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7a Calculus

1. The question provides the derivative dy/dx of a function y=f(x) and asks to find y in terms of x. 2. Part (a) asks for the equation of the vertical asymptote of a function f(x). Part (b) asks to write the derivative of f(x) in a specified form. 3. Part (a) asks to find the area between two curves f(x) and g(x). Part (b) asks to find the derivatives of f(x) and g(x). Part (c) asks to find two values of x where the gradients of f(x) and g(x) are equal.

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7a Calculus

1. The question provides the derivative dy/dx of a function y=f(x) and asks to find y in terms of x. 2. Part (a) asks for the equation of the vertical asymptote of a function f(x). Part (b) asks to write the derivative of f(x) in a specified form. 3. Part (a) asks to find the area between two curves f(x) and g(x). Part (b) asks to find the derivatives of f(x) and g(x). Part (c) asks to find two values of x where the gradients of f(x) and g(x) are equal.

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Exam Review 1.

Calculus

The curve y = f (x) passes through the point (2, 6).


dy Given that dx = 3x2 5, find y in terms of x.
(Total 6 marks)

2.

3x 2 Let f (x) = 5 x 1 .

(a)

Write down the equation of the vertical asymptote of y = f (x).


(1)

(b)

ax 2 + bx 2 Find f (x). Give your answer in the form (5 x 1) where a and b

.
(4) (Total 5 marks)

3.

The following diagram shows the graphs of f (x) = ln (3x 2) + 1 and g (x) = 4 cos (0.5x) + 2, for 1 x 10.

(a)

Let A be the area of the region enclosed by the curves of f and g. (i) (ii) Find an expression for A. Calculate the value of A.
(6)

(b)

(i) (ii)

Find f (x). Find g (x).


(4)

(c)

There are two values of x for which the gradient of f is equal to the gradient of g. Find both these values of x.
(4) (Total 14 marks)

4.

The diagram below shows part of the graph of the gradient function, y = f (x).
y

(a)

On the grid below, sketch a graph of y = f (x), clearly indicating the x-intercept.
y

(2)

(b)

Complete the table, for the graph of y = f (x). x-coordinate

(i) (ii)

Maximum point on f Inflexion point on f


(2)

(c)

Justify your answer to part (b) (ii).


(2) (Total 6 marks)

5.

Let
(a)

3 f ( x) dx = 12.

Show that

f ( x) dx = 4.
(2)

(b)

( x + f ( x) ) dx + ( x + f ( x) ) dx. Find the value of


1 2

(5) (Total 7 marks)

6.

1 Consider f (x) = 3 x3 + 2x2 5x. Part of the graph of f is shown below. There is a maximum point at M, and a point of inflexion at N.

(a) (b) (c) (d)

Find f (x).
(3)

Find the x-coordinate of M.


(4)

Find the x-coordinate of N.


(3)

The line L is the tangent to the curve of f at (3, 12). Find the equation of L in the form y = ax + b.
(4) (Total 14 marks)

7.

On the axes below, sketch a curve y = f (x) which satisfies the following conditions. x 2 x < 0 0 0 < x <1 1 1<x2 2 1 f (x) f ( x) negative 0 positive positive positive f (x) positive positive positive 0 negative

(Total 6 marks)

8.

Differentiate each of the following with respect to x. (a) (b) y = sin 3x


(1)

y = x tan x
(2)

(c)

ln x y= x
(3) (Total 6 marks)

9.

1 5 2 x 5 The function f (x) is defined as f (x) = 3 + ,x 2.


(a) (b) Sketch the curve of f for 5 x 5, showing the asymptotes.
(3)

Using your sketch, write down (i) (ii) (iii) the equation of each asymptote; the value of the x-intercept; the value of the y-intercept.
(4)

(c)

The region enclosed by the curve of f, the x-axis, and the lines x = 3 and x = a, is revolved through 360 about the x-axis. Let V be the volume of the solid formed.
9+ + 2 x 5 ( 2 x 5) 6 1 dx.

(i)

Find

(ii)

28 + 3 ln 3 3 , find the value of a. Hence, given that V =


(10) (Total 17 marks)

10.

Consider the function f (x) = 4x3 + 2x. Find the equation of the normal to the curve of f at the point where x =1.
(Total 6 marks)

11.

The following diagram shows part of the graph of a quadratic function, with equation in the form y = (x p)(x q), where p, q .

(a)

Write down (i) (ii) the value of p and of q; the equation of the axis of symmetry of the curve.
(3)

(b)

Find the equation of the function in the form y = (x h)2 + k, where h, k

.
(3)

(c) (d)

dy Find dx .
(2)

Let T be the tangent to the curve at the point (0, 5). Find the equation of T.
(2) (Total 10 marks)

12.

The velocity, v, in m s1 of a particle moving in a straight line is given by v = e3t2, where t is the time in seconds. (a) (b) (c) Find the acceleration of the particle at t =1. At what value of t does the particle have a velocity of 22.3 m s1? Find the distance travelled in the first second.
(Total 6 marks)

13.

Let f (x) = x3 3x2 24x +1. The tangents to the curve of f at the points P and Q are parallel to the x-axis, where P is to the left of Q. (a) Calculate the coordinates of P and of Q.

Let N1 and N2 be the normals to the curve at P and Q respectively. (b) Write down the coordinates of the points where (i) (ii) the tangent at P intersects N2; the tangent at Q intersects N1.
(Total 6 marks)

14.

The shaded region in the diagram below is bounded by f (x) = x , x = a, and the x-axis. The shaded region is revolved around the x-axis through 360. The volume of the solid formed is 0.845.

Find the value of a.


(Total 6 marks)
5

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