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Contents
Introduction viii Exercise 3B 86
Acknowledgements x Indicial equations 88
Exercise 3C 93
Logarithmic equations using any base 95
CHAPTER 1 Exercise 3D 100

Modelling change and rates of Exponential equations (base e) 102
change 1 Exercise 3E 104
Introduction 2 Investigation — The graph of y = Nekx 105
Using functions to model change 2 Equations with natural (base e) logarithms
Exercise 1A 8 106
Graphing polynomial functions 9 Exercise 3F 107
Exercise 1B 18 Investigation — Graphing inverse functions
Investigation — Quartics and beyond 21 108
Review of differentiation 22 Exponential and logarithmic modelling 108
Exercise 1C 27 Investigation — An earthquake formula 110
Rules for differentiation 30 Exercise 3G 111
Exercise 1D 35 Career profile — Tony Intihar 113
Summary 38 Investigation — St Louis’ Gateway Arch 114
Chapter review 39 Summary 115
Chapter review 116

CHAPTER 2

Applications of CHAPTER 4
differentiation 43
Derivatives of exponential and
Introduction 44 logarithmic functions 119
Sketching curves 44 Introduction 120
Exercise 2A 49 Inverses 121
Equations of tangents and normals 51 Exercise 4A 122
Exercise 2B 53 The derivative of ex 123
Maximum and minimum problems when the Investigation — The derivative of ax 125
function is known 54 Exercise 4B 126
Exercise 2C 56 The derivative of loge x 127
Maximum and minimum problems when the Exercise 4C 130
function is unknown 58 Derivatives of exponential and logarithmic
Exercise 2D 61 functions 132
Investigation — Cross-country run 64 Exercise 4D 134
Rates of change 64 Applications of derivatives of exponential
Exercise 2E 66 functions 134
Summary 68 Exercise 4E 139
Chapter review 69 Summary 141
Chapter review 142
CHAPTER 3

Exponential and logarithmic CHAPTER 5
functions 73
Periodic functions 145
Introduction 74 Introduction 146
The index laws 74 Revision of radians and the
Exercise 3A 79 unit circle 147
Logarithm laws 80 Exercise 5A 151
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Symmetry and exact values 152 Investigation — Area enclosed by a function
Exercise 5B 159 and the Monte Carlo method 223
Further trigonometric equations 161 Antidifferentiation (integration) 224
Exercise 5C 164 Exercise 7B 230
Further trigonometric graphs 165 Integration of ex, sin x and cos x 233
Investigation — Complementary Exercise 7C 235
functions 166 Integration by recognition 237
Investigation — Dilation 167 Exercise 7D 240
Investigation — Reflection 168 Summary 243
Exercise 5D 171 Chapter review 244
Investigation — Graphs of the form y = tan Bx
174
Finding equations of trigonometric CHAPTER 8
graphs 175
Exercise 5E 177

Techniques of integration 247
Introduction 248
Trigonometric modelling 179
Investigation — Varying amplitude 181 The fundamental theorem of integral calculus
Exercise 5F 181 248
Investigation — Beats 183 Investigation — Definite integrals 249
Summary 185 Exercise 8A 253
Chapter review 187 Signed areas 254
Exercise 8B 259
Further areas 262
CHAPTER 6 Exercise 8C 267

The calculus of periodic Areas between two curves 270
functions 189 Exercise 8D 274
Introduction 190 Further applications of integration 277
The derivatives of sin x and cos x 190 Exercise 8E 277
Exercise 6A 190 Investigation — Concrete chute 279
Further differentiation of trigonometric Summary 280
functions 195 Chapter review 281
Exercise 6B 196
Applications of differentiation 197
Exercise 6C 199 CHAPTER 9
Investigation — Halley’s comet 200
Probability distributions 283
Kinematics 201 Introduction 284
Exercise 6D 205
Investigation — Period and amplitude 207
Discrete random variables 284
Investigation — Warehouse security 207
Exercise 9A 291
Summary 208 Expected value of discrete random
Chapter review 209 distributions 295
Exercise 9B 302
The binomial distribution 305
CHAPTER 7 Investigation — Binomial distribution graphs

Introduction to 313
integration 211 Exercise 9C 315
Introduction 212 Problems involving the binomial distribution
Approximating areas enclosed by functions for multiple probabilities 319
212 Exercise 9D 322
Exercise 7A 217 Expected value, variance and standard
Investigation — The Monte Carlo deviation of the binomial distribution 326
method 222 Exercise 9E 330
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Investigation — Gary’s test — some answers Investigation — Assessment methods 367
333 Investigation — Sunflower stems 367
Investigation — The binomial theorem 333 The normal approximation to the binomial
Summary 334 distribution 368
Chapter review 336 Exercise 10C 371
Investigation — Supporting the proposal 372
Hypothesis testing 373
CHAPTER 10 Exercise 10D 375

Hypothesis testing 339 Investigation — The Randhill vaccine 378
Introduction 340 Summary 379
Chapter review 381
The normal distribution 340
The standard normal distribution 342 Binomial probability tables (selected) 383
Exercise 10A 355
The inverse cumulative normal distribution Answers 389
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Exercise 10B 364 Index 419