1.

(a)

A = 2x e x = 2x e x

(b)

2
dA
= 2 (1 2x2) e x
dx

(A2)

1
dA
= 0 when x =
dx
2

(A1)

2e

Amax =

1
2

(or 0.858)

(M1)(A1) (C2)

(A1) (C4)
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2.

(a)

Using quotient rule

1
x 3 3x 2 ln x
x
f x
x6

1 3 ln x

f x

x4

3 4
x 4 x 3 1 3 ln x
x
x8

7 12 ln x
x5

A1

A1

N2

M1A1

A1

N2

(b)

(i)

For a maximum, f (x) = 0 giving

(M1)

1
3

ln x

x e 3

A1

N2

EITHER

1
13 12 3 7
f e
0
5

3
e
maximum

M1A1

AG

N0

OR
1
3

for x e , f x 0
1
3

for x e , f x 0
maximum
(ii)

M1A1
AG

f 0 0 ln x

7
12

M1

x e 12 1.79

A1

f (1.5) = 0.281

A1

f (2) = 0.0412
Note: Accept any two sensible values either side
of 1.79.
Change of sign point of inflexion

A1

R1

(iii)

A1A1
Note:

Award A1 for shape, A1 for marking

values which locate the maximum point
and point of inflexion correctly.

N0

(c)

Using V

y 2 dx

(M1)
2

ln x
3 dx
1
x

= 0.0458

(A1)
A1

N2

(d)

Area A

ln x
x3

A1

dx

Using integrating by parts

3

ln x 1
A 2
2x 1 2

1
dx
x3

(M1)
A1

ln 3 1 1
=

18 4 x 2 1
=

ln 3 1 1
ln 3 2

1
18 4 9
18 9

1
4 ln 3
18

A1A1

A1

AG

N0
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3.

(a)

y e x

2
dy
2 xe x
dx
2
2
d2 y
2e x 4 x 2 e x
2
dx

A1

M1A1

(b)

2e x 1 2 x 2 0
2

M1
A1

when x 0 ,

d2 y
2 0 .
dx 2

when x 1,

d2 y
2e 1 0.
dx 2

Hence the points are points of inflexion.

R1
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4.

1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0

(a)

Area = ( 2x) sin x.

(b)

Maximum Area = 1.12 units2

(M1)(A1) (C2)
(A1) (C1)
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5.

METHOD 1
Let S = AP 2 = (x 2)2 + (x2 +

1
2

)2.

(M1)

The graph of S is as follows:

S

41/4

x
0

The minimum value of S is 2.6686.

Therefore the minimum distance = 2.6686 = 1.63 (3 sf)

(G1)
(A1)

OR
The minimum point is (0.682, 1.63)
The minimum distance is 1.63 (3 sf)

(G1)
(G1) (C3)

METHOD 2
Let S = AP 2 = (x 2)2 + (x2 +

dS
= 2(x 2) + 4x(x2 +
dx

1
2

1
2

)2.

(M1)

) = 4(x3 + x2 + 1)

Solving x3 + x 1 = 0 gives x = 0.68233

Therefore the minimum distance =
= 1.63 (3 sf)

(G1)

(0.68233 2) (0.68233 0.5)

2

(A1) (C3)
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6.

(a)

V = 500 cm3 r2h = 500 h =

500
r 2

Now S = 2r2 + 2rh S = 2r2 +

1000
r

(A1)

(M1)(A1) (C3)

(b)

dS
1000
4r 2
dr
r
for min S we need

r 3

(A1)

dS
0
dr

250
(or r 4.30)

(A1)
(A1) (C3)
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