PMT

2. x ( x^2 - 4x + 3) = 0 -> A = 0 and B -> (x-1) (x-3) -> B = 1 C = 3

A = 3(0)^2 - 8(0) + 3 = 3
B = 3(1)^2 - 8 + 3 = -2
C = 3(3)^2 - 24 + 3 - 0

DIFFERENTIATION (Gradient, Tangent & Normal)

1 Find the gradient at the point with x-coordinate 3 on each of the following curves.
3
a y = x3 b y = 4x − x2 c y = 2x2 − 8x + 3 d y= +2
x
3x^2 = 27 4 - 2x = -2 4x - 8 = 4 3/x^2 = 1/3
2 The curve with equation y = x3 − 4x2 + 3x crosses the x-axis at the points A, B and C.
a Find the coordinates of the points A, B and C. 3x^2 - 8x + 3
b Find the gradient of the curve at each of the points A, B and C. A = 0, B = 1 , C = 3

3 For the curve with equation y = 2x2 − 5x + 1,

dy
a find , 4x - 5
dx
dy
b find the value of x for which = 7. 12/4 = 3
dx

4 Find the coordinates of the points on the curve with the equation y = x3 − 8x at which the
gradient of the curve is 4. 4^3 - 8x -> 64 -64 = 0

5 A curve has the equation y = x3 + x2 − 4x + 1. -1.5^3 + -1.5^2 - 4(-1.5) + 1 = -3

a Find the gradient of the curve at the point P (−1, 5).
Given that the gradient at the point Q on the curve is the same as the gradient at the point P,
b find, as exact fractions, the coordinates of the point Q. 3x^2 + 2x -4 = -3 y = 1/3^3 + 1/3^2 -4(1/3) + 1
3x^2 + 2x -1 = 0 y = -5/27
Coordinates = (1/3,-5/27) and (-1,5)
(3x-1) (x+1) => 1/3 , -1 y = -1^3 + -1^2 -4(-1) + 1
y - y1 = m(x - x1)6 Find, in the form y = mx + c, an equation of
y=5
y - 3(2)^2 - 10 + 2 = 7x-14 6x - 5 = 6(2) -5 = 7
a the tangent to the curve y = 3x2 − 5x + 2 at the point on the curve with x-coordinate 2, y = 7x -11
y = 7x -11 3x^2 + 10x = -27 -30 = -57
y - y1 = 1/m(x-x1) b the normal to the curve y = x3 + 5x2 − 12 at the point on the curve with x-coordinate −3. y = 1/57x - 1023/57
y - 3(-3)^2 - 30 -12 = 1/-57(x+3) 3x^2 + 6x - 16 -> 3(2)^2 + 6(2) - 16 = 12
y = 1/57x - 1023/577 A curve has the equation y = x3 + 3x2 − 16x + 2. y +10) = 12x -24
a Find an equation of the tangent to the curve at the point P (2, −10). y = 12x - 34
The tangent to the curve at the point Q is parallel to the tangent at the point P. 3x^2 + 6x - 28 y = 274/3 and -16
b Find the coordinates of the point Q.(14/3,274/3) and (-2,-16) (3x-14)(x+2)
x = 14/3 and -2
8 A curve has the equation y = x2 − 3x + 4. 2x - 3 -> 4 - 3 = 1
y - 2 = -x + 2
a Find an equation of the normal to the curve at the point A (2, 2). y = -x + 4
The normal to the curve at A intersects the curve again at the point B.
b Find the coordinates of the point B. x^2 - 3x + 4 = -x + 4 y = 4 and 2
x^2 -2 = x(x-2) -> x= 0 and 2 (0,4) (2,2)
9 f(x) ≡ x3 + 4x2 − 18.
a Find f ′(x). 3x^2 + 8x
b Show that the tangent to the curve y = f(x) at the point on the curve with x-coordinate −3
passes through the origin.
m = 3(-3)^2 + 8(-3) = 3 it passes
y - (-9) = 3(x-(-3) -> x = 0
y +9 = 9
y=0

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