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C4 Differentiation C - Questions

This document contains examples of differentiation and finding derivatives. It includes differentiating functions, finding derivatives in terms of variables, finding equations of tangents to curves, and calculating rates of change from exponential functions.

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C4 Differentiation C - Questions

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C4 DIFFERENTIATION Worksheet C

1 Differentiate with respect to x


2
a 4y b y3 c sin 2y d 3e y

dy
2 Find in terms of x and y in each case.
dx
a x2 + y 2 = 2 b 2x − y + y2 = 0 c y4 = x2 − 6x + 2
d x2 + y2 + 3x − 4y = 9 e x2 − 2y2 + x + 3y − 4 = 0 f sin x + cos y = 0
g 2e3x + e−2y + 7 = 0 h tan x + cosec 2y = 1 i ln (x − 2) = ln (2y + 1)

3 Differentiate with respect to x


a xy b x2y3 c sin x tan y d (x − 2y)3

dy
4 Find in terms of x and y in each case.
dx
a x2y = 2 b x2 + 3xy − y2 = 0 c 4x2 − 2xy + 3y2 = 8
d cos 2x sec 3y + 1 = 0 e y = (x + y)2 f xey − y = 5
g 2xy2 − x3y = 0 h y2 + x ln y = 3 i x sin y + x2 cos y = 1

5 Find an equation for the tangent to each curve at the given point on the curve.
a x2 + y2 − 3y − 2 = 0, (2, 1) b 2x2 − xy + y2 = 28, (3, 5)
c 4 sin y − sec x = 0, ( π3 , π
6
) d 2 tan x cos y = 1, ( π4 , π
3
)

6 A curve has the equation x2 + 2y2 − x + 4y = 6.


dy 1 − 2x
a Show that = .
dx 4( y + 1)
b Find an equation for the normal to the curve at the point (1, −3).

7 A curve has the equation x2 + 4xy − 3y2 = 36.


a Find an equation for the tangent to the curve at the point P (4, 2).
Given that the tangent to the curve at the point Q on the curve is parallel to the tangent at P,
b find the coordinates of Q.

8 A curve has the equation y = ax, where a is a positive constant.


dy
By first taking logarithms, find an expression for in terms of a and x.
dx

9 Differentiate with respect to x


3
a 3x b 62x c 51 − x d 2x

10 A biological culture is growing exponentially such that the number of bacteria present, N, at time
t minutes is given by
N = 800 (1.04)t.
Find the rate at which the number of bacteria is increasing when there are 4000 bacteria present.

 Solomon Press

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