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PMMT110 – A Level Mathematics 2

Tutorial Sheet 2
Further Differentiation
Mr. M. Chipoka & Dr. J. Musonda
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
University of Lusaka
July 24, 2024

Mark allocations are shown in brackets for time management (1 mark ≈ 1.2 minutes)

1. Differentiate each of the following given functions.


x
(a) f (x) = 5x2 ln 3x (b) g(x) = sin x+cos x
(c) h(x) = 7cos x (9)
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(d) f (x) = sin 4x + 7x2 (e) g(x) = sec x2 − x (f) h(x) = e1−x (9)
2 −9x
(g) f (x) = 2 ln x + log3 x (h) g(x) = 3x (i) h(x) = ln (6x + ex ) (9)

(k) g(x) = tan−1 (3 − 2x)



(j) f (x) = ln 1 − csc(x) (l) h(x) = x8 cos4 (x) (9)

3 ln x2 + 1
2. (a) Consider the curve C with equation y = , x ∈ R.
x2 + 1
dy
(i) Find . (2)
dx
(ii) Using your answer to part (i), find the exact coordinates of the stationary point
on the curve C for which x > 0. Write each coordinate in its simplest form. (5)
3x − 2
(b) The curve C has equation y = . The point P on C has x coordinate 3.
(x − 2)2
Find an equation of the normal to C at the point P in the form ax + by + c = 0,
where a, b and c are integers. (6)

3. (a) Find an equation of the tangent to the curve


x3 + 3x2 y + y 3 = 37
at the point (1, 3), in the form ax + by + c = 0, where a, b and c are integers. (6)

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(b) A curve C has equation
3
3x + 6y = xy 2 .
2
dy
Find the exact value of at the point on C with coordinates (2, 3).
dx
a + ln b
Give your answer in the form , where a and b are integers. (7)
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(c) The curve C with parametric equations
√ π π
x = 1 + 3 tan θ, y = 5 sec θ, <θ< −
2 2
crosses the y-axis at A and has a minimum turning point at B.
(i) Find the exact coordinates of A. (3)
dy
(ii) Show that = λ sin θ, giving the exact value of the constant λ. (4)
dx
(iii) Find the coordinates of B. (2)

(iv) Show that the cartesian equation for the curve C can be written in the form
p
y = k (x2 − 2x + 4)
where k is a simplified surd to be found. (3)

(d) A curve C has parametric equations


π π
x = 6 cos 2t, y = 2 sin t, − <t<
2 2
dy
(i) Show that = λ cosec t, giving the exact value of the constant λ. (4)
dx
π
(ii) Find an equation of the normal to C at the point where t = .
3
Give your answer in the form y = mx + c, where m and c are simplified surds. (6)

(iii) The cartesian equation for the curve C can be written in the form
x = f (y), −k <y <k
where f (y) is a polynomial in y and k is a constant. Find f (y) and state k. (4)

dy
4. (a) Find as a function of x, given
dx
π
x = tan2 4y, 0 < y < .
8
1
Write your answer in the form , where A, p and q are constants. (5)
A(xp + xq )

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(b) The curve C has the equation

2x + 3y 2 + 3x2 y + 12 = 4 × 2x

The point P (2, 0) lies on C. Find an equation of the tangent to C at P . (6)

5. (a) The side of a cube is increasing at a rate of 5 cm s−1 . Find the rate at which the
volume is increasing, given that the length of each side is 3 cm. (3)

(b) The volume V of a cube is increasing at a constant rate of 2 cm3 s−1 . Find the rate
at which the length of the edge of the cube is increasing when the volume of the
cube is 64 cm. (3)

(c) A spherical balloon is being inflated with helium gas at a steady rate of 150 cm3
s−1 . Determine the rate at which the surface area is changing when the radius is 6
cm. (4)

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