Past Papers’ Solutions | Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) | AS & A level | Mathematics 9709 | Pure Mathematics 1 (P1-9709/01) | Year 2014 | May-Jun | (P1-9709/11) | Q#2

Hits: 733   Question      i.       Express  in the form  .    ii.       Hence, or otherwise, find the set of values of  satisfying . Solution i.   We have the expression; We use method of “completing square” to obtain the desired form. We complete the square for the terms which involve . We have the algebraic formula; For the given case we can compare […]