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ASIGNATURA: MATHEMATICS. APPLICATIONS AND INTERPRETATION SL.

GRUPO: S 6 SL TIPO DE TRABAJO: WRITTEN TEST MARK:

DIFFERENTIATION .

1) A curve has equation y = x + 3 x − 5 x − 10 .

3 2

𝑑𝑦
a) Find
𝑑𝑥
b) Find the coordinates of any points on the following line where the gradient is 4.
c) Find the equation of the tangent line at the point (2, 0)

2) A company’s monthly profit, $P, varies according to the equation 𝑃(𝑡 ) = 15𝑡 2 − 𝑡 3 , where t
is the number of months since the foundation of the company.
𝑑𝑃
a) Find
𝑑𝑡
𝑑𝑃
b) Find the value of when t = 6 and when t = 12.
𝑑𝑡
c) Interpret the values found in part b).
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3) The diagram shows the graph of 𝑦 = 2 and the normal at the
𝑥
point where x = 1.
a) Find the gradient of the tangent line at x=1.
b) Find the equation of the normal line
c) Show that the normal crosses the x-axis at (-1,0)

4) A function is given by 𝑓 (𝑥) = 4𝑥 3 − 5𝑥. a) Sketch the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑓′(𝑥). b) Hence solve
the equation 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) = 0. c) Interpret the results of b).

5) A shipping container is to be made with six rectangular faces,

as shown in the diagram. All the measurements are in
metres. The total length of all 12 edges is 48 metres. a) Using
the total length, show that 𝑦 = 12 − 3𝑥. b) Find the formula
for the volume and show that the volume V m3 of the
𝑑𝑉
container is given by 𝑉 = 24𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 3 . c) Find . d) Find the
𝑑𝑥
value of x for which V is a maximum. e) Find the maximum
volume of the container. f) Find the length and height of the
container for which the volume is a maximum.
The shipping container is to be painted. One litre of paint covers an area of 15m2. Paint
comes in tins containing 4 litres. g) Calculate the number of tins required to paint the
shipping container.

6) A function is defined on the domain 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 3 by 𝑓 (𝑥) = 𝑥 3 − 3𝑥 2 + 2𝑥. a) Find the

coordinates of the local maximum point of the function. b) Find the greatest value of the
function on this domain.
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