# Past Papers’ Solutions | Assessment & Qualification Alliance (AQA) | AS & A level | Mathematics 6360 | Pure Core 1 (6360-MPC1) | Year 2012 | June | Q#5

Question a.                         i.       Express  in the form .                   ii.       Hence write down the equation of the line of symmetry of the curve with equation . b.   The curve C with equation  and the straight line  intersect at the point  A(0,5) and at the point B, as shown in the diagram below. i.       Find the coordinates of the point B. ii.       Find iii.       Find […]

# Past Papers’ Solutions | Assessment & Qualification Alliance (AQA) | AS & A level | Mathematics 6360 | Pure Core 1 (6360-MPC1) | Year 2012 | January | Q#4

Question The curve with equation  is sketched below. The point O is at the origin and the  curve passes through the points A(-1,0) and B(1,4). a.   Given that  , find:                            i.       ;                          ii.        b.   Find an equation of the tangent to the curve at the point A(-1,0). c.   Verify that the point B, where  , is a minimum point […]