IB Math SL Topic 6 Differentiation Notes

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1.! f (x) = 3x + 4x − 1 .!The!horizontal!tangent!touches!
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2.!Increasing!/!decreasing!function!
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Let! f (x) = 4x + 5x − 1 .!Find!the!possible!values!
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1.! f (x) = −5x + 4x + 10 .!Find!the!possible!values!
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3.!Point!of!Inflextion!!
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4.!Proof!of!inflextion!
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f (x) = x 3 + 4x 2 + 10 .!There!is!only!one!point!of!
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f (x) = 2x 3 + 5x 2 + 4 .!There!is!only!one!point!of!
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–9– M08/5/MATME/SP1/ENG/TZ1/XX+
SECTION B
Answer all the questions on the answer sheets provided. Please start each question on a new page.
8. [Maximum mark: 14]
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Consider f ( x) x3 2 x 2 5 x . Part of the graph of f is shown below. There is
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a maximum point at M, and a point of inﬂexion at N.
(a) Find f a( x) . [3 marks]
(b) Find the x-coordinate of M. [4 marks]
(c) Find the x-coordinate of N. [3 marks]
(d) The line L is the tangent to the curve of f at (3 , 12). Find the equation of L in
the form y ax b . [4 marks]
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Let f ( x) x 3 x 24 x 1 .
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The tangents to the curve of f at the points P and Q are parallel to the x-axis, where P is to
the left of Q.
(a) Calculate the coordinates of P and of Q.
Let N1 and N 2 be the normals to the curve at P and Q respectively.
(b) Write down the coordinates of the points where
(i) the tangent at P intersects N 2 ;
(ii) the tangent at Q intersects N1 .
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Let f ( x) = 2
for −2 ≤ x ≤ 4 , x ≠ , x ≠ 2 . The graph of f is given below.
−2 x + 5 x − 2 2
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A (1, 1)
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The graph of f has a local minimum at A (1, 1) and a local maximum at B.
2x2 − 2
(a) Use the quotient rule to show that f ′( x) = . [6 marks]
(−2 x 2 + 5 x − 2) 2
[7 marks]
(c) Given that the line y = k does not meet the graph of f
of . [3 marks]
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SECTION B
Answer all the questions on the answer sheets provided. Please start each question on a new page.
Consider the function f with second derivative f aa( x) 3 x 1. The graph of f has a
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minimum point at A(2 , 4) and a maximum point at B ¦ , µ.
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(a) Use the second derivative to justify that B is a maximum. [3 marks]
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(b) Given that f a( x) x x p , show that p 4 . [4 marks]
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(c) Find f ( x) . [7 marks]
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20 x
Let f ( x) = , for 0 ≤ x ≤ 20 .
e0.3 x
(a) Sketch the graph of f . [3 marks]
(b) (i) Write down the x-coordinate of the maximum point on the graph of f .
(ii) Write down the interval where f is increasing. [3 marks]
20 − 6 x
(c) Show that f ′( x) = . [5 marks]
e0.3 x
(d) Find the interval where the rate of change of f is increasing. [4 marks]
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8. [Maximum mark: 14]

(a) Find f a( x) . [3 marks]

(b) Find the x-coordinate of M. [4 marks]

(c) Find the x-coordinate of N. [3 marks]

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(a) Calculate the coordinates of P and of Q.

Let N1 and N 2 be the normals to the curve at P and Q respectively.

(b) Write down the coordinates of the points where

(i) the tangent at P intersects N 2 ;

(ii) the tangent at Q intersects N1 .

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Do NOT write solutions on this page.

10. [Maximum mark: 16]

The graph of f has a local minimum at A (1, 1) and a local maximum at B.

Do NOT write on this page.

8. [Maximum mark: 14]

(a) Use the second derivative to justify that B is a maximum. [3 marks]

(c) Find f ( x) . [7 marks]

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10. [Maximum mark: 15]

(a) Sketch the graph of f . [3 marks]

(ii) Write down the interval where f is increasing. [3 marks]

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