DIFFERENTIATION

PAPER 1

1. Given the curve f ( x)   x 2  8 x  3 . Find the maximum point of the curve.

[3 marks]

Answer : ………………………..….

2. Given that r cm is the radius of a sphere. Calculate the approximate change in its area when
the radius increases from 8 cm to 8.002 cm. [4 marks]

Answer : ………………………..….

d  1 
3. Find  . [2 marks]
dx  5 x  3 

Answer : ………………………..….

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4. Given that y  . Find
x2  3
(a) the coordinates of the point when the curve intersects the y-axis.
(b) the gradient of the tangent at point (1, -1). [4 marks]

Answer: (a)……………………..…
(b)……………………….

5. Given that y  5  4 x 2 . Find the approximate change in y when x decreases from 3 to

2.98.
[4 marks]

Answer : ………………………..….

6. The point P lies on the curve y = (x  5)2. It is given that the gradient of the normal at P

1
is  . Find the coordinates of P. [3 marks]
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 Answer : ………………………..….
7. Given that f ( x)  (3 x  1) 5 . Find the value of f’(-1). [3
marks]

Answer : ………………………..….

2 7 dy
8. It is given that y  u , where u  3 x  5 . Find in terms of x. [3 marks]
3 dx

Answer : ………………………..….

9. The area of a sphere increases at a rate of 4.2 cm2s-1 when it is heated. Find
(a) the rate of change of the radius when the radius is 3 cm,
(b) the rate of change of the volume at that instant. [4 marks]

Answer: (a)……………………..…

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 (b)……………………….

2x  4 dy k
10. Given that y  and  . Find the value of k. [3 marks]
x2 dx ( x  2) 2

Answer : ………………………..….
11. 2
Given that y  3x  x  4 ,

dy
(a) find the value of when x = 1,
dx

(b) express the approximate change in y, in terms of p, when x changes from 1 to

1 + p, where p is a small value. [4 marks]

Answer: (a)……………………..…
(b)……………………….

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PAPER 2

a cm

2x cm
DIAGRAM 1

12. Diagram 1 shows the frame of a window formed from a rectangle of width 2x cm and of
height a cm and a semicircle on top of it. Given that the perimeter of the window is 80 cm.
 x 
(a) Show that the area of the window, L, is given by L  2 x 40  x  .
 4 

[2 marks]
(b) Find the value of x such that the area of the window is a maximum. Hence, find the
value of L. [5 marks]
(c) Given that the radius of the semicircle increases at the rate 0.5 cms -1 when it is heated.
Find the rate of change of the area of the window, L, when the radius of the semicircle
is 10 cm. [3 marks]

13.
10x cm

y cm

12x cm
DIAGRAM 2

(a) A piece of wire of length 150 cm is bent to form a shape as shown in Diagram 2.
(i) Show that the area enclosed by the wire, in cm2, is given by L  900 x  144 x 2 .
(ii) Hence, find the maximum area of the figure. [5 marks]

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 dy �1 1�
(b) Given that y  4 x 3  x 2  5 . Find the value of at point � , 5 �. Hence, find
dx �2 4�
(i) the approximate change in x when y increases from 5.25 to 5.28.
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(ii) the rate of change of y at the instant when x  , if the rate of change of x is
2
0.8 units per second. [5
marks]

14.
y

P (1, 5)

x
0 DIAGRAM 3

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(a) Diagram 3 shows the curve y 
 3x  2 2 which passes through point P (1, 5). Find
the equation of the normal to the curve at point P. [5 marks]

(b) The total surface area of an open cylinder of radius r cm is 27  cm 2 .

(i) Show that the volume of the cylinder , V cm 3 , is given by
r
V (27  r 2 )
2
(ii) Find the maximum volume of the cylinder. [5 marks]

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ANSWER - DIFFERENTIATION

PAPER 1 dy
(b) 2
1. ( 4 , 19) dx

2. 0.402
(i) 0.015
5
3. 
 5 x  3
2
(ii) 1.6 units s 1

� 5�
4. 0, - �,
(a) � 1 29
� 3� 14. (a) y x4 or 30y = x +
30 30
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(b) 149
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5. 0.48 (b) (ii) 27  cm 3
6. P(7 , 4)
7. 240
8. 14(3x – 5) 6
9. (a) 0.175 cm s-1
(b) 6.3 cm3 s -1
10. k = 8
11. 7p

PAPER 2
12. (b) x = 11.202 cm, L = 448.1 cm2

(c) 4.29 cm2 s-1

13. (a) (ii) 1406.25 cm2