Achieved Questions

Differentiation

dy
dx
( b ) Use your results to show that the graph of y = x3 + 6x2 +15x + 7 has no turning points.

1. ( a ) Given that y = x3 + 6x2 +15x + 7

.

find

2. Find the co-ordinates of the points on the graph of y = 2x3 +3x2 36x 12, where the gradient is equal to 0.
3. ( a ) Given that y = x +3x + 21x 9
3

find dy

dx

( b ) Use your results to show that the graph of y = x +3x + 21x 9 has no turning points.
3

4. Given that y = (x 5)(x + 3) find

2

dy
dx

Hence find the co-ordinates of the points

on the curve where the gradient is equal to 4.
.
5. Given that y = 3x +2x +7 find
2

dy
dx

At what point on the curve is the gradient of the tangent parallel to the line y = 24 10x?

6. Find the co-ordinates of the points on the curve, y = x 6x. +3x 10, where the tangents are perpendicular to
3

the line x + 18y = 7.

7. Find the co-ordinates of the points on the curve y = x 6x + 21x 15, where the tangents are perpendicular to the
1
straight line with gradient

12

8.

9. A curve has equation

y = (x - 7)e - x
(a) The curve has a single stationary point at M. Find the x and y
co-ordinates of this stationary point M.
(b) Calculate at this point and hence determine the nature of M.

10. Suppose the sales of ipods during the day on December 23rd across several chain store follow the model:

S (2t 2 16t )e 0.3t

where S is the number of sales (in hundreds) and t is the number of hours after opening the doors. Note that

Find the rate of change of the number of sales 4 hours after opening the doors.

0t 8