Differentiating from First Principles

Differentiating from First Principles - Past Exam Questions

dy
1. (a) Given that y = 2 x 2 - 5 x + 3 , find from first principles. [5]
dx
3
a dy
(b) Given that y = + 2 x 2 and = 7 when x = 4, find the value of the constant a. [4]
x dx

2. (a) Given that y = x 2 - 3x + 4 , show from first principles that [5]

dy
= 2x - 3
dx
2
(b) Differentiate y = + 7 x with respect to x. [2]
x2

dy
3. Given that y = x 2 - 7 x + 2 , find from first principles. [5]
dx

4. (a) Differentiate y = x 2 - 6 x + 2 from first principles. [5]

5
3
(b) Differentiate + x with respect to x.
2
[2]
x2

dy
5. (a) Given that y = x 2 + 5 x - 2 , find from first principles. [5]
dx
5
3
(b) Differentiate - 2x 2 with respect to x. [4]
x

dy
6. (a) Given that y = 2 x 2 + x + 3 , find from first principles. [5]
dx
(b) Given that [5]
k
y= x+
x
dy
and that = 2 when x = 4, find the value of the constant k. [4]
dx

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