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SPM Questions (Differentiation)

The document provides examples of differentiation questions that have appeared on past SPM exams in Malaysia. It includes 6 examples of differentiation questions testing concepts like finding the gradient of a curve at a point, finding rates of change, and relating rates of change of two variables. The questions range from simple problems finding derivatives to more complex problems applying derivatives to word problems about volumes, rates of change, and related variables.

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SPM Questions (Differentiation)

The document provides examples of differentiation questions that have appeared on past SPM exams in Malaysia. It includes 6 examples of differentiation questions testing concepts like finding the gradient of a curve at a point, finding rates of change, and relating rates of change of two variables. The questions range from simple problems finding derivatives to more complex problems applying derivatives to word problems about volumes, rates of change, and related variables.

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SPM Questions (Differentiation) Paper 2

Note : Mostly asked in Paper 1 since 2004.


1. (SPM 2004, P2, Q5)
The gradient function of a curve which passes through A(1, 12) is !
2
" #!.
Find
(a) the equation of the curve, [ 3 marks ]
(b) the coordinates of the turning points of the curve and determine whether each of the
turning points is a maximum or a minimum. [ marks ]
SPM Questions (Differentiation) Paper 1
1. (SPM 200#, P1, Q1$)
The point P !ies on the curve y = (x 5)
2
. "t is given that the gradient of the norma! at P is

#
$
.
Find the coordinates of P. [ 3 marks ]
2. (SPM 200#, P1, Q1%)
"t is given that
%
&
3
y u = , where u ' 3x ( .
Find
dy
dx
in terms of x. [ 3 marks ]
. (SPM 200#, P1, Q1&)
)iven that y = 3x
2
+ x 4 ,
(a) find the va!ue of
dy
dx
when x ' #,
(b) express the approximate change in y, when x changes from # to # * p, where p if a sma!!
va!ue. [ $ marks ]
4. (SPM 2005 P1, Q1&)
)iven that
( )
&
#
( )
3
h x
x
=

, eva!uate
+(#) h
. [ $ marks ]
5. (SPM 2005 P1, Q20)
The vo!ume of water, V cm
3
, in a container is given b,
3
#
-
3
V h h = + , where h cm is the
height of the water in the container. .ater is poured into the container at the rate of
#/ cm
3
s
0#
.
Find the rate of change of water, in cm s0#, at the instant when its height is & cm. [3 marks]
#. (SPM 2004 P1, Q20)
1ifferentiate !
2
(2! " 4)
4
with respect to x. [3 marks]
$. (SPM 2005 P1, Q21)
Two variab!es, x and y, are re!ated b, the equation
&
3 y x
x
= + .
)iven that y increases at a constant rate of $ units per second, find the rate of change of x
when x ' &. [3 marks]

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