Exercise 8G

1 a y  12x2  3x  8 t 2  2 32 
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2 f(t) =  t  2t 2
dy t
 24 x  3
dx 3 1 3
f (t) = t 2  t 2
d2 y 2
 24
dx 2 3 3
Acceleration = f (t) = 
 t
5
4 t 2
3
b y  15 x  6 
x
 15 x  6  3x 1 3 y = (2x − 3)3
dy = 8x3 − 36x2 + 54x − 27
 15  3x 2 dy
dx  24 x 2  72 x  54
d2 y dx
 6 x 3 d2 y
dx 2  48 x  72
dx 2
3 48x − 72 = 0
c y 9 x 
x2 3
x=
1 2
 9 x 2  3x 2
dy 9  12 4 f(x) = px3 – 3px2 + x2 – 4
 x  6 x 3
dx 2 f (x) = 3px2 – 6px + 2x
d2 y 9  32 f (x) = 6px – 6p + 2
2
  x  18 x  4 f (2) = –1
dx 4
12p – 6p + 2 = –1
9 18
  4 6p = –3
 
3
4 x x 1
p= 
2
d y = (5x + 4)(3x – 2)
= 15x2 +2x – 8
dy
 30 x  2
dx
d2 y
 30
dx 2

3x  8
e y
x2
3x 8
 2 2
x x
 3 x  8 x 2
1

dy
 3x 2  16 x 3
dx
d2 y
 6 x 3  48 x 4
dx 2

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