IGCSE Differentiation Review

dy d2 y
For each of the functions below, find dx and d x2
1) y=3 x−7
2) y=4 x 2
3) y=x 2−8 x
−3 2
4) y= x +5 x+ 9
2
−3 x 2
5) y=
2
+5 x+ 9
6) y=6 x 5−3 x 4 + x 3−2 x 2 +4 x −17
1
7) y=
x
3
8) y=2 x−
x
1
9) y=5+
2x
−1 2 5 7
10) y= x +7 x+ − 2 + 10
2 x x
11) y= (2 x +4 ) ( x−3 )
7
12) y=3 x ( x + )
x2
Multiple Choice Questions:

dy
1. Which of the following is the best description of dx ?
a) The maximum point b) The turning point

c) The gradient function d) The curvature function
2. What is a turning point?
a) The maximum point b) The minimum point
c) Where the gradient is flat d) The y-intercept
3. The gradient of a function is flat when:

dy
a) x=0 b) dx
=0
c) y=0 d) x= y
d2 y
4. What is the meaning of d x2
?
a) The curvature function b) The gradient function

c) The turning point function d) The minimum point
5. True or False: A turning point is always a maximum point

a) True b) False
6. Write the words MAX, MIN, or Neither in the incomplete table:
dy dy
=0 ≠0
dx dx
d2 y
>0
d x2
d2 y
<0
d x2
dy ,∧d2 y
7. For a particular curve y, when x=2, y=−7 , =0 =5. Which of
dx d x2
the following is true?
a) The curve y has a maximum point at (2, 5)
b) The curve y has a minimum point at (2, 5)
c) The curve y has a maximum point at (2, -7)
d) The curve y has a minimum point at (2, -7)
dy ,∧d 2 y
8. For a particular curve y, when x=−3 , y=4 , =0 =−5. Which of
dx d x2
a) The curve y has a maximum point at (-3, -5)
b) The curve y has a minimum point at (-3, -5)
c) The curve y has a maximum point at (-3, 4)
d) The curve y has a minimum point at (-3, 4)
dy ,∧d 2 y
9. For a particular curve y, when x=5, y=3 , =10 =−7. Which of
dx d x2
a) The curve y has a minimum point at (5, 10)
b) The curve y has a maximum point at (5, 3)
c) The curve y has a minimum point at (5, 3)
d) The curve y has neither a maximum nor a minimum point at (5, 3)
Long Questions:
x3 3 x2
10. Given the curve y= −
3 2
−4 x +2
dy
i) Find dx
ii) Find the gradient of the curve when

a) x=1
b) x=−1
c) x=3
x3 3 x2
iii) The figure below shows the graph of y=
3
−
2
−4 x +2. Draw 3
appropriate tangent lines, each representing a graphical
interpretation of your answers to a), b), and c) from part ii)
iv) Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve at x=3
v) Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve at x=−1
vi) Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve at x=1
viii) Find the turning points of the curve y , giving both x and y
coordinates.
ix) Without using the graph provided, determine which turning
points found in part viii) are maximum points and which are
minimum points.
11. Given the curve y=x 3−3 x 2−45 x−20
i) Find the value of y when

a) x=0
b) x=1
ii) Find the gradient of the curve when

a) x=0
b) x=1
iii) Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve at x=0
iv) Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve at x=1
v) Find the turning points of the curve y . Give both x and y
coordinates.
vi) Find the maximum points and minimum points of the curve. Give
explanations to your answers.
vii) If an IGCSE question asks you to find the maximum or minimum

of a curve and does not explicitly require you to explain your answer
such as the sample question below,
Do you need to use the curvature test to justify your answer?

a) YES b) NO
16
12. Given y=x +
x
dy
i) Find dx
ii) Find the turning points of y . Give both coordinates of each point.
iii) Determine which of the turning points found in part ii) are
maximums and which are minimums. Explain your answers.
iv) Find the equation tangent to the curve when x=1

13. The profit of a company selling widgets can be modelled by the
equation P=−2q 2 +24 q−54, where P represents the company’s profit in
millions of dollars and q represents the number of widgets sold in
one hundred thousand units.
i) How much profit/loss would the company make if it sold

a) 100,000 widgets
b) 500,000 widgets
c) did not sell any widgets at all
dP
ii) Find dq
iii) If the company would like to make as much profit as possible,

how many widgets should it sell?
iv) What is the maximum profit that the company can achieve?

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dy d2 y

For each of the functions below, find dx and d x2

6) y=6 x 5−3 x 4 + x 3−2 x 2 +4 x −17

Multiple Choice Questions:

a) The maximum point b) The turning point

3. The gradient of a function is flat when:

a) The curvature function b) The gradient function

5. True or False: A turning point is always a maximum point

6. Write the words MAX, MIN, or Neither in the incomplete table:

ii) Find the gradient of the curve when

v) Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve at x=−1

i) Find the value of y when

ii) Find the gradient of the curve when

vii) If an IGCSE question asks you to find the maximum or minimum

Do you need to use the curvature test to justify your answer?

iv) Find the equation tangent to the curve when x=1

i) How much profit/loss would the company make if it sold

c) did not sell any widgets at all

iii) If the company would like to make as much profit as possible,

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