4\).

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Explanation

(a) \(y = 2x^{2} - 7x - 3\)

x -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
\(2x^{2}\) 8 2 0 2 8 18 32 50
\(-7x\) 14 7 0 -7 -14 -21 -28 -35
\(-3\) -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3
\(y\) 19 6 -3 -8 -9 -6 1 12

(b) 

(c)(i) Minimum value of y = -9

(ii) \(y = 2x^{2} - 7x - 3\)

Gradient = \(\frac{\mathrm d y}{\mathrm d x} = 4x - 7\)

Gradient at x = 1 : \(4(1) - 7 = 4 - 7 = -3\).

(d) \(2x^{2} - 7x - 5 = x + 4\)

\(2x^{2} - 7x - 5 + 2 = x + 4 + 2\)

\(2x^{2} - 7x - 3 = x + 6\)

\(\implies y = x + 6\)

x -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
y 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

From the graph, x = -0.9 or 5.

 


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