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Miscellaneous Exercise 16

The document contains solutions to 17 questions from an additional mathematics exercise set. It solves problems involving finding stationary points of functions, using similar triangles to find lengths, maximizing areas of shapes, and simplifying surd expressions. The solutions include finding minimum/maximum points, setting derivatives equal to zero, using trigonometric identities, and completing the square.

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Miscellaneous Exercise 16

The document contains solutions to 17 questions from an additional mathematics exercise set. It solves problems involving finding stationary points of functions, using similar triangles to find lengths, maximizing areas of shapes, and simplifying surd expressions. The solutions include finding minimum/maximum points, setting derivatives equal to zero, using trigonometric identities, and completing the square.

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org/)

Solutions to Miscellaneous
Exercise 16
(Ho Soo Thong & Khor Nyak Hiongs Panpac
Additional Mathematics)

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([email protected])

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Miscellaneous Exercise 16
Question 1

At stationary points,

At

is a minimum point.
At

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is also a minimum point.


Question 2

At stationary points,

At

:
( )

( )

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is a minimum point.
Question 3

At stationary points,

Question 4

At

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At

When

When

Question 5

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( )

Question 6(a)

Question 6(b)

Question 6(c)

Question 7(a)

Question 7(b)

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Question 7(c)

At stationary values,

Therefore, the stationary value is a minimum.


Question 8(a)
For this question, similar triangles will have to be used.
First, note that
Divide

is an isosceles triangle.

into two right angle triangles

and

Label the foot of h, S.

is similar to

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Question 8(b)

Question 8(c)

Question 9

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Question 10

(
(

)
(

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Question 11
This question involves similar triangles again.
,

and

are all similar to each other.

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Question 12

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Question 13(a)

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)(

)(

At the maximum area, `

Question 14
Let the length of two parallel sides be x each.
The other two sides will be of length

.
(

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At the maximum area,

When

, the figure is a square!

Question 15

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Question 16

Question 17

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Squaring both sides of the equation:

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Question 18
Equation of the curve:
Coordinate of a general point on the curve:

By long division:

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