A manufacturer models the production cost CCC (in thousands of dollars) of a specialty polymer as a function of the weight www (in tons) produced, defined by:
C(w)=15(w2+6),w≥0 C(w) = \frac{1}{5}(w^2 + 6), \quad w \ge 0 C(w)=51(w2+6),w≥0Determine the range of the cost function CCC.
Find an expression for the inverse function C−1(x)C^{-1}(x)C−1(x).
State the range of C−1(x)C^{-1}(x)C−1(x).
State the geometric transformation that maps the graph of y=C(w)y = C(w)y=C(w) onto the graph of y=C−1(w)y = C^{-1}(w)y=C−1(w).
Find the coordinates of the points of intersection of the graphs of y=C(x)y = C(x)y=C(x) and y=C−1(x)y = C^{-1}(x)y=C−1(x).
566 exam-style questions on OCR A Level Maths 1.2 Algebra and Functions, covering 1.2.1 Indices, 1.2.2 Surds, 1.2.3 Simultaneous equations, 1.2.4 Quadratic functions, 1.2.5 Completing the square, 1.2.6 Solving quadratic equations, 1.2.7 Inequalities, 1.2.8 Expressing solutions of inequalities, 1.2.9 Representing inequalities graphically, 1.2.10 Manipulating polynomials, 1.2.11 Simplifying rational expressions, 1.2.12 The modulus function (A-level only), 1.2.13 Graphs of functions, 1.2.14 Sketching curves from equations, 1.2.15 Sketching reciprocal curves, 1.2.16 Interpreting solutions graphically, 1.2.17 Intersection points of graphs, 1.2.18 Proportional relationships, 1.2.19 Graph of the modulus of a linear function (A-level only), 1.2.20 Solving modulus equations graphically (A-level only), 1.2.21 Definition of a function (A-level only), 1.2.22 Inverse and composite functions (A-level only), 1.2.23 Simple graph transformations, 1.2.24 Combinations of graph transformations (A-level only), 1.2.25 Partial fractions (A-level only), and 1.2.26 Models in context. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.