HOMEWORK

Q1
(i) Given that y = 5x3 + 7x + 3, find

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Q2
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Given that y = 6x – , x ≠ 0,
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(a) find ,
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Q3
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Given that y = 2x2 – , x ¹ 0,
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(a) find ,
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Q4
Differentiate with respect to x

(a) x4 + 6Öx,
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Q5
Given that
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y = 4x3 – 1 + 2 ! ! , x > 0,
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find .
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Q6
Given that y = 3x2 + 4Öx, x > 0, find

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Q7
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(a) Write in the form 2x p + 3x q, where p and q are constants.
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Given that y = 5x – 7 + , x > 0,
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(b) find , simplifying the coefficient of each term.
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Q8
f(x) = 3x + x3, x > 0.

(a) Differentiate to find f ¢(x).

(2)
Given that f ¢(x) = 15,

(b) find the value of x.

(3)
Q9
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Given that can be written in the form 2x p – xq,
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(a) write down the value of p and the value of q.

(2)
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Given that y = 5x – 3 + ,
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(b) find , simplifying the coefficient of each term.
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Q10
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Given that y = 2x3 + , x≠ 0, find
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Q11
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f(x) = , x > 0.
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(a) Show that f(x) = # # + "# ! + ! , where A and B are constants to be found.
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(b) Find f' (x).
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(c) Evaluate f' (9).
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Q12
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Given that y = x4 + ! ! + 3, find .
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Q13
Given that
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y = 8x3 – 4Öx + , x > 0,
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find .
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Q14
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Given that y = 2x5 + 7 + , x ≠ 0, find, in their simplest form,
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Q15
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Given that y = x4 + #! ! , find in their simplest form

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Q16
The curve C1 has equation
y = x2(x + 2).

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(a) Find .
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Q17
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y = 5x − #! + 2x − 3.
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(a) Find , giving each term in its simplest form.
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(b) Find .
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Q18
y = 2x − 8√x + 5, x ³ 0.

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(a) Find , giving each term in its simplest form.
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Differentiation From First Principles

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1. (a) Given that ! = ! " ! ! " " + # , find from first principles. [5]
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(b) Given that " = + " # " and = " when x = 4, find the value of the constant a. [4]
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2. (a) Given that ! = " ! ! "" + # , show from first principles that [5]
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(b) Differentiate ! = + " " with respect to x. [2]
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3. Given that ! = " ! ! " " + ! , find from first principles. [5]
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4. (a) Differentiate ! = " ! ! " " + ! from first principles. [5]

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(b) Differentiate + ! with respect to x.
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5. (a) Given that ! = " ! + " " ! ! , find from first principles. [5]
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(b) Differentiate ! "! " with respect to x. [4]
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6. (a) Given that ! = ! " ! + " + " , find from first principles. [5]
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(b) Given that [5]
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and that = " when x = 4, find the value of the constant k. [4]
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