7.

Differentiation
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Mark / 20 %

1) Find the gradient at x = − 2 by drawing a suitable tangent on the curve.

5
4
3
2
1

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5

[1]
2) Find the equation of the tangent that meets the curve at x = − 1 . [1]

12 y
10
8
6
4
2
x
-7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3
-2
-4

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3) Differentiate [9]

a) f (x ) = − 17x 2

5
b) f (x ) = x 2
x

c) y = 10x 2 + 11x − 1

d) f (x ) = − 27 x 6
−

1
e) y = 3
3x

1 4
f) f (x ) = 4 − 2 x
4x

4
g) f (x ) = 9x x− x

h) f (x ) = 3x 3(4x 3 + x )

i) R = 8πr

4) Find the gradient of the curve whose equation is [1]

f (x ) = 5 + 2x 2 at the point (4,37)

5) Find the coordinates of the point on the curve y = 1 + 13x − 5x 2 where the gradient is -7 [1]

6) Find the gradient of the curve whose equation y = f (x ) at the point G where [1]

−5
f (x ) = 4x + 4x 2 and G is at (1,8)

7) Find the point(s) on the curve with equation y = f (x ) where the gradient is zero. [1]

y = 5 + 14x − 7x 2

8) Find the gradient of the curve whose equation y = f (x ) at the point N where [1]

−
f (x ) = 3 10x and N is at ( − 3, 0)
x2

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 dy d2 y [1]
9) Find and 2 of the following
dx dx

y = 122 + x
x

10) Find the equation of the tangent to the curve [1]

y = 4x − 18
x at the point (3,6)

11) Find the equation of the normal to the curve [1]

y = 2x − 27
x at the point (-9,-15)

12) Find the coordinates of the point where the tangent to the curve y = 8x 2 − 26x + 3 at the point (2,-17)
meets the normal to the same curve at the point (0,3).

[1]

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Solutions for the assessment 7. Differentiation

1)
5 y
4
3
2
1
x
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5

Gradient = 2

2) y = − x + 5

3) a) f ' (x ) = − 34x b) f ' (x ) = 3x 2

d y 20x + 11
d) f ' (x ) = 12
−7
c) = 7x
dx

3
dy 1 −
e) = − 4 f) f ' (x ) = − 15 − 12 x 4
dx x x

g) f ' (x ) = − 3x 2 h) f ' (x ) = 72x 5 + 12x 3

i) dR
dr
= 8π 4) The gradient at the point (4,37) is 16

5) (2,7) 6) The gradient at the point G is -12

7) (1,12) 8) The gradient at the point N is 43

dy −1 d2 y −3
9) = − 243 + 12 x 2 and 2 = 724 − 14 x 2 10) The tangent at the point (3,6) is y = 6x − 12
dx x dx x

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11) The normal at the point (-9,-15) is y = − 37 x − 132
7 12) The coordinates are 832 (
, 497
155 155 )

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