Question 0118

Equations and Inequalities

2018 Paper 1 Question 4 Variant

Question

(i)

Find the exact roots of the equation

|x^2 - x - 8| = 8 - 2 x

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(ii)

On the same axes, sketch the curves with equations

{y=|x^2 - x - 8|}

and

{y=8 - 2 x.}

Hence solve the inequality

|x^2 - x - 8| > 8 - 2 x.

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