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Differentiation

This document provides a collection of past paper questions on differentiation from the Mathematics - Extended Part (M2) exam. It includes 14 questions from 1994 to 2015 assessing skills in finding derivatives of various functions, applying differentiation rules to solve problems, and finding derivatives in applied contexts. The answers to each question are also provided for reference.

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Differentiation

This document provides a collection of past paper questions on differentiation from the Mathematics - Extended Part (M2) exam. It includes 14 questions from 1994 to 2015 assessing skills in finding derivatives of various functions, applying differentiation rules to solve problems, and finding derivatives in applied contexts. The answers to each question are also provided for reference.

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Mathematics - Extended Part (M2)

Past Papers Questions

2. Differentiation

(1994-CE-A MATH 1 #04) (6 marks)

(x)
1
4. Let y = tan .

dy
Show that x 2 + (y 2 + 1) = 0 .
dx
d2 y 2(x + y) dy
Hence show that + =0 .
d x2 x2 dx

(1996-CE-A MATH 1 #01) (3 marks)


1. Let f(x) = sin3 x .
Find f′(x) and f′′(x) .

(1997-CE-A MATH 1 #01) (3 marks)


1. Let f(x) = 3 + x 2 . Find f′(−1) .

(1997-CE-A MATH 1 #02) (3 marks)


3 dy
2. P (8,1) is a point on the curve y 2 + x y − 3 = 0 . Find the value of at P .
dx

(1999-CE-A MATH 1 #01) (4 marks)


1. Find

d
(a) sin(x 2 + 1) ,
dx

d sin(x 2 + 1)
dx [ ]
(b) .
x

(2000-CE-A MATH 1 #02) (4 marks)


2. Find

d
(a) sin2 x ,
dx

d
(b) sin2(3x + 1) .
dx

(2001-CE-A MATH #01) (3 marks)


x2
d x ( 2x + 1 )
d
1. Find .

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Past Papers Questions

(2002-CE-A MATH #03) (4 marks)


3. Let x sin y = 2002 .
dy
Find .
dx

(2003-CE-A MATH #04) (4 marks)


dy
4. Given that 3x 2 + 3y 2 − 2x y = 12 , find when x = 2 , y = 0 .
dx

(2005-CE-A MATH #09) (6 marks)


d
9. (a) Find sin3(x 2 + 1) .
dx

dy
(b) Let x y + y 2 = 2005 . Find .
dx

(2006-CE-A MATH #01) (3 marks)

dx [ ]
d sin(2x + 1)
1. Find .
x

(2010-CE-A MATH #01) (4 marks)


1. Find

d
(a) cos(x 3 + 1) ,
dx

d
dx [
(b) x cos(x 3 + 1)] .

(PP-DSE-MATH-EP(M2) #07) (5 marks)

7. Let f(x) = e x (sin x + cos x) .

(a) Find f′(x) and f′′(x) .

(b) Find the value of x such that f′′(x) − f′(x) + f(x) = 0 for 0 ≤ x ≤ π .

(2014-DSE-MATH-EP(M2) #04) (3 marks)


d2 y
4. Let x = 2y + sin y . Find in terms of y .
d x2

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Past Papers Questions

(2015-DSE-MATH-EP(M2) #02) (5 marks)


2. Let y = x sin x + cos x .

dy d2 y
(a) Find and .
dx d x2

d2 y dy
(b) Let k be a constant such that x + k + x y = 0 for all real values of x . Find the value of k .
d x2 dx

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Past Papers Questions

ANSWERS

(1994-CE-A MATH 1 #04) (6 marks) (2006-CE-A MATH #01) (3 marks)


2x cos(2x + 1) − sin(2x + 1)
1.
(1996-CE-A MATH 1 #01) (3 marks) x2
1. f′(x) = 3sin2 x cos x
f′′(x) = 6 sin x cos2 x − 3sin3 x (2010-CE-A MATH #01) (4 marks)
1. (a) −3x 2 sin(x 3 + 1)
(1997-CE-A MATH 1 #01) (3 marks) (b) −3x 3 sin(x 3 + 1) + cos(x 3 + 1)
1
1. −
2 (PP-DSE-MATH-EP(M2) #07) (5 marks)
7. (a) f′(x) = 2e x cos x
(1997-CE-A MATH 1 #02) (3 marks) f′′(x) = 2e x (cos x − sin x)
dy −1 π
2. = (b) x =
dx 48 4
(8,1)

(2014-DSE-MATH-EP(M2) #04) (3 marks)


(1999-CE-A MATH 1 #01) (4 marks) d2 y sin y
4. =
1. (a) 2x cos(x 2 + 1) dx 2
(2 + cos y)3
2x 2 cos(x 2 + 1) − sin(x 2 + 1)
(b)
x2
(2015-DSE-MATH-EP(M2) #02) (5 marks)
dy
(2000-CE-A MATH 1 #02) (4 marks) 2. (a) = x cos x
dx
2. (a) 2 sin x cos x
d2 y
(b) 6 sin(3x + 1)cos(3x + 1) = − sin x + cos x
d x2
(b) k =−2
(2001-CE-A MATH #01) (3 marks)
2x (x + 1)
1.
(2x + 1)2

(2002-CE-A MATH #03) (4 marks)


dy −tan y
3. =
dx x

(2003-CE-A MATH #04) (4 marks)


4. 3

(2005-CE-A MATH #09) (6 marks)


9. (a) 6x sin2(x 2 + 1)cos(x 2 + 1)
dy −y
(b) =
dx x + 2y

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