Interpreting cubic factors and signs

Interpreting cubic factors and signs

6 marks
TGM Original
Sketch y=-(x+2)2(x-1) and its output-modulus graph on separate axes. Label all axis intersections, indicate crossing or touching, and state which portions reflect.

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Answer:Intercepts \((-2,0)\), \((1,0)\) and \((0,4)\). Touch at \(-2\), cross at \(1\); the original graph is negative exactly for \(x>1\). Reflect those negative portions; modulus vertical intercept \((0,4)\). Every zero is a touching point of the modulus graph.

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