The altitude of a research drone, h(s)h(s)h(s) in metres, relative to a fixed marker is modelled by the polynomial function
h(s)=2s4+ps3−5s2+qs+12 h(s) = 2s^4 + ps^3 - 5s^2 + qs + 12 h(s)=2s4+ps3−5s2+qs+12where s s\,s is the horizontal displacement in decametres from the marker and p p\,p and q q\,q are constants.
At a displacement of s=2s = 2s=2, the drone's altitude is 24 m. Show that 4p+q=04p + q = 04p+q=0.
At a displacement of s=−1s = -1s=−1, the drone's altitude is 15 m. Determine the value of p p\,p and the value of qqq.
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.