Summative Questions

2 x2  3 x 
1
dy
³ 1  3x 
2
1. Given that y  3 xy x , find . Hence, find the value of 2
dx .
dx 0

ª dy x2  3 x  º
Answer : « ;  1»
¬ dx 1  3x 2
¼

4 3
2. Given that ³ f  x  dx 3 and ³ g x  dx 5 , find the value of
0 1
3 0
a) ³ 2 g x  dx  ³ f x  dx
1 4
4
b) k if ³ > f x   kx@dx
0
35

Answer : a) 13
b) k = 4

3. A curve y g  x  passes through the point 1,6  . Given that g '  x  kx  15 x 2 and that the
gradient of tangent to the curve y g  x  which passes through the point 1,6  is -21. Find
a) the value of k
b) g x 
Answer : a) k = -6
b) g  x  5 x 3  3 x 2  2

4. A1,4  is a point on a curve whose gradient function is 4 x  3 . Find

a) the equation of the tangent at the point A.
b) the equation of the curve.
Answer : a) y x3
b) y 2 x 2  3x  5
5. y

y=x
Diagram 1

A
1
y
x2 x
0 x=2

1
The diagram 1 above shows the curve y , and the straight lines y x and x 2 . The line
x2
y x intersects the curve at the point A. Find
a) the coordinates of the point A
b) the area of the shaded region.
Answer : a) A(1,1)
b) 1 unit2

6.
y
y = x2

S
y=x
Diagram 2

x
O

The diagram 2 above shows the curve y x 2 which intersects the straight line y x at the
origin and the point S. Find,
a) the coordinates of the point S
b) the volume generated when the shaded region is rotated through 3600 about the y-axis.
Answer : a) S(1,1)
1
b) S unit3
6
4. A1,4  is a point on a curve whose gradient function is 4 x  3 . Find
a) the equation of the tangent at the point A.
b) the equation of the curve.
Answer : a) y x3
b) y 2 x 2  3x  5

SOLUTION

a) Given gradient of function is 4x – 3

dy
So that, 4x  3 , A(1,4) – point on a curve.
dx
dy
Substitute x = 1 into 4x  3
dx
dy
41  3
dx
=1

The equation of the tangent passing through A (1,4) is

y  y1 m x  x1 
y  4 1 x  1
y x3

b) y ³ 4 x  3dx
4x2
y  3x  c
2
y 2 x 2  3x  c , A (1,4) – substitute
4 21  31  c
2

c=5

Therefore, the equation of the curve is y 2 x 2  3x  5