1.5: Past-paper question 8

4PM1/1/June/2023 — Question 8 · 9 marks

f(x)=18x22x+13f'(x) = 18x^2 - 2x + 13
Given that (2x1)\displaystyle (2x - 1) is a factor of f(x)\displaystyle f(x)
show that the curve with equation y=f(x)\displaystyle y = f(x) has only one intersection with the x\displaystyle x-axis.
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