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IBSL1_AA Calculus 1 Name : _______________________________

( Timezone A )
Time allowed : 55 minutes Total Marks : 52 Score : ______
Instructions :

• In accordance with the OFS Academic Honesty Policy, you are not allowed
to share information regarding the contents of this assessment with any
student who is yet to take this assessment.
• Unless otherwise stated in questions, all numerical answers must be given
exactly or correct to 3 significant figures.
• Calculators are NOT allowed.
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Section A
1. (a) For 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = 2 × √0.5𝑥 + 9, find 𝑓 . (𝑥). [3]

(b) By using product rule, find the derivative of 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 − 1)(2𝑥 − 1)1 . [3]

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(c) Find the second derivative of 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = +6 √𝑥 . [3]
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2. Find the equation of the tangent and normal to the function

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𝑓 (𝑥 ) = 2𝑥 + 37 at ( 1, 3 )
. [4]

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378 :
3. For 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = , find the integer values of 𝑎, 𝑏 and 𝑐 when
√;3<2

A3 7 <B3<C
𝑓 . (𝑥 ) = .
D(;3<2)6
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Section B

4. Consider the function f with second derivative 𝑓 .. (𝑥 ) = 3𝑥 − 1.

The graph of f has a stationary point at C(2, 4),

a) use the second derivative to justify that C is a minimum. [3]

b) Given that 𝑓 . (𝑥) = 1.5x2 −x + q , show that q = −4. [3]

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5. For 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = 0.25𝑥 + , find the x-values of the stationary points of the graph of
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𝑓(𝑥) and determine its nature by using the second derivative test. [5]

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6. Consider the polynomial p(x) = x3 + ax2 + b.

(a) Find the first derivative of p(x). [1]

(b) Hence show that p(x) has a stationary point at x = 0. [2]

(c) If p(x) also has another stationary point at (-2, 6), find the values of a and b.
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7. The graph of the function f(x) = x( – 25 ) is shown below.
:

b
a

The local maximum is at the point where x = a, while the local minimum is at
the point x = b.

a) State whether 𝑓 .. (𝑎) is negative or positive. [1]

b) By letting 𝑓 . (𝑥)= 0, find the values of a and b [4]

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8. The equation of the curve below may be written in the form y = 1 𝑥 1 − 𝑥 − 4.
The curve intersects the x-axis at A(–2, 0) and B(4, 0),

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-2 4

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GH
(a) (i) Find G3 .
(ii) A tangent is drawn to the curve at a point P. The gradient of
this tangent is 7.
Find the coordinates of P.
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(b) The line L is the normal to the curve at B(4, 0).
Find the equation of L giving your answer in the form of
ax + by + c = 0 where a, b, c ∈ ℤ.

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