6 Exam Paper - IB HL - Differentiation

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6 Exam Paper IB HL Differentiation
Syllabus: IB(HL) Questions: 53 Time: 8 hours 38 minutes Total Marks: 432
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6 Exam Paper IB HL Differentiation
Questions: 53 Time: 8 hours 38 minutes Total Marks: 432
Q1 ID: 795 [7 marks, 8 minutes]
A curve C has equation y = 6x3 − 81x2 + 326x + 18

dy
(a) Find in terms of x.
dx
(b)
The points P and Q lie on C. The gradient of C at both P
and Q is 2. The x-coordinate of P is 3. Find the x-coordinate of Q.
(c) Find an equation for the tangent to C at P, giving your answer
in the form y = mx + c, where m and c are constants.
A curve C has equation y = x3 − 4x + 4x x = 0

The points A and B both lie on C and have coordinates (2, -3)
and (-2, 3) respectively.
(a) Show that the gradient of C at A is equal to the gradient of C at B.
Show that an equation for the normal to C at A is
(b)
−7y = x − −19
The normal to C at A meets the y-axis at the point P. The normal to
C at B meets the y-axis at the point Q.
(c) Find the length of PQ.
2−x
The curve C has equation y = 3x2 + x = 0
x
The point P on C has x-coordinate 2.
dy
(a)
Show that the value of dx at P is 11.5.
(b) Find an equation of the tangent to C at P.
This tangent meets the x-axis at the point (k 0).
(c) Find the value of k.
A curve is defined for by the equation where

x10 − 1
f (x) =
x3
x10 − 1
(a)
Express in the form xp − xq where p and q are integers.
x3
(b) Hence differentiate f (x) to find f (x).
(c) Hence show that f is an increasing function.
(d) Find the gradient of the normal to the curve at x = 1.
1 3
The curve C has equation y = x − 7x2 + 3x + 45.
3
The point P has coordinates (3 0).
(a) Show that P lies on C.
(b)
Find the equation of the tangent to C at P , giving your
answer in the form y = mx + c, where m and c are constants.
Another point Q also lies on C. The tangent to C at Q is
parallel to ther tangent to C at P .
(c) Find the coordinates of Q.
(a) Differentiate the following function with respect to x:

−1
f (x) = 2x − 8 − 27x

(b) Calculate the coordinates of the points on the curve where the
gradient of the tangent to the curve is equal to 5.
The diagram shows part of the curve C with equation

2
y = (x − 1)(x − 9)
The curve cuts the x-axis at the points P , (1,0) and Q.
(a) Write down the x-coordinate of P , and the x-coordinate of Q.
dy 2
(b) Show that dx = 3x − 2x − 9.
(c) Show that y = −4x + 12 is an equation of the tangent to C at the point (−1 16).
The tangent to C at the point R is parallel to the tangent at the point (−1 16).
(d) Find the coordinates of R.
A circle centre C is situated so that it touches the parabola

with equation y = 12 x2 − 6x + 25 at P and Q. The gradient of
the tangent to the parabola at Q is 6.

(a) Find the coordinates of Q.
(b) Find the coordinates of P .
(c) Find the coordinates of C, the centre of the circle.
The equation of a cubic curve is y = 4x3 − 36x2 + 96x − 4.

dy
(a) Find and show that the tangent to the curve
dx
when x = 1 passes through the point (−3 −84).
(b) Use calculus to find the coordinates of the turning points of the curve.
You need not distinguish between the maximum and minimum.
32
A curve C is defined for x 0 by the equation y = x + 12 + x2
and is shown above.
32 dy
(a) Given that y = x + 12 + find ,
x2 dx
(b) The curve C has a minimum point M . Find the coordinates of M .
(c) Find an equation of the normal to C at the point (1 45).
Find the equation of the tangent to the curve y = 4x3 − 7x2 + 16

when x = 3.
The curve C has equation

2
y = (x + 5)(x − 2)
(a) Show that the equation of C can be written in the form
3 2
y = x + x –16x + k
where k is a positive integer, and state the value of k.
There are two points on C where the gradient of the tangent to C is equal to 5.
(c) Find the x-coordinates of these two points.
A curve has equation y = x3 − 21x − 20.

The curve cuts the x-axis at the point A(−1 0).
3
(a) Find the gradient of the curve y = x − 21x − 20 at the point A.
(b) Hence find an equation of the normal to the curve at the point A.
(a) Differentiate 4x3 − 4x2 + 4x − 1

(b) Find the equation of the normal to the curve
y = 4x3 − 4x2 + 4x − 1
at the point where x = 2. Give your answer
in the form ax + by + c = 0
The point P lies on the curve C with equation y = 3x2 –8x + 7.

Given that the x-coordinate of P is 2, find the equation of the
normal to C at P.

Find the gradient of the curve y = 10 x + x at the point whose x-coordinate is 16.
The curve C has equation y = kx3 − x2 + x − 2, where k is a constant.

dy
(a) Find .
dx
1
The
point A with x-coordinate − 2 lies on C. The tangent to C at A
is parallel to the line with equation 4y − 5x + 4 = 0.
(b) Find the value of k,
(c) Find the value of the y-coordinate of A.
Consider the function f (x) = 2x3 − 6x2 + 3x + 1.

(a) Find f (x).

(b) Write down the value of f (3),
(c) Find the equation of the tangent to the curve of y = f (x) at the point (3 10).
Consider the function f (x) = 12 x3 − 6x2 + 3.

(a) Find f (x).

(b) Findf f (x),
(c) Find the equation of the tangent to the curve of f at the point (1 −2 5).
The equation of a curve is y = 7 − 9x .

(a) Show that the equation of the normal to the curve at the point P (3 4) is 1y + x = 7.

This normal meets the curve again at the point Q.
(b) Find the coordinates of Q.
(c) Find the length of PQ.
The curve C has equation y = 5 − 5x − 4x x 0.

The point P on C has x-coordinate equal to 2.
(a) Show that the equation of the tangent to C at the point P is y = −4x + 1.

(b) Find an equation of the normal to C at the point P .
The tangent at P meets the x-axis at A and the normal at P meets the x-axis at B.
(c) Find the area of the triangle APB.
The diagram shows a sketch of the graph of y = 7x − x2 − 6.

dy
(a) Find and hence find the equation of the tangent to the curve at the point where x = 2.
dx

(b) Show that this tangent crosses the x-axis where x = 23 .
(c) Show that the curve crosses the x-axis where x = 1 and find the
x-coordinate of the other point of intersection of the curve with the x-axis.
The curve C has equation y = x3 − 4x2 − x + 11 x 0.

The point P has coordinates (3 −1).
(a) Show that P lies on C.
(b) Find the equation of the tangent to C at P , giving your answer in the
form y = mx + c, where m and c are constants.
The point Q also lies on C. Given that the tangent to C at Q is perpendicular
to the tangent to C at P,
8 70
(c) show that the x-coordinate of Q is .
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3 1
The diagram shows a sketch of the curves with equations y = 1x 2 and y = 1x 2 .
The curves intersect at the origin and at the point A, where x = 1 .
3 dy
(a) For the curve y = 1x 2 , find the value of when x = 1
dx
3
(b) Find an equation of the normal to the curve y = 1x 2 at the point A.
The point P on the curve y = k x has x-coordinate 9.

The normal to the curve at P is parallel to the line 2x + 3y = 0.
Find the value of k
(a)
(b) This normal meets the x-axis at the point Q.
Calculate the area of the triangle OPQ where O is the point (0 0).
(x + 2)(x − 7)
The curve C has equation y = x 0.
x
dy
(a) Find in its simplest form.
dx
(b) Find an equation of the tangent to C at the point where x = 1.
The curve C has equation y = (x + 3)(x + 2)2

(a) Sketch C showing the coordinates of the
points where C meets the axes.
dy
(b) Show that = 3x2 + 14x + 16
dx
The
point A with x-coordinate −1 lies on C.
(c) Find the equation of the tangent to C at A, giving your answer
in the form y = mx + c, where m and c are constants.
Another point B also lies on C.
The tangents to C at A and B are parallel.
(d) Find the x-coordinate of B.
A curve has equation y = x2 + 8x.

(a) Find the gradient of the curve at the point for which x = 2.
Find the equation of the normal to the curve at the point for which x = 2,
(b)
giving your answer in the form ax + by + c = 0, where a b and c are integers.
(c) Find the values of k for which the line y = kx − 5 is a tangent to the curve.
3
The curve C has equation y = 12 x3 − 8x 2 + 8x − −25 x 0
dy
(a) Find
dx
(b) Show that the point P (4 −5) lies on C.
(c) Find an equation of the normal to C at the point P , giving your answer
in the form ax + by + c = 0, where a b and c are integers.
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A curve has equation y = 13x2 − 14x − 2x3

The curve crosses the x-axis at the origin O, and the point A lies on the curve at (3 21).
Find the gradient of the curve with equation y = 13x2 − 14x − 2x3 at the point A.
(a)
(b) Hence find the equation of the normal to the curve at the point A,
giving your answer in the form x + py + q = 0 , where p and q are integers.
The curve C with equation y = p + qex , where p and q are

constants, passes through the point (0,3).
At the point P(ln 5 p + 5q) on C, the gradient is 5.
Find the value of p and the value of q.
(a)
The normal to C at P crosses the x-axis at L and the y-axis at M.
(b) Show that the area of triangle OLM, where O is the origin is
approximately 134.
The curve with equation y = 13 ex meets the y-axis

at the point A.
(a) Prove that the tangent at A to the curve has
equation 3y = x + 1.

(b) The point B has x-coordinate ln 9 and lies on
the curve. The normal at B to the curve meets the
tangent at A to the curve at the point C. Prove that the
8
x-coordinate of C is ln 3 + 2 and find the y -coordinate of C.
The curve C with equation y = p + qex , where p

and q are constants, passes through the point (0 5).
At the point P(ln 3 p + 3q) on C, the gradient is 6.
(a) Find the value of p and the value of q.

The normal to C at P crosses the x-axis at L and
the y-axis at M.
(b) Show that the area of triangle OLM, where O is
the origin, is approximately 253.
As a substance cools its temperature, T , in degrees centigrade, is

related to the time (t minutes) for which it has been cooling.
The relationship is given by the equation
−0 1t
T = 20 + 60e t 0.
(a) Find the value of T when the substance started to cool.

(b) Explain why the temperature of the substance is always above 20.
(c) Find the value, to 2 significant figures, of t at the instant T = 50.
dT
(d) Find dt
(e) Hence find the value of T at which the temperature is
decreasing at a rate of 1.5 °C per minute.
A heated metal ball is dropped into a liquid. As the ball cools, its
temperature, T °C, t minutes after it enters the liquid, is given by
−0 03t
T = 478e + 29 t 0.
(a) Find the temperature of the ball as it enters the liquid.
(b)
Find the value of t for which T = 290, giving your answer to 3 significant figures.
(c) Find the rate at which the temperature of the ball is decreasing at the
instant when t = 43. Give your answer in °C per minute to 3 significant figures.
(d) From the equation for temperature T in terms of t, given above,
explain why the temperature of the ball can never fall to 20 °C.
Find the equation of the tangent to the curve y = e4x

at the point where x = 5. Give your answer in terms of e.
Find the x-coordinate and the nature of the stationary point of the

curve given by y = e6x − 5x − 8.
(a) Given that e−2x = 2, find the exact value of x.

−2x
A curve has equation y = e + 4x.

(b) Find the exact values of the coordinates of the stationary point of the curve.
(c) Determine the nature of the stationary point.
Rabbits were introduced onto an island. The number of rabbits, P , t years

1
after they were introduced is modelled by the equation P = 40e 7 t t t 0
Find dP
(a) .
dt
dP
(b) Find P when = 40.
dt
e4x
The diagram shows the curve y = f (x), where f (x) =
4 + e4x
The curve crosses the y-axis at P.
Find the coordinates of P.
(a)
dy
(b) Find , simplifying your answer.
dx
Hence calculate the gradient of the curve at P.
The mass, m grams, of a leaf t days after it has been

−kt
picked from a tree is given by m = pe
where k and p are positive constants.
When the leaf is picked from the tree, its mass is 7.5 grams
4 days later its mass is 2.5 grams.
and
(a) Write down the value of p.
1
(b) Show that k = 4 ln 3 .
dm
(c) Find the value of t when = −0 8 ln 3.
dt
The curve C has equation y = 10ex + 9x2 + 8.

point A with coordinates (0 18) lies on C.
The
Find the equation of the tangent to C at A.
The population P of a town can be given by the formula

P = 17000e0 08t
where t is the time in years since 1997
(a)
What was the population in 1997?
(b) Calculate the time taken for the population of the town to double.
dP
(c) Find .
dt
(d) Hence find the rate of growth of the population in 2002.
(a) Given that y = 5x , and using the result 5x = ex ln 5 , or otherwise,

dy
show that = 5x ln 5.
dx
2
(b) Find the gradient of the curve with equation y = 5(x )
at the point with coordinates (2 625).
A substance is decaying in such a way that its mass, m kg, at a

time t years from now is given by the formula
−0 02t
m = 221e

(a) Find the time taken for the substance to halve its mass.
(b) Find the value of t for which the mass is decreasing at a rate
of 2 kg per year.
The mass, M grams, of a certain substance is increasing exponentially

so that, at time t hours, the mass is given by
kt
M = 31e
where k is a constant. The following table shows certain values of t and M .

t : 0 24 68

M : 86
(a) Find the values missing from the table and the value of k.
(b) Find the rate at which the mass is increasing when t = 24.
The current, I amps, in an electric circuit at time t seconds is given by

I = 16 − 16(0 5)t t 0
dI
Use differentiation to find the value of when t = 2.
dt
Give your answer in the form ln a , where a is a constant.
In the diagram A and B are the points on the curve y = 4x

with x-coordinates 1 and 1 1 respectively.
(a)
Find the gradient of the chord AB, giving your answer to 2 decimal places.
(b) Stating the points you use, find the gradient of another chord
that will give a closer approximation to the gradient of the tangent to y = 4x at A.
(a) Calculate the gradient of the chord joining the points on the curve
2
y = x − 5 for which x = 6 and x = 6 1.
f (6 + h) − f (6)
(b) Given that f (x) = x2 − 5, find and simplify
h
(c) Use your result in part (b) to find the gradient of f (x) = x2 − 5

at the point where x = 6, showing your reasoning.
2
(d) Find the equation of the tangent to the curve y = x − 5 at the point where x = 6
(e) This tangent crosses the x-axis at the point P. The curve crosses the
positive x-axis at the point Q. Find the distance PQ, giving your answer
correct to 3 decimal places.
llThe number of fish in a lake is decreasing. After t years, there

are x fish in the lake. The rate of decrease of the number of fish
is proportional to the number of fish currently in the lake.
(a) Formulate a differential equation, in the variables x and t and

a constant of proportionality k, where k 0 , to model the rate at
which the number of fish in the lake is decreasing.
(b) At a certain time, there were 17900 fish in the lake and the
rate of decrease was 520 fish per year. Find the value of k.
The function f , defined for x x 0, is such that

f (x) = x2 − 6 + x52

(a) Find the value of f (x) at x = 4
(b) Given that f (6) = 0, find f (x).
2dy d2 y
Given that y = 8x 3 ,find .
dx dx2

Show, without using a calculator, that when
d2 y 1
x = 216 the value of 2 is −729 .
dx
f (x) = 6x3 + 4x2 + 8x + 3.

Find f (x).
6 Exam Paper IB HL Differentiation Mark Scheme
A1 ID: 795 [7 marks, 8 minutes]
dy
(a) = 18x2 − 162x + 326 M 1A1
dx
dy
(b) = 2 18x2 − 162x + 324 = 0
dx
18(x2 − 9x + 18) = 0
18(x − 3)(x − 6) = 0
x = 6 M 1A1
(c) x = 3 y = 6(3)3 − 81(3)2 + 326(3) + 18
y = 429 B1
y − 429 = 2(x − 3)
y = 2x + 423 M 1A1
dy 4
(a) = 3x2 − 4 − 2 M 1A2
dx x
Gradient at A = 7
Gradient at B = 7 M 1A1
1
(b) Gradient of normal = M 1A1
−7
1
Equation of normal y − −3 = (x − 2)
−7
−7(y − −3) = x − 2
−7y = x − −19 M 1A1
− − 19
(c) At P, x = 0 y = B1
−7
1
Normal at B y − 3 = (x − −2)
−7
−7(y − 3) = x − −2
−7y = x + −19
−19
At Q, x = 0 y = M 1A1
−7
−38
PQ = A1
−7
(a) y = 3x2 + 2x−1 − 1 M1

dy
= 6x − 2x−2 M 1A2
dx
dy
x = 2 = 11 5 A1
dx

(b) x = 2 y = 12 B1
equation of tangent y − 12 = 11 5(x − 2)
y = 11 5x + −11 M 1A1
(c) y = 0 0 = 11 5k + −11
k = − − 0 957 M 1A1
(a) f (x) = x7 − x−3 M 1A1

dy
(b) = 7x6 + 3x−4 B2
dx
(c)
7x6 + 3x−4 0 f (x) 0
f (x) is increasing M 1A1
(d) x = 1 f (1) = 10 M1
1
gradient of normal = − 10 M 1A1
27
(a) x = 3 y = − 63 + 9 + 45 = 0 A1
3
dy
(b) = x2 − 14x + 3 M 1A1
dx
dy
x = 3 = 9 − 42 + 3 = − 30 A1
dx
tangent y − 0 = −30(x − 3)
y = −30x + 90 M 1A1
(c) At Q x2 − 14x + 3 = −30
x2 − 14x + 33 = 0 M 1A1
(x − 3)(x − 11) = 0
x = 11 M 1A1
1331
y = − 847 + 33 + 45 = − 325 3 A1
3
(a) f (x) = 2 + 27x−2 M 1A1

dy
(b) = 5 2 + 27x−2 = 5 M1
dx
2
27 = 3x M1
27
x2 =
3
x = 3 A2
(a) x-coord of P = −3 B1
x-coord of Q = 3 B1
dy d
(b) = dx
dx
(x − 1)(x2 − 9)
d 3
= dx (x − 1x2 − 9x + 9) B1
= 3x2 − 2x − 9 M 1A1
dy
(c) x = −1 dx = 3 − −2 − 9 = − 4
tangent at (−1 16) : y − 16 = −4(x − −1)
: y = −4x + 12 M 1A1
(d) At R 3x2 − 2x − 9 = −4
3x2 − 2x − 5 = 0
(x + 1)(3x − 5) = 0 M 1A1
x = 1 667 A1
y = (1 667 − 1)(1 6672 − 9) = −4 148 M 1A1
dy
(a) = 6 x − 6 = 6 M 1A1
dx
x = 12 A1
1
y = (12)2 − 6(12) + 25 = 25 M 1A1
2
1 2
(b) At P y = 25 x − 6x + 25 = 25
2
x2 − 12x + 0 = 0
(x − 12)(x − 0) = 0
x = 0 P (0 25) M 1A1
1
(c) Normal at Q y − 25 = − (x − 12)
6
1
At C x = 6 y − 25 = − (6 − 12)
6
y = 26 C (6 26) M 1A1
dy
(a) = 12x2 − 72x + 96 M 1A1
dx
dy
x = 1 = 36 A1
dx
x = 1 y = 60 A1
tangent y − 60 = 36(x − 1)
x = −3 y = 36(−3 − 1) + 60 = − 84 A1
dy
(b) = 0 12x2 − 72x + 96 = 0 M1
dx
x2 − 6x + 8 = 0
(x − 2)(x − 4) = 0
x = 2 4 M 1A1
turning points: (2 76) (4 60) A1
dy 64
(a) = 1 − 3 M 1A2
dx x
dy 64
(b) = 0 1 − 3 = 0 M1
dx x
64 = x3 M1
x = 4 A1
y = 18 A1
dy
(c) x = 1 = −63 M1
dx
1
gradient normal = M1
63
1
equation normal : y − 45 = (x − 1) M 1A1
63
dy
= 12x2 − 14x M 1A1
dx
dy
x = 3 = 66 A1
dx
x = 3 y = 61 A1
tangent : y − 61 = 66(x − 3)
: y = 66x − 137 M 1A1
(a) y = (x + 5)(x − 2)2 y = (x + 5)(x2 − 4x + 4)

y = x3 + x2 − 16x + 20 M 1A1
dy
(b) = 3x2 + 2x − 16 M 1A1
dx
3x2 + 2x − 16 = 5 3x2 + 2x − 21 = 0
(3x − 7)(x + 3) = 0 M 1A1
7
x = −3 M 1A1
3
dy
(a) y = x3 − 21x − 20 = 3x2 − 21 M 1A1
dx
dy
x = −1 = 3(−1)2 − 21 = − 18 A1
dx
1
(b) gradient normal = A1
18
1
equation : y = (x + 1) M 1A1
18
dy
(a) = 12x2 − 8x + 4 A4
dx
dy
(b) x = 2 = 36 M 1A1
dx
1
gradient of normal = − A1
36
x = 2 y = 23 A1
1
normal y − 23 = − (x − 2) M 1A1
36
36y − 828 = −x + 2
x + 36y − 830 = 0 A1
dy
= 6x − 8 M 1A1
dx
dy
x = 2 = 4
dx
1
gradient of normal = − M 1A1
4
x = 2 y = 3
1
normal y − 3 = − (x − 2)
4
4y − 12 = −x + 2
x + 4y − 14 = 0 M 1A1
dy 1
= 5x− 2 + 1 M 1A2
dx
dy 1
x = 16 = 5(16)− 2 + 1
dx
5 9
= + 1 = M 1A1
4 4
dy
(a) = 3kx2 − 2x + 1 M 1A1
dx
5
(b) gradient =
4
2
1 5 1 1
x=− = 3k − −2 − + 1 M 1A1
2 4 2 2
20 = 12k + 32
k = −1 M 1A1
3 2
1 1 1
(c) y = k − − − + − − 2
2 2 2
= −2 625 M 1A1
(a) f (x) = 6x2 − 12x + 3 M 1A2

(b) f (3) = 21 A1

(c) equation : y − 10 = 21(x − 3)
: y = 21x − 53 M 1A1
(a) f (x) = 32 x2 − 12x M 1A1

(b) f (x) = 3x − 12 M 1A1

(c) x = 1 gradient = −10 5
equation : y − −2 5 = −10 5(x − 1)
: y = −10 5x − −8 M 1A1
dy 9
(a) = B1
dx x2
dy
x = 3 = 1
dx
gradient of normal = -1 M1
equation of normal is y − 4 = −1(x − 3)
1y − 4 = −x + 3
1y + x = 7 M 1A1
9
(b) At Q 1(7 − ) + x = 7 M1
x
1(7x − 9) + x2 = 7x
x2 + 0x − 9 = 0
(x − 3)(x − −3) = 0
x = −3 y = 10 M 1A1
(c) PQ = (3 − −3)2 + (4 − 10)2 = 72 M 1A1
dy 4
(a) = −5 + M 1A1
dx x2
dy
x = 2 = −4 B1
dx
x = 2 y = −7 B1
tangent y − −7 = −4(x − 2)
y = −4x + 1 M 1A1
1
(b)
gradient = B1
4
1
normal y − −7 = (x − 2)
4
1
y = x − 7 5 M 1A1
4
(c) At A, y = 0 x = 0 25 B1
At B, y = 0 x = 30 B1
1
area = (30 − 0 25) 2 = 29 75 M 1A1
2
dy
(a) = 7 − 2x M1
dx
dy
x = 2 =3 A1
dx
x = 2 y = 4 B1
equation of tangent : y − 4 = 3(x − 2)

: y = 3x − 2 A1
(b) y = 0 0 = 3x − 2
2
x = M 1A1
3
2
(c) 7x − x − 6 = (x − 1)(6 − x) M1
x = 1 6 A1
(a) x = 3 y = (3)3 − 4(3)2 − (3) + 11 = − 1 B1

dy
(b) = 3x2 − 8x − 1 M 1A1
dx
dy
x = 3 = 2 B1
dx
tangent : y − −1 = 2(x − 3)
y = 2x − 7 M 1A1
1
(c) gradient at Q = − B1
2
1
3x2 − 8x − 1 = − M 1A1
2
6x2 − 16x − 1 = 0
16 162 + 24 8 70
x = = M 1A1
12 6
dy 1
(a) = 1 5x 2 M1
dx
dy
x = 1 = 1 5 A1
dx
1
(b) gradient of normal = − M1
15
x = 1 y = 1 M1
1
equation of normal = y − 1 =− (x − 1) M 1A1
15
dy k 1
(a) y=k x
= x2 M 1A1
dx 2
dy k
x = 9 = A1
dx 6
2
gradient of 2x + 3y = 0 = − B1
3
6 2
− = − k = 9 M 1A1
k 3
(b) coordinates of P = (9 27) B1
equation of normal : 2x + 3y = 99
y = 0 x = 49 5
Q(49 5 0) M 1A1
1
area OPQ = 49 5 27 = 668 25 M 1A1
2
(x + 2)(x − 7) x2 − 5x − 14
(a) y= = = x − 5 − 14x−1 M 1A1
x x
dy
= 1 + 14x−2 M 1A1
dx
(b)
x = 1 y = −18 B1
dy
x = 1 = 1 + 14 = 15 B1
dx
equation of tangent : y − −18 = 15(x − 1)
: y = 15x − 33 M 1A1
(a) graph meets axes at (−3 0) (−2 0) (0 12) B4

(b) y = (x + 3)(x2 + 4x + 4) = x3 + 7x2 + 16x + 12 M1
dy
= 3x2 + 14x + 16 M 1A1
dx
(c) x = −1 y = (−1 + 3)(−1 + 2)2 = 2 B1
dy
= 3(−1)2 + 14(−1) + 16 = 5 B1
dx
tangent : y − 2 = 5(x − −1)
: y = 5x − −7 M 1A1
dy
(d) = 5 3x2 + 14x + 16 = 5
dx
3x2 + 14x + 11 = 0 M1
11
(x − −1)(3x − −11) = 0 x=− M 1A1
3
dy
(a) = 2x + 8
dx
dy
x = 2 = 12 M 1A1
dx
(b) x = 2 y = 20 B1
1
gradient normal = − B1
12
1
equation normal : y − 20 = − (x − 2)
12
: 12y − 240 = −x + 2
: x + 12y − 242 = 0 M 1A1
(c) x2 + 8x = kx − 5 x2 + (8 − k)x + 5 = 0 M1
b2 − 4ac = 0 (8 − k)2 − 20 = 0 M1
8 − k = 20 M 1A1
k = 8 20 M 1A1
dy 3 1 8
(a) = x2 − 12x 2 − M 2A2
dx 2 x2
1 3 3 8
(b) x = 4 y = (4) − 8(4) 2 + − −25 M1
2 4
y = −5 A1
3 1 8 1
(c)
At P , gradient = (4)2 − 12(4) 2 − =− M 1A1
2 16 2
gradient of normal = 2 A1
equation of normal : y − −5 = 2(x − 4) M1
: 1(y − −5) = 2(x − 4)
: 1y − −5 = 2x − 8
: −2x − −1y − −13 = 0 M 1A1
dy
(a) = 26x − 14 − 6x2 M 1A1
dx
dy
x = 3 = 26(3) − 14 − 6(3)2 = 10 M 1A1
dx
1
(b)
gradient normal = − B1
10
1
equation : y − 21 = − (x − 3)
10
: 10y − 210 = −x + 3
: x + 10y − 213 = 0 M 1A1
(a) (0 3) 3 = p + qe0

3 = p + q M1
dy
dx
= qex
5 = 5q M 1A1
q = 1 p = 2 A2
(b) grad of norm = − 15

coords of P = (ln 5 7)
equation = y − 7 = − 15 (x − ln 5) M1
x coord of L = 35 + ln 5
y coord of M = 15 ln 5 + 7 M1
area OLM = ( 15 ln 5 + 7) (35 + ln 5) 2
= 134 A1
dy
(a) dx
= 13 ex B1
1 dy 1 0 1
At A x = 0 y = 3 dx = 3
e = 3
B1
1 1
tangent: y − 3 = 3 (x
− 0) M1
3y − 1 = x 3y = x + 1 A1
1 ln 9
(b) At B x = ln 9 y = 3 e = 3 B1
dy
dx = 13 eln 9 = 3
gradient of normal = − 13 M1
normal: y − 3 = − 13 (x − ln 9) M1
3y − 9 = −x + ln 9 A1
Solve x + 1 = −x + ln 9 + 9
x = 12 ln 9 + 82
8
x = ln 3 + 2 M 1A1
x+1 ln 3+ 82 +1 1 10
y = 3
= 3
= 3
ln 3 + 6
M 1A1
(a) (0 5) 5 = p + qe0

5 = p + q M1
dy
dx
= qex
6 = 3q M 1A1
q = 2 p = 3 A2
(b) grad of norm = − 16

coords of P = (ln 3 9)
equation : y − 9 = − 16 (x − ln 3) M1
x coord of L = 54 + ln 3
y coord of M = 16 ln 3 + 9 M1
area OLM = ( 16 ln 3 + 9) (54 + ln 3) 2
= 253 A1
(a) t = 0 T = 20 + 60 = 80 A1
−0 1t
(b) 60e 0 T 20 A1
(c) T = 50 20 + 60e−0 1t = 50
60e−0 1t = 30
e−0 1t = 0 5 M 1A1
−0 1t = ln 0 5
t = 6 9 M 1A1
dT −0 1t
(d) dt = −6e M 1A1
dT −0 1t
(e) dt = −1 5 6e = 1 5 B1
T = 20 + 60e−0 1t
T = 20 + 15 = 35 M 1A1
(a) t = 0 T = 478 + 29 = 507 B1

−0 03t
(b) 478e + 29 = 290 478e−0 03t = 261
e−0 03t = 261
478 M 1A1
−0 03t = ln 261
478
t = 20 17 M 1A1
dT
(c) = −14 34e−0 03t M 1A1
dt
dT
t = 43 = −14 34e−1 29 = − 3 95°C min B1
dt
(d) t 478e−0 03t 0
T 29 B1
dy
= 4e4x M 1A1
dx
x = 5 y = e20 A1
dy
x = 5 = 4e20 A1
dx
equation : y − e20 = 4e20 (x − 5)
: y = 4e20 x − 19e20 M 1A1
dy
= 6e6x − 5 M 1A1
dx
dy 5
= 0 6e6x − 5 = 0 e6x = M1
dx 6
5
6x = ln
6
1 5
x = ln A1
6 6
d2 y
= 36e6x 0
dx2
1
minimum at x = 6
ln 56 M 1A1
(a) e−2x = 2 −2x = ln 2

x = − 12 ln 2 M 1A1
dy
(b) y = e−2x + 4x = −2e−2x + 4 M 1A1
dx
dy
= 0 −2e−2x + 4 = 0
dx
e−2x = 2
1
x = − ln 2
2
1
y = eln 2 + 4(− ln 2) = 2 − 2 ln 2 M 1A1
2
d2 y
(c) = 4e2x 0 minimum M 1A1
dx2
dP 40 1
(a) = e7t M 1A1
dt 7
40 1 t 1
(b) e 7 = 40 40e 7 t = 280 M1
7
P = 280 M 1A1
e0 1
(a) x = 0 y = = A1
4+ 5e0
dy (4 + e4x ) 4e4x − e4x 4e4x
(b) = M 1A1
dx (4 + e4x )2

16e4x
= A1
(4 + e4x )2
dy 16e0 16
x = 0 = = A1
dx (4 + e0 )2 25
(a) t = 0 m = 7 5 7 5 = pe0 p=75 B1

−4k
(b) t = 4 m = 2 5 2 5 = 7 5e M1
13 = e−4k 3 = e4k
4k
ln 3 = ln(e ) M1
ln 3 = 4k k = 14 ln 3 M 1A1
dm
(c) = −kpe−kt M 1A1
dt
dm 75 1
= −0 8 ln 3 −0 8 ln 3 = − ln 3e(− 4 ln 3)t
dt 4
7 5 (− 1 ln 3)t
0 8 = e 4
4
32 1
= e(− 4 ln 3)t M 1A1
75
32 1
ln = (− ln 3)t
75 4
ln 73 52
t = 1 = 3 101 M 1A1
− 4 ln 3
dy
= 10ex + 18x M 1A1
dx
dy
At A(0 18) = 10 B1
dx
equation: y − 18 = 10(x − 0)
y = 10x + 18 M 1A1
(a) In 1997, t = 0 P = 17000e0 = 17000 A1

(b) 17000e0 08t = 34000 e0 08t = 2 A1
take ln of both sides 0 08t = ln 2
ln 2
t = = 8 7 M 1A1
0 08
dP
(c) = 1360e0 08t
dt
dP
(d) In 2002, t = 5 = 1360e0 4 M 1A1
dt
dP
= 2029 M 1A1
dt
(a) y = 5x ln y = ln 5x = x ln 5
1 dy
= ln 5
y dx
dy
= y ln 5 = 5x ln 5 M 1A1
dx
2 dy 2
(b) y = 5(x ) = 5(x ) 2x ln 5 M 1A1
dx
dy
x = 2 = 2500 ln 5 M 1A1
dx
(a) 110 5 = 221e−0 02t e−0 02t = 0 5 B1

−0 02t = ln 0 5
t = − ln 0 5 0 02 = 34 66 M 1A1
dM

(b) = −2 −4 42e−0 02t = −2 M 1A1
dt
−0 02t
e = 0 45249
−0 02t = ln 0 45249
t = − ln 0 45249 0 02 = 39 65 M 1A1
(a) t = 0 M = 31e0 = 31 B1
t = 24 86 = 31e24k
24k 86
e = 31
86
24k = ln 31
1 86
k = 24 ln 31 = 0 043 M 1A1
t = 68 M = 31e68k = 558 36 M 1A1
dM
(b) = 31kekt M1
dt
dM
t = 24 = 31ke24k = 3 66 g hr A2
dt
dI
= −16 ln(0 5)(0 5)t M 1A1
dt
dI
t = 2 = −16 ln(0 5)(0 5)2 M1
dt
= −4 ln(0 5) = ln(16) M 1A1
y2 − y1 4 5948 − 4
(a) gradient = = = 5 95 M 1A1
x2 − x1 1 1−1
y3 − y1

(b) At x = 1 05 gradient =
x3 − x1
4 2871 − 4
gradient = = 5 74 M 1A1
1 05 − 1
y2 − y1 32 21 − 31
(a) gradient = = = 12 1 M 1A1
x2 − x1 6 1−6
f (6 + h) − f (6) (6 + h)2 − 5 − 31 36 + 12h + h2 − 5 − 31
(b) = = M1
h h h
= 12 + h M 1A1
f (6 + h) − f (6)
(c) h 0 12 M 1A1
h
(d) equation y − 31 = 12(x − 6)
y = 12x − 41 M 1A1
41
(e) y = 0 on line x =
12
y = 0 on curve x = 5
PQ = 1 181 M 1A1
dx
(a) = −kx M 1A1
dt
dx
(b)
x = 17900 = −520 −k(17900) = −520
dt
26
k = M 1A1
895
(a) f (x) = 2x − 10x−3 M 1A1

= 2(4) − 10(4)−3 = 7 844 A1
(b) f (x) = x2 − 6 + x52 dx
1 3 5
= 3 x − 6x − x + C M 1A1
x = 6 13 (6)3 − 6(6) − 56 + C = 0 M1
C = − 13 (6)3 + 6(6) + 56 = − 35 167
f (x) = 13 x3 − 6x − 5x + −35 167 A1
dy 16 −1
= x3 A1
dx 3
d2 y −16 − 43
= x M 1A1
dx2 9
d2 y −16 4 −16 −4 −16 1
x = 216 = (216)− 3 = (6) = = M 1A1
dx2 9 9 11664 −729
f (x) = 18x2 + 8x + 8 M 1A1

f (x) = 36x + 8 A1

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A curve C has equation y = 6x3 − 81x2 + 326x + 18

A curve C has equation y = x3 − 4x + 4x x = 0

A curve is deﬁned for by the equation where

(a) Differentiate the following function with respect to x:

The diagram shows part of the curve C with equation

A circle centre C is situated so that it touches the parabola

The equation of a cubic curve is y = 4x3 − 36x2 + 96x − 4.

Find the equation of the tangent to the curve y = 4x3 − 7x2 + 16

The curve C has equation

A curve has equation y = x3 − 21x − 20.

(a) Differentiate 4x3 − 4x2 + 4x − 1

The point P lies on the curve C with equation y = 3x2 –8x + 7.

The curve C has equation y = kx3 − x2 + x − 2, where k is a constant.

Consider the function f (x) = 2x3 − 6x2 + 3x + 1.

Consider the function f (x) = 12 x3 − 6x2 + 3.

The equation of a curve is y = 7 − 9x .

The curve C has equation y = 5 − 5x − 4x x 0.

The diagram shows a sketch of the graph of y = 7x − x2 − 6.

The curve C has equation y = x3 − 4x2 − x + 11 x 0.

The point P on the curve y = k x has x-coordinate 9.

The curve C has equation y = (x + 3)(x + 2)2

A curve has equation y = x2 + 8x.

A curve has equation y = 13x2 − 14x − 2x3

The curve C with equation y = p + qex , where p and q are

The curve with equation y = 13 ex meets the y-axis

The curve C with equation y = p + qex , where p

As a substance cools its temperature, T , in degrees centigrade, is

Find the equation of the tangent to the curve y = e4x

(a) Given that e−2x = 2, ﬁnd the exact value of x.

Rabbits were introduced onto an island. The number of rabbits, P , t years

The mass, m grams, of a leaf t days after it has been

The curve C has equation y = 10ex + 9x2 + 8.

The population P of a town can be given by the formula

(a) Given that y = 5x , and using the result 5x = ex ln 5 , or otherwise,

A substance is decaying in such a way that its mass, m kg, at a

The mass, M grams, of a certain substance is increasing exponentially

The current, I amps, in an electric circuit at time t seconds is given by

In the diagram A and B are the points on the curve y = 4x

llThe number of ﬁsh in a lake is decreasing. After t years, there

The function f , deﬁned for x x 0, is such that

f (x) = 6x3 + 4x2 + 8x + 3.

(a) y = 3x2 + 2x−1 − 1 M1

(a) f (x) = x7 − x−3 M 1A1

(a) f (x) = 2 + 27x−2 M 1A1

(a) y = (x + 5)(x − 2)2 y = (x + 5)(x2 − 4x + 4)

(a) f (x) = 6x2 − 12x + 3 M 1A2

(a) f (x) = 32 x2 − 12x M 1A1

(a) x = 3 y = (3)3 − 4(3)2 − (3) + 11 = − 1 B1

(a) graph meets axes at (−3 0) (−2 0) (0 12) B4

(a) (0 3) 3 = p + qe0

(a) (0 5) 5 = p + qe0

(a) t = 0 T = 478 + 29 = 507 B1

(a) e−2x = 2 −2x = ln 2

(a) t = 0 m = 7 5 7 5 = pe0 p=75 B1

(a) In 1997, t = 0 P = 17000e0 = 17000 A1

(a) 110 5 = 221e−0 02t e−0 02t = 0 5 B1

(a) f (x) = 2x − 10x−3 M 1A1

f (x) = 18x2 + 8x + 8 M 1A1

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