Short questions

1. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve y e x + 2 sin x at the point
π
where x = . [5 marks]
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2. Find the equation of the normal to the curve y ( x − 2)3 when x = 2. [5 marks]

3. f xx) is a quadratic function taking the form x bx + c . If f (1) 2 and

f ′ ( ) = 12 find the values of b and c. [5 marks]

4. Find the coordinates of the point of inflexion on the graph of

x3
y = − x2 + x. [6 marks]
6
4x
5. Find and classify the stationary points on the curve y t nx − . [6 marks]
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6. Let f be a cubic polynomial function. Given that f f ′(0)) ,

f f ′( ) and f ″ ( ) = 6, find f xx). [2 marks]
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7. The graph shows y f ′(x ): y

On a sketch of this graph:
(a) Mark points corresponding to a local minimum
of f xx) with an A.
(b) Mark points corresponding to a local maximum
of f xx) with a B.
x
(c) Mark points corresponding to a point of 0

inflexion of f xx) with a C. [6 marks]

8. On the curve y x 3 a tangent is drawn from the point ( , a3 ), a > 0 and

a normal is drawn from the point ( , − a3 ). The tangent and the normal
meet on the y-axis. Find the value of a. [6 marks]

Long questions
1. The line y 24(x − 1) is tangent to the curve y = ax bx 2 + 4 at x = 2.
(a) Use the fact that the tangent meets the curve to show that 2 b 5.
(b) Use the fact that the tangent has the same gradient as the curve to find
another relationship between a and b.

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