Recovering reciprocal coefficients

Recovering reciprocal coefficients

5 marks
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For y=ax2/(x+b), where a 0, a graph of x2/y against x has gradient 1/3 and intercept -2. Find a,b, write the original law, and state the original values of x excluded by this transformed plot.

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Answer:\(a=3,b=-6;\ y=3x^2/(x-6)\). The transformed plot excludes \(x=0,6\).

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