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TOPIC: ALGEBRA - DIFFERENTIATION

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11 A curve has equation y = x 3 - 3x + 4 .

(a) Work out the coordinates of the two stationary points.

( .................... , ....................)

( .................... , ....................) [5]

(b) Determine whether each stationary point is a maximum or a minimum.

Give reasons for your answers.

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(b) A curve has the equation y = x 3 + 8x 2 + 5x .

(i) Work out the coordinates of the two turning points.

(.................... , ....................) and (.................... , ....................) [6]

(ii) Determine whether each of the turning points is a maximum or a minimum.

Give reasons for your answers.

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10 (a) y = x 4 - 4x 3

(i) Find the value of y when x =- 1.

y = ................................................ [2]

(ii) Find the two stationary points on the graph of y = x 4 - 4x 3 .

( ..................... , ..................... )

( ..................... , ..................... ) [6]

(b) y = x p + 2x q
dy dy
= 11x 10 + 10x 4 , where is the derived function.
dx dx
Find the value of p and the value of q.

p = ................................................

q = ................................................ [2]
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12 (a) A curve has equation y = 4x 3 - 3x + 3.

(i) Find the coordinates of the two stationary points.

( .................... , .................... ) and ( .................... , .................... ) [5]

(ii) Determine whether each of the stationary points is a maximum or a minimum.

Give reasons for your answers.

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(b) The graph of y = x 2 - x + 1 is shown on the grid.

y
7

–3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 x
–1

By drawing a suitable line on the grid, solve the equation x 2 - 2x - 2 = 0 .

x = .................... or x = .................... [3]

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(c) A curve has equation y = 2x 3 - 4x 2 + 6 .

dy
(i) Find , the derived function of y.
dx

................................................. [2]

(ii) Calculate the gradient of the curve y = 2x 3 - 4x 2 + 6 at x = 4.

................................................. [2]

(iii) Find the coordinates of the two stationary points on the curve.

(.................... , ....................) and (.................... , ....................) [4]

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9 (a) (i) The equation y = x 3 - 4x 2 + 4x can be written as y = x (x - a) 2 .

Find the value of a.

a = ................................................ [2]

(ii) On the axes, sketch the graph of y = x 3 - 4x 2 + 4x , indicating the values where the graph
meets the axes.

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(b) Find the equation of the tangent to the graph of y = x 3 - 4x 2 + 4x at x = 4.

Give your answer in the form y = mx + c .

y = ................................................ [7]
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8 (a) f (x) = 3 - 5x

(i) Find x when f (x) =- 5.

x = ................................................ [2]

(ii) Find f - 1 (x) .

f - 1 (x) = ................................................ [2]

(b) g (x) = 18 - 3x - x 2

(i) Write g (x) in the form b - (a + x) 2 .

................................................. [3]

(ii) Sketch the graph of y = g (x) .

On your sketch, show the coordinates of the turning point.

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(iii) Find the equation of the tangent to the graph of y = 18 - 3x - x 2 at x = 4 .

Give your answer in the form y = mx + c .

y = ................................................ [6]
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10 (a) Find the coordinates of the turning points of the graph of y = x 3 - 12x + 6 .
You must show all your working.

(........... , ...........) and (........... , ...........) [5]

(b) Determine whether each turning point is a maximum or a minimum.

Show how you decide.

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9 f (x) = x (x - 1) (x - 2)

(a) Find the coordinates of the points where the graph of y = f (x) crosses the x-axis.

( ..................... , ..................... )

( ..................... , ..................... )

( ..................... , ..................... ) [2]

(b) Show that f (x) = x 3 - 3x 2 + 2x .

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(c) Find the coordinates of the turning points of the graph of y = f (x) .
Show all your working and give your answers correct to 1 decimal place.

( ..................... , ..................... )

( ..................... , ..................... ) [8]

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(d) Sketch the graph of y = f (x) .

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12 (a) Solve the equation tan x = 11.43 for 0° G x G 360° .

x = ................... or x = .................. [2]

(b) Sketch the curve y = x 3 - 4x .

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(c) A curve has equation y = x 3 + ax + b .

The stationary points of the curve have coordinates (2, k) and (-2, 10 - k).

Work out the value of a, the value of b and the value of k.

a = ................................ , b = ................................ , k = ................................ [6]

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12 A curve has equation y = x 3 - kx 2 + 1.

When x = 2 , the gradient of the curve is 6.

(a) Show that k = 1.5 .

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(b) Find the coordinates of the two stationary points of y = x 3 - 1.5x 2 + 1.

You must show all your working.

( ................ , ................ ) and ( ................ , ................ ) [4]

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(c) Sketch the curve y = x 3 - 1.5x 2 + 1.

O x

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9 (a) Sketch the graph of y = (x + 1) (3 - x) (3 + x) , indicating the coordinates of the points

where the graph crosses the x-axis and the y-axis.

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(b) (i) Show that y = (x + 1) (3 - x) (3 + x) can be written as y = 9 + 9x - x 2 - x 3 .

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(ii) Calculate the x–values of the turning points of y = 9 + 9x - x 2 - x 3 .

Show all your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

x = .............................., x = .............................. [7]

(iii) The equation 9 + 9x - x 2 - x 3 = k has one solution only when k 1 a and when k 2 b ,
where a and b are integers.

Find the maximum value of a and the minimum value of b.

a = ................................................

b = ................................................ [3]
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10 (a)
y
C (1.2, 10)
A (– 1.5, 7.9)

B (– 1, 7) E (6, 5.5)
NOT TO
SCALE

D (5, 3)

0 x

The diagram shows a sketch of the graph of y = f (x) for - 1.5 G x G 6 �

The coordinates of five points on the graph of y = f (x) are shown on the diagram�

(i) f (x) = k has two solutions in the interval - 1.5 G x G 6 �

Write down a possible integer value of k�

k = ������������������������������������������������ [1]

(ii) f (x) = j has no solutions in the interval - 1.5 G x G 6 when j 1 a or j 2 b �

Find the maximum value of a and the minimum value of b�

a = ������������������������������������������������

b = ������������������������������������������������ [2]
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(b) Find the coordinates of the two stationary points on the graph of y = x 6 - 6x 5 �
You must show all your working�

( ���������������������� , ���������������������� )

( ���������������������� , ���������������������� ) [5]

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9 (a) Sketch the following graphs.

On each sketch, indicate any intercepts with the axes.

(i) 3x - 4y = 12

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(ii) y = x 2 - 3x - 4

O x

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(iii) y = 6x

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dy 4
(b) (i) Find the derivative, , of y = 5 + 8x - x 3 .
dx 3

................................................. [2]
4
(ii) Find the gradient of y = 5 + 8x - x 3 at x =-1.
3

................................................. [2]
4
(iii) A tangent is drawn to the graph of y = 5 + 8x - x 3 .
3
The gradient of the tangent is - 28 .

Find the coordinates of the two possible points where this tangent meets the graph.

( ...................... , ...................... )

( ...................... , ...................... ) [5]

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9 f (x) = x 3 - 3x 2 - 4

(a) Find the gradient of the graph of y = f (x) where x = 1.

................................................. [3]

(b) Find the coordinates of the turning points of the graph of y = f (x) .

( .............. , .............. ) , ( .............. , .............. ) [4]

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(c) Sketch the graph of y = f (x) .

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8 (a) (i) Show that the equation y = (x - 4) (x + 1) (x - 2) can be written as y = x 3 - 5x 2 + 2x + 8 .

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(ii) On the diagram, sketch the graph of y = x 3 - 5x 2 + 2x + 8 , indicating the values where the
graph crosses the axes.

O x

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(b) The graph of y = x 3 - 5x 2 + 2x + 8 has two tangents with a gradient of 10.

Find the equations of these two tangents.

You must show all your working and give your answers in the form y = mx + c .

y = ................................................

y = ................................................ [7]
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12 The equation of a curve is y = x 4 - 8x 2 + 5.

dy
(a) Find the derivative, e o, of y = x 4 - 8x 2 + 5.
dx

................................................. [2]

(b) Find the coordinates of the three turning points.

You must show all your working.

(........... , ...........) and (........... , ...........) and (........... , ...........) [4]

(c) Determine which one of these turning points is a maximum.

Justify your answer.

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