A curve GG with equation y=f(3x−2)+ay = \mathrm{f}(3x-2)+a, where aa is a positive real constant, is transformed onto the curve with equation y=f(x)y = \mathrm{f}(x) by a sequence of transformations.

  1. (a)

    Describe fully, in terms of aa, the sequence of transformations.

  2. (b)

    A point on GG with coordinates (b,0)(b,0) is mapped onto the point with coordinates (c,d)(c,d) on the curve with equation y=1f(x)y = \frac{1}{\mathrm{f}(x)}.

    Find cc and dd in terms of aa and bb.

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5(a)

1. Identify the scaling transformation to simplify the $x$-coefficient inside the function.

Let the original curve be G:y=f(3x−2)+aG: y = \mathrm{f}(3x-2)+a.
To change the coefficient of xx from 33 to 11, we replace xx with x3\frac{x}{3}. This corresponds to a scaling parallel to the xx-axis with a scale factor of 33.
The equation of the intermediate curve is:
y=f(3(x3)−2)+a=f(x−2)+ay = \mathrm{f}\left(3\left(\frac{x}{3}\right)-2\right) + a = \mathrm{f}(x-2) + a

2. Identify the subsequent translation to map the intermediate curve to $y = \mathrm{f}(x)$.

To transform the intermediate equation y=f(x−2)+ay = \mathrm{f}(x-2) + a to y=f(x)y = \mathrm{f}(x), we need to replace xx with x+2x+2 and yy with y+ay+a.
This corresponds to a translation by the vector (−2−a)\begin{pmatrix} -2 \\ -a \end{pmatrix}.
The equation becomes:
y+a=f((x+2)−2)+a  ⟹  y=f(x)y + a = \mathrm{f}((x+2)-2) + a \implies y = \mathrm{f}(x)

Answer
  1. A scaling parallel to the xx-axis with a scale factor of 33.
  2. A translation by the vector (−2−a)\begin{pmatrix} -2 \\ -a \end{pmatrix}.

5(b)

1. Find the corresponding point on the curve $y = \mathrm{f}(x)$.

Since the point (b,0)(b,0) lies on GG, substituting x=bx=b and y=0y=0 into the equation y=f(3x−2)+ay = \mathrm{f}(3x-2)+a gives:
0=f(3b−2)+a0 = \mathrm{f}(3b-2) + a
f(3b−2)=−a\mathrm{f}(3b-2) = -a
This means that on the base curve y=f(x)y = \mathrm{f}(x), when the xx-coordinate is 3b−23b-2, the yy-coordinate is −a-a. Thus, the corresponding mapped point on y=f(x)y = \mathrm{f}(x) is (3b−2,−a)(3b-2, -a).

2. Determine the coordinates $(c,d)$ on the related curve $y = \frac{1}{\mathrm{f}(x)}$.

For the related curve y=1f(x)y = \frac{1}{\mathrm{f}(x)}, the point corresponding to x=3b−2x = 3b-2 will have the same xx-coordinate, meaning:
c=3b−2c = 3b-2
The yy-coordinate dd is simply the reciprocal of the yy-value on y=f(x)y = \mathrm{f}(x) at this xx-coordinate:
d=1f(c)=1f(3b−2)=1−a=−1ad = \frac{1}{\mathrm{f}(c)} = \frac{1}{\mathrm{f}(3b-2)} = \frac{1}{-a} = -\frac{1}{a}

Answer

c=3b−2c = 3b-2, d=−1ad = -\frac{1}{a}

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