Question 1 (12 marks)

Part of the graph f : [ 0 , ∞ ) → R , f ( x )=−a(x 4 −x 2) is shown below, where a> 0

a. Find the values of x for which f is strictly decreasing (2 marks)

x∈¿
b. Find the coordinates of P , the stationary point of f . (2 marks)

(√ , )
2 a
2 4
c. Find the equation of the straight line passing through the origin and P. (1 mark)
a √2
y= x
4
d. Find the value of a , such that the area enclosed by the graph of f and the straight line
found in part c. is 1. Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places. (2 marks)

e. A point on the graph of f given by Q(m , n) has a tangent which passes through the
origin. Find the coordinates of Q in terms of a . (2 marks)
 f. Find the area enclosed by the graph of f and the tangent to f at Q in terms of a . (2
marks)

g. Find the value of a such that the area found in f. is 1. (1 mark)

Question 2 (12 marks)

Let f be defined as f : [ 0 , 4 ] → R , f ( x )=2 √ x−x .

a. State the value of x at which f has a maximum and state this maximum value. (1 mark)

b. Sketch the graph of f on the axes below. (1 mark)

c. Find the area enclosed by f and the x axis. (1 mark)

Let a and b be values in the domain of f such that f ( a )=f (b), and assume b> a.
2
d. Show that b=( √ a−2) . (1 mark)

2 √ a−a=2 √ b−b, 2 √ a−2 √ b=a−b, 2 √ a−2 √ b=( √ a−√ b)( √ a+ √ b),

2=( √ a+ √ b), b=( √ a−2)

2

A trapezium is formed with vertices ( 0 , 0 ) , ( a , f ( a ) ) ,(b , f (b)) and (4 , 0).

e. Find the values of a and b for which the trapezium has a maximum area. (3 marks)
Area of trapezium

Values of a and b

p
f. Find the maximum area in the form where p and q are positive integers (1 mark)
q
 x
The graphs of y=k √ x−x and y= are shown below, along with 2 shaded regions given
k
by A1 and A2 . Assume k > 0.

g. Find the value of k such that A1= A 2. (4 marks)

Point of intersection:

Area of A1:

Area of A2:

A1=A2:
Question 3 (15 marks)

Consider the following family of functions f : [ 0 , 1 ] → R , f ( x )=( a+ b ) x 3+ ( a−2 b ) x +1 where

a and b are real positive constants.

a. If a< p , then the point (0 , 1) on f will have a negative gradient. Find p in terms of b . (1
mark)

b. Explain why the gradient at the endpoint x=1 is always positive. (1 mark)
Since a> 0 , b>0 and:

c. For a ≥ q , the absolute maximum occurs at x=1. Find q in terms of b . (1 mark)

It is known that the graph passes through the point ( 1 , 2 ).

d. Find b in terms of a . (1 mark)

e. Find the values of a for which the absolute minimum occurs at (0 , 1). (2 marks)

Part of the graph f is shown below, along with the tangent to f at (0 , 1), (1 , 2), and a straight line
passing through the 2 points.
f. Find the equations of the 3 straight lines. (3 marks)
y=x +1,

g. Find the value(s) of a such that the area enclosed by the three straight lines, is a right
angled triangle. (2 marks)

h. Let AT be the area of the triangle described above. Given that the area of a triangle with
vertices (x 1 , y 1 ), (x 2 , y 2 ), and (x 3 , y 3 ) is given by
1 A
[ x 1 ( y3 − y 2 ) + x 2 ( y 1− y 3) + x3 ( y 2− y 1)], find , where A is the area enclosed by
2 A T
the straight line passing through (0 , 1) and (1 , 2), and the graph of f . (4 marks)
Area of the triangle:

ratio:
Question 4 (14 marks)

The following apparatus consists of a pendulum (a ball attached to a rigid stick), with the angle
θ radians measured in the anticlockwise direction from the horizontal. A motor is attached to the
pendulum, which pushes the pendulum when it changes its direction of motion. The pendulum
starts at an angle of 0 radians .

Let the rate of change of the angle θ , also known as the angular velocity, be given by

(
f ( t )=ekt 6 cos ( πt ) +
3
10 )
sin ( πt ) radians/sec , where 0 ≤ t ≤ 10.

π
a. After 1 second, the angular velocity is −6 e 20 radians /sec . Find the value of k . (1 mark)
π
k=
20
b. Find the value of t for which the maximum negative angular velocity occurs, correct to 3
decimal places. (1 mark)

c. The average rate of change in the interval t ∈[0 , p ] is 0 radians /sec , where p is in the
domain of f . Find the value(s) of p. (2 marks)
p ∈{1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ,6 ,7 , 8 , 9 , 10 }
The graph of θ ( t ) is shown below
 d. Find the derivative of e nx sin ⁡(πx ) and hence, find the function θ(t). (4 marks)
dy nx π
y=enx sin ( πx ), =e ( π cos ( πx )+ nsin ( πx ) ), n= ,
dx 20
π π
dy π 20 x 6 dy 20 x 3
= e (20 cos ( πx )+ sin( πx)), =e (6 cos ( πx ) + sin (πx )),
dx 20 π dx 10
π
6 dy 6 t
θ ( t )=∫ dx= e 20 sin ( π t ) (c is 0 since the initial angle is 0).
π dx π

e. State the function b (t). (1 mark)

π
6 t
b ( t )= e 20
π
f. Find the area of the shaded region, correct to 2 decimal places. (3 marks)

g. The distance travelled by the pendulum is given by r ∆ θ metres , where r is the radius of the
circular path and ∆ θ is the change in angle. Find the total distance travelled by the
pendulum in the first 4 seconds, correct to 2 decimal places. (2 marks)

Question 5 (12 marks)

1
Consider the function f : [ 0 , ∞ ) → R , f ( x )= +1
x +1
a. Find f −1, the inverse function of f , and state its domain. (2 marks)
−1 1
f ( x )= −1 , x ∈ ¿
x−1
 b. Sketch f and f −1 on the axes below, labelling the coordinates of all endpoints and
asymptotes. (2 marks)

c. Find the equation of the tangent to f at x=0 , and hence, show that it is also tangent to f −1.
Sketch the tangent on the axes above. (3 marks)

d. Find the area enclosed by f , f −1, and the tangent found in c. correct to 2 decimal places.
(3 marks)

1 1−a
Now consider the function g : [ 0 , ∞ ) → R , g ( x )= + 1, and the straight line y= x +2,
ax +1 a
where a> 1.
e. Let A(a) be the area enclosed by g and y . Evaluate lim A( a). (2 mark)
a→∞
1
2