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Nov 2011 p13 q7
341

(i) A straight line passes through the point (2, 0) and has gradient m. Write down the equation of the line.

(ii) Find the two values of m for which the line is a tangent to the curve \(y = x^2 - 4x + 5\). For each value of m, find the coordinates of the point where the line touches the curve.

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Nov 2011 p12 q4
342

The equation of a curve is \(y^2 + 2x = 13\) and the equation of a line is \(2y + x = k\), where \(k\) is a constant. Find the value of \(k\) for which the line is a tangent to the curve.

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Nov 2011 p11 q9
343

A line has equation \(y = kx + 6\) and a curve has equation \(y = x^2 + 3x + 2k\), where \(k\) is a constant. Find the two values of \(k\) for which the line is a tangent to the curve.

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June 2011 p12 q3
344

Find the set of values of m for which the line y = mx + 4 intersects the curve y = 3x^2 - 4x + 7 at two distinct points.

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June 2011 p12 q3
345

The equation \(x^2 + px + q = 0\), where \(p\) and \(q\) are constants, has roots \(-3\) and \(5\).

(i) Find the values of \(p\) and \(q\).

(ii) Using these values of \(p\) and \(q\), find the value of the constant \(r\) for which the equation \(x^2 + px + q + r = 0\) has equal roots.

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