Eric Nicholas K's answer to Sonia's Junior College 2 H2 Maths Singapore question.

done {{ upvoteCount }} Upvotes
clear {{ downvoteCount * -1 }} Downvotes
Eric Nicholas K
Eric Nicholas K's answer
5997 answers (Tutor Details)
1st
Good afternoon Sonia! Here are my workings for this question. I rushed my workings so if anything is unclear, let me know.
Eric Nicholas K
Eric Nicholas K
4 years ago
Sonia, I made a mistake earlier in my writing. I update it here.

At the boundary condition a = 0, the equation for y transposes to

y = 5 / (2 - x)

which is another curve with no stationary points.

As such, we reject these boundary cases and therefore a < -5/4 or a > 0.