Calculus (Paper 2 Questions) 2022-2023 [110 marks]

1. [Maximum mark: 13] 23M.2.SL.TZ1.7

The temperature of a cup of tea, t minutes after it is poured, can be modelled by
, t ≥ 0. The temperature is measured in degrees
−0.08t
H (t) = 21 + 75e

Celsius (°C).

(a.ii) Find the temperature of the tea three minutes after it is poured. [1]

(a.i) Find the initial temperature of the tea. [1]

(b) Write down the value of H ′(3). [2]

(c) Interpret the meaning of your answer to part (b) in the given
context. [2]

(d) After k minutes, the tea will be below 67 °C and cool enough
to drink.

Find the least possible value of k, where k ∈ Z

+
. [3]

As the tea cools, H (t) approaches the temperature of the room, which is
constant.

(e) Find the temperature of the room. [2]

(f ) Find the limit of H ′(t) as t approaches infinity. [2]

2. [Maximum mark: 15] 23M.2.SL.TZ1.9
An engineer is designing a gutter to catch rainwater from the roof of a house.

The gutter will be open at the top and is made by folding a piece of sheet metal
45 cm wide and 600 cm long.

diagram not to scale

The cross-section of the gutter is shaded in the following diagram.

diagram not to scale

The height of both vertical sides is 10 cm. The width of the gutter is w cm.

Arc AB lies on the circumference of a circle with centre O and radius 12 cm.
Let AÔB = θ radians, where 0 < θ < π.
(a) Show that θ = 2. 08, correct to three significant figures. [3]

(b) Find the area of the cross-section of the gutter. [7]

In a storm, the total volume, in cm 3 , of rainwater that enters the gutter can be
modelled by a function R(t), where t is the time, in seconds, since the start of
the storm.

It was determined that the rate at which rainwater entered the gutter could be
modelled by

2πt
R′(t) = 50 cos( ) + 3000, t ≥ 0.
5

During any 60-second period, if the volume of rainwater entering the gutter is
greater than the volume of the gutter, it will overflow.

(c) Determine whether the gutter overflowed in this storm. Justify

your answer. [5]
3. [Maximum mark: 16] 22N.2.SL.TZ0.7
A particle moves in a straight line. Its displacement, s metres, from a fixed point
cos t
P at time t seconds is given by s(t) = 3(t + 2) , for 0 ≤ t ≤ 6. 8, as

shown in the following graph.

(a) Find the particle’s initial displacement from the point P. [2]

(b) Find the particle’s velocity when t = 2. [2]

(c) Determine the intervals of time when the particle is moving

away from the point P. [5]

The acceleration of the particle is zero when t = b and t = c, where b < c.

(d) Find the value of b and the value of c. [4]

(e) Find the total distance travelled by the particle for b ≤ t ≤ c. [3]
4. [Maximum mark: 6] 22N.2.SL.TZ0.3
The function f is defined as f (x) = ln(xe x + 1) − x 4 , for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2

. The graph of f is shown in the following diagram.

The graph of f has a local maximum at point A. The graph intersects the x-axis
at the origin and at point B.

(a) Find the coordinates of A. [2]

(b) Find the x-coordinate of B. [1]

(c) Find the total area enclosed by the graph of f , the x-axis and
the line x = 2. [3]
5. [Maximum mark: 7] 22M.2.SL.TZ1.5
A particle moves along a straight line so that its velocity, v m s −1 , after t
seconds is given by v(t) = e
sin t
+ 4 sin t for 0 ≤ t ≤ 6.

(a) Find the value of t when the particle is at rest. [2]

(b) Find the acceleration of the particle when it changes direction. [3]

(c) Find the total distance travelled by the particle. [2]

6. [Maximum mark: 13] 22M.2.SL.TZ1.7
All lengths in this question are in centimetres.

A solid metal ornament is in the shape of a right pyramid, with vertex V and
square base ABCD. The centre of the base is X. Point V has coordinates
(1, 5, 0) and point A has coordinates (−1, 1, 6).

(a) Find AV. [2]

(b) Given that AV̂B = 40°, find AB. [3]

The volume of the pyramid is 57. 2 cm 3 , correct to three significant figures.

(c) Find the height of the pyramid, VX. [3]

(d) A second ornament is in the shape of a cuboid with a

rectangular base of length 2x cm, width x cm and height
y cm. The cuboid has the same volume as the pyramid.
 The cuboid has a minimum surface area of S cm 2 . Find the [5]
value of S .

7. [Maximum mark: 16] 22M.2.SL.TZ1.8

The function f is defined by f (x) , where x ∈ R, x ≠ −4.
4x+1
=
x+4

For the graph of f

(a.i) write down the equation of the vertical asymptote. [1]

(a.ii) find the equation of the horizontal asymptote. [2]

(b.i) Find f −1 (x). [4]

(b.ii) Using an algebraic approach, show that the graph of f −1 is

obtained by a reflection of the graph of f in the y-axis followed
by a reflection in the x-axis. [4]

The graphs of f and f −1 intersect at x = p and x = q, where p < q.

(c.i) Find the value of p and the value of q. [2]

(c.ii) Hence, find the area enclosed by the graph of f and the graph
of f −1 . [3]

8. [Maximum mark: 5] 22M.2.SL.TZ2.2

The derivative of a function g is given by g′(x) = 3x
2
+ 5e
x
,
where x ∈ R. The graph of g passes through the point (0, 4) . Find

g(x). [5]
9. [Maximum mark: 7] 22M.2.SL.TZ2.6
A particle moves in a straight line such that its velocity, v m s −1 , at time t
2
(t +1) cos t
seconds is given by v =
4
, 0 ≤ t ≤ 3.

(a) Determine when the particle changes its direction of motion. [2]

(b) Find the times when the particle’s acceleration is −1. 9 m s −2 . [3]

(c) Find the particle’s acceleration when its speed is at its greatest. [2]

10. [Maximum mark: 12] 22M.2.SL.TZ2.8

A scientist conducted a nine-week experiment on two plants, A and B, of the
same species. He wanted to determine the effect of using a new plant fertilizer.
Plant A was given fertilizer regularly, while Plant B was not.

The scientist found that the height of Plant A, h A cm, at time t weeks can be
modelled by the function h A (t) = sin(2t + 6) + 9t + 27, where

0 ≤ t ≤ 9.

The scientist found that the height of Plant B, h B cm, at time t weeks can be
modelled by the function h B (t) = 8t + 32, where 0 ≤ t ≤ 9.

Use the scientist’s models to find the initial height of

(a.i) Plant B. [1]

(a.ii) Plant A correct to three significant figures. [2]

(b) Find the values of t when h A (t) = h B (t). [3]

(c) For 0 ≤ t ≤ 9, find the total amount of time when the rate of
growth of Plant B was greater than the rate of growth of Plant
A. [6]
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