Calculus Exam Style Questions To Practice
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Q1.
The diagram shows a solid cuboid.
The total surface area of the cuboid is A cm2
Find the maximum value of A.
(Total for question = 5 marks)
Q2.
ABCED is a five-sided shape.
ABCD is a rectangle.
CED is an equilateral triangle.
AB = x cm BC = y cm
The perimeter of ABCED is 100 cm.
The area of ABCED is R cm2
(a) Show that
(3)
(b) (i) Find the value of x for which R has its maximum value.
Give your answer in the form where p and q are integers.
(2)
(ii) Explain why the maximum value of R is given by this value of x.
(1)
(Total for question = 6 marks)
Q3.
A particle P moves along a straight line that passes through the fixed point O
The displacement, x metres, of P from O at time t seconds, where t≥ ≥ 0 , is given by
x = 4t3 − 27t + 8
The direction of motion of P reverses when P is at the point A on the line.
The acceleration of P at the instant when P is at A is a m/s2
Find the value of a
(Total for question = 5 marks)
Q4.
For the curve C with equation
y = 2x3 − 3x2 − 12x + 9
(a) find
(2)
(b) Find the gradient of C at the point with coordinates (2, −11)
(2)
The curve C has a gradient of −12 at the point where x = k and at the point where x = m.
Given that k > m
(c) find the value of k and the value of m.
(3)
(Total for question = 7 marks)
Q5.
y = x2 −
(a) Find
(3)
The graph shows part of the curve with equation y = x2 −
The point P is the turning point of the curve.
(b) Work out the coordinates of P.
(4)
