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QQQ - PureYr1 - Chapter 10 –

Differentiation (v2)
Total Marks: 40
(40 = Platinum, 36 = Gold, 32 = Silver, 28 = Bronze)

3
2 2
2 x −x
1. Given that √x can be written in the form 2x p – xq,

(a) write down the value of p and the value of q.


(2)
3
2 x 2 −x 2
Given that y = 5x4 – 3 + √x ,

dy
(b) find dx , simplifying the coefficient of each term.
(4)

2. The curve C has equation

y = x3 – 2x2 – x + 9, x > 0.

The point P has coordinates (2, 7).

(a) Show that P lies on C.


(1)
(b) Find the equation of the tangent to C at P, giving your answer in the form y = mx + c,
where m and c are constants.
(5)

The point Q also lies on C.

Given that the tangent to C at Q is perpendicular to the tangent to C at P,

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(c) show that the x-coordinate of Q is 3 (2 + 6).
(5)

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3.

Figure 3 shows a flowerbed. Its shape is a quarter of a circle of radius x metres with two
equal rectangles attached to it along its radii. Each rectangle has length equal to x metres and
width equal to y metres.

Given that the area of the flowerbed is 4m2,

(a) show that


16−π x 2
y= 8x .
(3)
(b) Hence show that the perimeter P metres of the flowerbed is given by the equation

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P = x + 2x.
(3)
(c) Use calculus to find the minimum value of P. (5)
(d) Find the width of each rectangle when the perimeter is a minimum.
Give your answer to the nearest centimetre.
(2)

4. The curve C has equation

y = 2x3 – 5x2 – 4x + 2.

dy
(a) Find dx .
(2)
(b) Using the result from part (a), find the coordinates of the turning points of C.
(4)
d2 y
2
(c) Find dx .
(2)
(d) Hence, or otherwise, determine the nature of the turning points of C.
(2)

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