IB AI SL Calculus Review

1. The figure shows the graphs of the functions ​f​(​x​)​ ​= x2​​ – 2 and ​g​(​x​)​ ​= ​x.​

(a) Differentiate ​f(​ ​x​)​ w

​ ith respect to ​x.
(1)

(b) Differentiate ​g​(​x​)​ ​with respect to ​x.

(1)

(c) Calculate the value of ​x ​for which the gradients of the two graphs are the same.
(2)

(d) Draw the tangent to the parabola at the point with the value of ​x f​ ound in part (c).
(2)
(Total 6 marks)

2. Consider the function ​f​ (​x)​ = ​x3​​ + 7​x2​​ – 5​x​ + 4.

(a) Differentiate ​f​ (​x​) with respect to ​x​.

(3)

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(b) Calculate ​f​ ′(​x​) when ​x​ = 1.
(2)

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(c) Calculate the values of ​x​ when ​f​ ′(​x​) = 0.
(3)

(d) Calculate the coordinates of the local maximum and the local minimum points.
(2)

(e) On graph paper, taking axes –6 ​≤​ ​x​ ​≤​ 3 and 0 ​≤​ ​y​ ​≤​ 80, draw the graph of ​f​ (​x​) indicating clearly the local
maximum, local minimum and ​y​-intercept.
(4)
(Total 14 marks)
3.

Given the graph of ​f​ (​x)​ state

(a) the intervals from A to L in which ​f ​(​x​) is increasing.

(1)

(b) the intervals from A to L in which ​f​ (​x​) is decreasing.

(1)

(c) a point that is a maximum value.

(1)

(d) a point that is a minimum value.

(1)

(e) the name given to point K where the gradient is zero.

(1)
(Total 5 marks)

4. The cost of producing a mathematics textbook is $15 (US dollars) and it is then sold for $​x​.

(a) Find an expression for the profit made on each book sold.
(1)

A total of (100 000 – 4000​x)​ books is sold.

(b) Show that the profit made on all the books sold is

P​ = 160 000​x –​ 4000​x2​ ​– 1500 000.

(3)

(c) (i) Find .

(2)

(ii) Henc​e calculate the value of ​x​ to make a maximum profit

(2)

(d) Calculate the number of books sold to make this maximum profit.
(2)
(Total 10 marks)
5. The diagram shows a part of the curve ​y​ = ​f (​ ​x)​ .

(a) For what values of ​x​ is ​f '​ (​x​) = 0?

(3)

(b) For what range of values of ​x​ is f​ ​'(​x​) <0?

(2)
(Total 5 marks)

6. The function ​g​ is defined as follows

g(x)= px​2​ + ​qx​ + ​c,​ ​p, q, c​ ​∈​

(a) ​ ​(​x)​
Find ​g′
(1)

(b) If ​g​′​(​x)​ = 2​x​ + 6, find the values of ​p​ and ​q​.

(2)

(c) g(​ ​x)​ has a minimum value of –12 at the point A. Find

(i) the ​x-​ coordinate of A;

(ii) the value of ​c.​

(4)
(Total 7 marks)
7. The letters A to E are placed at particular points on the curve ​y​ = ​f(​ ​x​).

(a) What is the gradient of the curve ​y​ =​f​(​x)​ at the point marked C?
(1)

(b) In passing from point B, through point C, to point D what is happening to ? Is it decreasing or
increasing?
(2)
(Total 3 marks)

8. Consider the function

​
(a) Find ​f​ ′ (​x)​ .
(2)

​
(b) Find ​f​ ′′ (​x)​ .
(2)

(c) Find the equation of the tangent to the curve of ​f​ at the point (1, 1.5).
(2)
(Total 6 marks)
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