MF007

CALCULUS
TUTORIAL 5

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1. The parametric equations of a curve are given by x  t t 2  1 , y  t 2  1 . Find,
in the simplest form, the equation of the tangent to the curve at a point with
parameter t .

2. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve x 2 y  xy 2  12 at the point 1,3 .

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3. The equation of a curve is given by   , where a is a constant value.
x y a
dy y2
Show that   2 and find the equation of the tangent to the curve at the
dx x
point  2a, 2a  .

4. Determine the interval(s) for which the following functions are increasing
and/or decreasing:
(a) f  x   x3  12 x  16
(b) f  x    x 2  8x  10
(c) f  x   3x  x3
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(d) f  x   x3  4 x
3

5. Find the local maximum and minimum points of the following functions:
x 1
(a) y 
x2  2
(b) y  x3  3x  2

6. Find the points of inflexion of the following functions and hence determine
the concavity of these functions:
(c) y  x3  8x2  10 x  5
(d) y  x 4  6 x 2  8

7. The radius of a right circular cylinder of fixed height 10cm is increasing at a

rate of 0.1 cm/s. Find the rate of increase of its total surface area at the instant
when the radius of the cylinder is 2cm.
8. A spherical balloon is being inflated and, at the instant when its radius is 3m,
its surface area is increasing at a rate of 2m 2 s 1 . Find the rate of increase at
the same instant of
i) the radius,
ii) the volume.

9. A window consists of a rectangle of width 2 x and height a , surmounted by a

semicircle of diameter 2 x . If the perimeter of the window is P , show that the
area of the window is given by
1
A  Px  2 x 2  x 2 .
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If x varies and P is constant, find, in terms of P , the largest possible area of
the window.