chain rule from New Syllabus Additional Mathematics
chain rule from New Syllabus Additional Mathematics
Level Level
Exercise 11B
1 Differentiate each of the following with 7 Find the gradient of the curve
respect to x. 24
y= at the point (2, 24).
(a) (2x + 5)7 (b) (3 – 4x)8 ( 3 x − 5 )2
( ) ( 5 x − 3)6
5
1
(c) 2 x − 4 (d) 8 8 Differentiate each of the following with
respect to x.
( )
4
2 x
(f ) 3 6 –1
( ) 2
5
(e) 3(x + 4) (a) x 2 + 3
5
(b)
x 3 2 x 2 − 5
1
(c) ( )
2 3 6
Differentiate each of the following with x+ (d)
2 x 2
2 x + 7 x
respect to x.
1 1
(a) (b) 9 Calculate the coordinates of the point on
3 x + 2 (x
+2 2
)3 the curve y = x 2 − 4 x + 8 at which
5 6 dy
(c) (d)
( 3– 4 x )3 2−5x dx = 0.
12 3
(e) (f )
2 + 3x 2 (
4 5 – 3 x 2 ) 10
a
The curve y = 2 + bx passes through the
point (1, 1) and the gradient at that point
3 Differentiate each of the following with
respect to x. is 3 . Calculate the values of the constants
5
(a) 2 x + 3 (b) 4 + 3x
a and b.
(c) 5 x2 + 6 (d) 3 x 3 – 4
3
11 Differentiate each of the following, where
(e) 2 x 2 – 4 x + 5 (f ) 2 x 2 – 5 a, b and c are constants, with respect to x.
2
(g)
x − 3
(h ) 18 – 5 x 2 (a) (ax2 + bx3 + c)5 (b) ax 2 + bx + c
1 2
(c) (d)
4 Find the gradient of the curve
2
a −2x x − 3a 2 + 2 b
2