Chapter 5 Test

Knowledge
1. Differentiate and simplify the following:
a. y = sin3(4x)

c. y = 2(sinx e

e
e. f ( x )= + e

2x
3

+ e

b. y = ln(cosx) ex^2

d.

+ e

f.

sin ( cos ( x ))
f ( x )=ln

y=

2 6 x 2 x
3
3
2

2. Determine the equation of the tangent to y = 2ex at x = ln3

3. Determine the equation of the tangent to y = ln(2x) at x =

e
2

4. What is the derivative of f ( x )=csc ( x) ?

5. Given y = ekx, find the values of k that satisfies y+8y = -12y

x
6. Determine the following for the function: f ( x )=x e + 5

a) Points of inflection

b)

lim f ( x)

c)

lim f (x)

Communication
1
1. R claims that (ln e5x) e ln x

is a constant. G disagrees because the expression has variable

involved, so that it cant be a constant. Who is correct? Justify your response.

2. Explain, without using a calculator, if 2ln4-1 is greater than, less than, or equal to ln(

3. If y=sin2x+cos2x, determine y, explain result graphically.

16
e )

4. Is there a difference between the derivative of f(x) = sinx2 and f(x) sin2x? Justify

Application
1. J needs to carry a thin rigid pole horizontally around a corner joining two corridors which are 0.7m
and 1m wide. Calculate the length of the longest pole that can be carried around the corner

2. Do the same with 1m and 0.8m.

3. If a drug is injected into the body, the concentration C in the blood at time t is given by the function
k
lnblna
C ( t )=
(eat ebt ) . Show that a critical value occurs at t=
ba
ba

4. Determine the equation of the normal to f ( x )=xtanx at

x=

5. Given that f ( x )=sin ( x )cos (2 x) , where

x [ , ] , find the abs. max/min.

6. The position function of a particle that moves in a straight line is

x ( t )=2 t +cos (2 t)

a) Find the velocity and acceleration of the particle at time t

b) For what values of t in the interval 0 t 3

is the particle at rest?

7. A pond has a population of algae of 2000. After 15 mins, the population is 4000. The population can
be modelled by an equation of the form.
P (t )=P 0( at )
Where P is the population after t hours, and P0 is the initial population

a) State the value of P0 and determine the value of a

b) What is the algae population after 10 mins?

c) What is the rate of change of the algae population at 3 hours?

Thinking
1. What is the 94rd derivative of f ( x )=2 sin ( 2 x ) ?

2. Determine the extreme points of the function f ( x )=cos ( x )cos

3. What is the 92nd derivative of f ( x )=cos 2 x

on the interval [ , ]