Derivatives Trig, Ln, ef(x), power, Chain, Product and

Quotient rules and Linearizing using Logarithms.

Total: 65 marks

PAPER 1 Exam (Short) Questions

Q1) [Maximum mark: 5]

The temperature y in Celcius in Ingrid’s bedroom after heating is switched on can be modelled as

, 2.97 t 70

where t is measured in minutes.

The initial temperature of the room before the heating is switched on is 0oC.

(a) Find . [3]

(b) Find the rate of increase in temperature after Ingrid has left the heating on for 1 hour. [2]

Q2) [Maximum mark: 7]

Yussuf designs a staircase for an apartment with a gradient that is shown by the diagram below.

Diagram 1. Not drawn to scale.

The length of the staircase h in metre is given by for .

(a) Find [3]

(b) Interpret the sign of for . [2]

(c) Find the value of when the diagram 1 above is an isosceles. [2]

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Q3) [Maximum mark: 7]
Seok-jin programmes a droid plane to fly in a particular way. The height of the droid plane from the
horizontal ground (y) in metre is given by

,
where t is time measured in seconds.

(a) Find . [3]

(b) Find t when . [2]

(c) Find t when . [2]

Q4) [Maximum mark: 7]

The height of a carriage (y) in a roller-costal ride from the horizontal ground in metre is given by

y = 0.7sin(2t ) − 1.6cos(4t + 1) + 2.5 , 0  t  4

where t is measured in minutes.

(a) Find y  . [3]

y( 14 ).
(b) Find [2]

(c) Find the number time before the carriage returns to its starting position. [2]

Q5) [Maximum mark: 6]

Naomi knows the sum of the first 100 terms in a geometric sequence with u1 = 2 is
2(r100 − 1)
s= , r  1.
r −1
Naomi wonders how this sum will change with a change in the common ratio r.

ds
(a) Find . [3]
dr

ds
(b) Find r when is at the minimum. [2]
dr

ds
(c) Find the value s when is at the minimum. [1]
dr

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Q6) [Maximum mark: 6]

A string with a length d is extended from the central of the circular base O to the point A at the rim of
the circular top. The angle of elevation from O to point A is .

The volume of a cylinder v above is v =  d 3 sin  cos 2  where 0    .
2

(a) Find the derivative of v with respect to . Simply your result. [4]

(b) Find  when the derivative of v with respect to  is zero. [2]

Q7) [Maximum mark: 8]

(a) Express L1 in diagram A below as a model of y in terms of x.
[4 marks]

𝑑𝑦
(b) Compare the values of 𝑑𝑥 in the diagrams below.
[4 marks]

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Q8) [Maximum mark: 7]

Consider the data in the table below.

x 1 16 625 4096
y 102 101 100.4 100.25

Use a linear model in the form of Y = a + bX where X and Y can be some transformation
of x and y respectively.

(a) Write down the value of b. [2 marks]

(b) For any given point ( 𝑥0 , 𝑦0 ), explain how the value of 𝑦 ′ (x) is affected by
a change in the value b in (a) above. [3 marks]

Your classmate Janus claimed the data in the table above came from an underlying
process that was exponential.

(c) Hence, provide a reason as to whether or not Janus is correct in his claim.
[2 marks]

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PAPER 2 Exam (Long) Questions
Q9) [Maximum mark: 15]

Taufik models the height of a shuttlecock y from the ground as

y = 10 − (1.3t 2 − 2.5) , 0  t  a ,
2

where time t is measured in seconds and height y in meters.

The shuttlecock hits the ground when t = a.
(a) Find a. [2]

(b) Find y  . [4]

Taufik finds that the shuttlecock no longer gains height from t = b, b > 0.
(c) (i) Use result in (b) to find b. [4]

(ii) Find the height of the shuttlecock at t = b. [2]

(d) Find the height of the shuttlecock when y  is at its maximum.

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