Exercise 5B

1 a 2.71828 3 b y  4 e 2 x

b 54.59815

c 0.00005

d 1.22140

2 a
x0 y4
As x  , y  
As x  , y  0
This is an exponential decay type of
graph.

c y  2 ex  3

c e = 2.71828…
e3 = 20.08553…

3 a y  ex 1

x  0  y  2  1  3  1
As x  , y  
As x  , y  2  0  3  3

d y  4  ex
This is the usual y = ex ‘moved up’
(translated) 1 unit

x  0  y  4 1  3
As x  , y  4  , i.e. y  
As x  , y  4  0  4

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x 4 c The graph is increasing so b is positive.
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3 e y  6  10e The line y = 2 is an asymptote, so
C = 2.
When x = 0, 8 = Aeb × 0 + C = A + 2,
so A = 6.

5 f(x) = e3x + 2
= e3x × e2
= e2e3x
A = e2 and b = 3
x  0  y  6  10  1  16
As x  , y  
As x  , y  6  10  0  6

f y  100 e  x  10

6 a y = e6x
dy
= 6e6x
dx

1 x
b y= e 3
x  0  y  100  1  10  110 dy 1
=  13 e 3
As x  , y  100  0  10  10 dx
As x  , y   c y = 7e2x
dy
4 a The graph is increasing so b is positive. = 2 × 7e2x = 14e2x
dx
The line y = 5 is an asymptote, so
C = 5. d y = 5e0.4x
When x = 0, 6 = Aeb × 0 + C = A + 5, so dy
A = 1. = 0.4 × 5e0.4x = 2e0.4x
dx
b The graph is decreasing so b is
e y = e3x + 2ex
negative. dy
The line y = 0 is an asymptote, so = 3e3x + 2ex
C = 0. dx
When x = 0, 4 = Aeb × 0 + C = A + 0,
f y = ex(ex + 1) = e2x + ex
so A = 4.
dy
= 2e2x + ex
dx

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7 a y = e3x
dy
= 3e3x
dx
When x = 2,
dy
= 3e3 × 2 = 3e6
dx

b When x = 0,
dy
= 3e3 × 0 = 3
dx

c When x = −0.5,
dy
= 3e3 × −0.5 = 3e−1.5
dx

8 f(x) = e0.2x
f ʹ(x)= 0.2e0.2x
The gradient of the tangent when x = 5
is f ʹ(5) = 0.2e0.2 × 5 = 0.2e
f(5) = e0.2 × 5 = e
The equation of the tangent in the form
y = mx + c
is e = 0.2e × 5 + c
e=e+c
so c = 0
Therefore the tangent to the curve at
the point (5, c) is in the form y = mx.
Thus it so goes through the origin.

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