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Differentiation Worksheet 1

This document contains a differentiation worksheet with 15 problems involving finding derivatives, gradients, equations of tangents and normals, and stationary points for various curves defined parametrically or using equations. The problems progress from simpler derivative calculations to finding equations of tangents and normals and analyzing curves defined parametrically.

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Differentiation Worksheet 1

This document contains a differentiation worksheet with 15 problems involving finding derivatives, gradients, equations of tangents and normals, and stationary points for various curves defined parametrically or using equations. The problems progress from simpler derivative calculations to finding equations of tangents and normals and analyzing curves defined parametrically.

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CONVENT OF MERCY ACADEMY

UPPER SIXTH FORM


DIFFERENTIATION WORKSHEET

1) Given that y 1 3x e 2 x , show that


2) Given that 2e 3 x e 2 x show that
3) Given that

d2y
dy
4 4y 0 .
2
dx
dx

d2y
dy
2 3 y 5e 2 x .
2
dx
dx

e x ex
d2y
dy
,
show
that
2y
0.
x
x
2
dx
e e
dx

4) Given that y ln ln x show that ln x

5) Given that y ln 1 e x

d 2 y 1 dy 1

0.
dx 2 x dx x 2
2

show that

d2y
dy
e x 1 .
2
dx
dx

6) Find the Cartesian equation for each of the following parametric forms.
a) x 2t 1, y 12t 2 5
b) x

2
t

, y

d) x

3
1 t

t
t
, y
1 3t
1 2t

e) x 2 t , y 1 t 2

c) x 2 3t 2 , y 1 t 2
7) Find an expression for

dy
dx

a) x 3t 4 , y 2t 2 3

1
d) x , y t 2 4t 3
t

b) x 4t t 2, y t 1

c) x

2
3

e) x 4 t t , y t 2 2 t

, y 3 6t 1

3t 4

8) Find the gradient of the stated curve at the specified point.


a) x t 2 , y 3t 4 where t = 0
2

b) x t t 2 1 , y 4t 1 where t = .
c) x t 1, y

1
where t = 1
t

9) Find the equations of the tangent to the curve x

4
, y t 2 3t 2 at the points
t

where the curve cuts the x- axis.


10) At which points are the tangent to the curve given by
x 2t 2 3, y t 3 6t 2 9t 4 parallel to the x-axis?

11) (a)

Find the equation of the tangents to the curve x 8t 1, y 2t 2 at the


points (9, 2) and (-31, 32).

(b)

Show that these tangents are perpendicular and find the coordinates of the
point of intersection of these tangents.

12) Find the equations of the tangent and the normal to the curve given by
x e t t , y e 3t 2t at the point where t= 0.

13) Find the equations of the tangent and the normal to the curve given by
x 2 ln t , y t 3 at the point (2, 1).

14) A curve is defined by the parametric equations x 3t sin t and y t 2 cos t.


Deduce the following
a)

dy 1 2 sin t

dx 3 cos t

b)

d 2 y sin t 6 cos t 2

dx 2
3 cos t 3

15) A curve is parametrically defined by x sin 2t t and y 5 2 cos 2t


(a) Express

dy
in terms of t.
dx

(b) Find the value of t 0 t 2 , for which the curve has any stationary point(s)
(c) Find the equation of the tangent to the curve at the point where t

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