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Practice Worksheet 1

The document contains a series of mathematical practice questions covering topics such as continuity of functions, differentiation, population modeling, and optimization. It includes specific problems requiring the determination of constants for continuity, differentiation of inverse trigonometric functions, and analysis of function behavior. Additionally, it addresses finding minimum values and areas related to geometric shapes.

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Practice Worksheet 1

The document contains a series of mathematical practice questions covering topics such as continuity of functions, differentiation, population modeling, and optimization. It includes specific problems requiring the determination of constants for continuity, differentiation of inverse trigonometric functions, and analysis of function behavior. Additionally, it addresses finding minimum values and areas related to geometric shapes.

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Practice Questions:

1
𝑎 tan−1 𝑥−4 ; 0 ≤ 𝑥 < 4
𝜋
; 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 = 4
2
1. Determine the values of a and b if 𝑓(𝑥) = 2
b tan−1 𝑥−4 ; 𝑖𝑓 4 < 𝑥 < 6
−1 𝑎𝜋
{sin (7 − 𝑥) + 4 ; 𝑖𝑓 6 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 8

is continuous in the interval [0,8].

√1+𝑥−√1−𝑥 𝑑𝑦
2. If 𝑦 = sin−1 ( ), find .
2 𝑑𝑥

2𝑥+1 .3𝑥
3. Differentiate with respect to x: sin−1 ( 1+36𝑥 ).
𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦 2
4. If 𝑒 𝑦 (𝑥 + 1) = 1, show that 𝑑𝑥 2 = (𝑑𝑥 ) .
5. For the curve 𝑦 = 5𝑥 − 2𝑥 3 , if 𝑥 increases at the rate of 2 units/sec, then at 𝑥 = 3, find the rate of
change of slope of the curve.
6. The population of rabbits in forest is modelled by the function below:
2000
𝑃(𝑡) = , where P(t) represents the population if rabbits in t years. Determine whether the
1+𝑒 −0.5𝑡
rabbit population is increasing or not. Justify your answer.
4
7. Find the intervals in which the function given by 𝑓(𝑥) = −3 log(1 + 𝑥) + 4 log(2 + 𝑥) − 2+𝑥
is strictly increasing or strictly decreasing.
𝑎𝑥−𝑏
8. If 𝑦 = (𝑥−1)(𝑥−4)
has a turning point 𝑃(2, −1), find the values of a and b and show that y has
local maxima at P.
9. Find the minimum value of (𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦) , where 𝑥𝑦 = 𝑐 2 and a, b , c are positive.
𝑥2 𝑦2
10. Find the area of the greatest rectangle that can be inscribed in an ellipse 𝑎2 + 𝑏2 = 1.

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