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Diff Ans

The document contains 7 multi-part math problems involving differentiation. The problems cover topics like finding derivatives, finding points where the gradient is a given value, finding stationary points, and optimizing areas. The solutions provide detailed working showing the steps to reach each answer.

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Additional Mathematics Differentiation

Topic assessment
1

Find the gradient function of the following.


(i)

y 3x 4

[2]

(ii)

y 4 x3 2 x 2 5

[3]

Find the coordinates of the point on the curve y = 3 + 7x 4x2 at which the gradient
is 9.
[4]

The curve y = x3 + ax2 + bx + 10 has a stationary point at (3, 8). Write down two
equations in a and b and solve them to find the equation of the curve.

The sketch shows the graph of y x3 x 2 5x 2 .

(i)

Show that there is a turning point where x = 1 and find the x coordinate of the
other turning point.
[6]

(ii)

Find the equation of the tangent at the point (0, 2).

[4]

(iii) Find the equation of the normal at the point (2, 0).

[9]

[5]

Find the coordinates and nature of all the stationary points of the curve

y 2 x3 3x 2 12 x 5 .

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6

Find the point on the curve y x 2 3x 5 where the normal is parallel to the tangent to
the curve at the point (4, 9), and hence find the equation of this normal.
[8]

A farmer wishes to enclose a rectangular area with a fence. He has a large number of
small flexible units of total length 100 metres that will enable him to construct a
rectangle of any size. He uses an existing wall, as shown in the diagram so that he uses
his fence to make the remaining three sides.

Let the two shorter sides be of length x.


(i)

Find an expression for the area of the rectangle.

[2]

(ii)

Find the maximum area he can enclose.

[5]

(iii) Prove that this value is a maximum value.

[2]

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Solutions to topic assessment
1. (i)

(ii)

y 3x 4

dy
dx

3 4 x 3 12 x 3

y 4x 3 2 x 2 5

dy
dx

B1 for 12
B1 for 3

4 3x 2 2 2 x

B1 for 12
B1 for 3
B1 for 4x

12 x 2 4 x

2. y 3 7 x 4 x 2

dy

7 8x
dx
At the point where the gradient is -9, 7 8 x 9
8 x 16
x 2
2
When x = 2, y 3 7 2 4 2 3 14 16 1
The coordinates are (2, 1).

3. y x 3 ax 2 bx 10

dy

M1
M1
A1
A1

M1 A1

3 x 2 2ax b

dx
The point (3, -8) lies on the curve, so 8 3 3 a 3 2 3b 10
8 27 9a 3b 10
9a 3b 45
3a b 15
When x = 3, the gradient is zero, so 3 32 2a 3 b 0
6a b 27

6a b 27
3a b 15
3a 12
Subtracting:
a 4
b 3

4. (i)

y x3 x2 5 x 2

M1 A1
M1 A1

M1 A2

dy

3x 2 2 x 5

M1 A1

dx
2
At turning points, 3 x 2 x 5 0
( x 1)(3 x 5 ) 0

x 1 or x 53

M1 A1
A2
M1 A1

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dy

5
dx
The tangent is the line with gradient -5 passing through (0, -2)
The equation of the tangent is y ( 2) 5( x 0)
y 2 5 x
y 5 x 2

(ii)

When x = 0,

(iii)

When x = 2,

dy

3 2 2 2 2 5 12 4 5 11

dx
The gradient of the tangent is 11, so the gradient of the normal is 111 .
The normal is the line with gradient 111 passing through (2, 0).
The equation of the normal is y 0 111 ( x 2)
11 y ( x 2)
11 y x 2
11 y x 2

5. y 2 x 3 3 x 2 12 x 5

dy

6 x 2 6 x 12

dx
At stationary points, 6 x 2 6 x 12 0

M1 A1

x2 x 2 0
( x 2)( x 1) 0
M1 A2
x 2 or 1
When x = 2, y 2 2 3 3 2 2 12 2 5 16 12 24 5 25

B1

When x = -1, y 2( 1)3 3( 1)2 12( 1) 5 2 3 12 5 12

B1

When x = -2,
When x = 0,
When x = 3,

dy
dx
dy
dx
dy
dx

6( 2)2 6( 2) 12 24 12 12 0
6 0 2 6 0 12 12 0

M1

6 32 6 3 12 54 18 12 0

At (-1, 12), the gradient goes from positive to negative, so this is a maximum point.
At (2, -25), the gradient goes from negative to positive, so this is a minimum point.

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6. y x 2 3 x 5
When x = 4,

dy
dx

dy
dx

2x 3

M1 A1

8 3 5 , so gradient of tangent at (4, 9) is 5.

A1

At the point where the normal has gradient 5, the tangent has gradient 51 .
2 x 3 51

10 x 15 1
10 x 14
x 1.4
When x = 1.4, y 1.42 3 1.4 5 2.76
The point is (1.4, 2.76)

M1

A2

The normal is the line with gradient 5 passing though (1.4, 2.76)
Equation of normal is y 2.76 5( x 1.4)
y 2.76 5 x 7
M1 A1
y 5 x 4.24

7. (i)

(ii)

Length of longer side 100 2 x


Area x(100 2 x )

A 100 x 2 x 2
dA
100 4 x
dx

M1 A1

M1 A1

At maximum point, 100 4 x 0


M1 A1
x 25
Maximum area 100 25 2 25 2 1250 square metres.
(iii)

A1

dA
100 4 24 0
dx
dA
100 4 26 0
When x = 26,
dx
The gradient goes from positive to negative, so this is a maximum point.
M1 A1
When x = 24,

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