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OCR A-level Mathematics A · H240

Curve sketching

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Mathematics · A levelPure mathematics · H240/01
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The curve C has equation y=x3−12x+ky=x^3-12x+k, where k is a real constant.

(a)

Find the coordinates of the stationary points.

[3]

(b)

Determine the values of k for which C meets the x-axis at three distinct points.

[3]

(c)

When k=16k=16, find the exact area of the finite region bounded by C and the x-axis.

[4]

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