2025 IGCSE 0580 February/March P22 Q22

2025 IGCSE 0580 February/March P22 Q22

9 marks

A curve has equation \(y=x^3+x^2-x\).

The curve has a stationary point at \(\left(\dfrac13,-\dfrac5{27}\right)\).

  1. Find the coordinates of the other stationary point.[5]
  2. By sketching the graph of \(y=x^3+x^2-x\), determine whether the stationary point \(\left(\dfrac13,-\dfrac5{27}\right)\) is a maximum or a minimum.
    \(\left(\dfrac13,-\dfrac5{27}\right)\) is a .......... .[2]
  3. The equation \(x^3+x^2-x=k\) has fewer than \(3\) solutions.
    Find the range of possible values for \(k\).[2]

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Answer:(a) \((-1,1)\). (b) Minimum; positive cubic sketch. (c) \(k\leq-\dfrac5{27}\) or \(k\geq1\).

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