解:(1) 由

∴

∴

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(2) ∵ a > 1 ∴

在[0,1]上递增
∴

,

∴

即
∴

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(3)

在y轴上的截距为


要使


的图象不过第二象限,
只需

∴
∴

因此,a的取值范围为

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