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Differentiation Past Papers Unit 1 Outcome 3

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1. Differentiate 2 3 x with respect to x .
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A. 6 x
√ 4
B. 23 3 x
4
C. − √ 2
33x
2
D. √ 2
2
33x

[SQA] 2. Given f (x) = 3x 2 (2x − 1), find f 0 (−1). 3

[SQA] 3. Find the coordinates of the point on the curve y = 2x 2 − 7x + 10 where the tangent
to the curve makes an angle of 45 ◦ with the positive direction of the x -axis. 4

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[SQA] 4. If y = x2 − x , show that = 1+ . 3
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[SQA] 5. Find f 0 (4) where f (x) = √ . 5
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[SQA] 6. Find where y = 2 + x x . 4
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[SQA] 7. If f (x) = kx3 + 5x − 1 and f 0 (1) = 14, find the value of k. 3

[SQA] 8. Find the x -coordinate of each of the points on the curve y = 2x 3 − 3x2 − 12x + 20
at which the tangent is parallel to the x -axis. 4

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[SQA] 9. Calculate, to the nearest degree, the angle between the x -axis and the tangent to
the curve with equation y = x3 − 4x − 5 at the point where x = 2. 4
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[SQA] 10. The point P(−1, 7) lies on the curve with equation y = 5x 2 + 2. Find the equation
of the tangent to the curve at P. 4

[SQA] 11. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve y = 4x 3 − 2 at the point where
x = −1. 4

[SQA] 12. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve with equation y = 5x 3 − 6x2 at the
point where x = 1. 4

[SQA] 13. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve y = 3x 3 + 2 at the point where x = 1. 4

[SQA] 14. The point P(−2, b) lies on the graph of the function f (x) = 3x 3 − x2 − 7x + 4.
(a) Find the value of b . 1

(b) Prove that this function is increasing at P. 3

[SQA] 15. For what values of x is the function f (x) = 31 x3 − 2x2 − 5x − 4 increasing? 5

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[SQA] 16. Given that y = 2x 2 + x , find and hence show that x 1 + = 2y. 3
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[SQA] 17.

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