AXIS EDUCATION DI-1 (Basic)

Institute for O/A levels Teacher: Shakib Ahmed Further Pure Maths

(3x  4) 2 Q R
1. (a) Show that 2
may be written as P   2 , where P, Q, and R are constants to be found.
x x x
(3x  4) 2
The curve C has equation y  , x  0.
x2
(b) Find the gradient of the tangent to C at the point on C where x  2
d2y
7
dy
2. The curve C has equation y  6 x  7 x 2  4. . Find (a)
3
(b)
dx dx 2
c) Use your answer to parts (a) and (b) to find the coordinates of the stationary points on C and determine their
nature.
dy d2y
3. Given that y  5x3  7 x  3 . Find (a) (b)
dx dx 2
4 dy
4. Given that y  6 x  2 , x  0. Find
x dx
5. Find the coordinates of the stationary point on the curve with equation y  2x2 12x.
6 dy
6. Given that y = 2 x  , x  0. Find
2
3
.
x dx
dy
7. The curve C has equation y  2 x3  5x2  4 x  2 a) Find
dx
d2y
b) Using the result from part (a), find the coordinates of the turning points of C. c)Find
dx 2
d) Hence, or otherwise, determine the nature of the turning points of C.
8. Differentiate with respect to x
( x  4) 2
(a) x 4  6 x , (b)
x
1
dy
9. Given that y  4 x3  1  2 x 2 , x  0 find .
dx
10. f ( x)  x3  3x2  5 Find f ( x)
dy d2y
11. Given that y  3x 2  4 x , x  0, find (a) (b)
dx dx 2
2 x 3
12. a) Write in the from 2 x p  3x q where p and q are constants.
x
2 x 3 dy
Given that y  5 x  7  , x  0. b) Find , simplifying the coefficient of each term.
x dx
3
2x 2  x 2
13. Given that can be written in the form 2 x p  xq , a) write down the value of P and the value of q
x
3
2x2  x 2
Given that y  5 x 4  3  ,
x
dy
b) Find , simplifying the coefficient of each term.
dx
3 dy
14. Given that y  2 x  2 , x  0, Find
3

x dx
 (3  4 x ) 2
15. f ( x)  ,x 0
x
1 1

a) Show that f ( x)  9 x 2
 Ax 2  B , where A and B are constants to be found. b) Find f ( x)
c) Evaluate f (9)
1
dy
16. Given that y  x 4  x 3  3, Find .
dx
3
17. The curve C has equation y  12 x  x 2  10, x  0.
d2y
a) Use calculus to find the coordinates of the turning point on C. b) Find
dx 2
c) State the nature of the turning point.
3x 2  2 dy
18. Given that y  8 x3  4 x  , x  0, Find
x dx
1 dy
19. Given that y  2 x  7  , x  0, find their simplest form,
5
3
x dx
1
dy
20. Given that y  x 4  6 x 2 , Find in their simplest form
dx
4
dy d2y
21. y  5 x  6 x  2 x  3 a) Find
3 3
giving each term in its simplest form. b) Find
dx dx 2
4
22. The curve C has equation y  6  3x  3 , x  0
x
a) Use calculus to show that the curve has a turning point P when x  2
d2y
b) Find the x-coordinate of the other turning point Q on the curve. c) Find
dx 2
d) Hence or otherwise, state with justification, the nature of each of these turning points P and Q.
23. The curve with equation y  x 2  32 ( x)  20, x  0 has a stationary point P. Use calculus
a) to find the coordinates of P.
b) to determine the nature of the stationary point P.

Answer
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1. (a) P  9, Q  24, R  16 , (b) 10,  14 x , (b) x  14 , (c) (0,4) maximum; (1,3) minimum.
2. (a) 14 x
3 3
8 18 1 19
3.(a) 15 x  7 (b) 30x 4. 6  3 5. (3,-18) 6. 4x  4 7. (a) 6 x  10 x  4 , (b) (2, 10), ( , 2
2 2
),
x x 3 27
1
1 19 3 16 
(c) 12 x  10 , (d) min(2,-10) , max ( , 2 ) 8. (a) 4x  , (b) 1  2 9. 12x  x 2
3 2
10. 6x+6
3 27 x x
1 3 1 3 1
   3 
11. (a) 6 x  2 x 2
, (b) 6  x 2
12. 2 x  3 x 2 13. (a) p  , q  1 , (b) 20 x3  3x 2  1
2
 3x 1 , (b) 5  x 2
2
6 9  3

1
5 1 2
14. (a) 6x  3 15. (a) A  16, B  24 , (b)  x 2  8 x 2 , (c) 16. 4 x  x 3
2 3

x 2 2 3
3 1 2 1
 3  d x 3  3
17. (a) (4,6), (b) 3x 2  x 2 , (c)     3  2 x 2 19. 10x  4
2 4
2
, maximum. 18. 24 x 2 x 2
4 dx 4 x
1 1 2
8 
20. 4 x  3 x 2 21. (a) 15 x  8 x 3  2 , (b) 30 x  x 3
3 2

3
48
22. (b)  2 , (c)  5 ,(d) y is maximum at p and minimum at Q, 23. (a) p=(4,-28), (b) y is minimum at P
x