Mathematical Methods 2019

PRACTICE TEST Applications of Differential Calculus

Question 1 (7marks)
dy
Find if:
dx
a) 𝑦 = sin⁡(3x + 5)

(1 mark)

b) 𝑦 = tan⁡(ln 𝑥)⁡

(2 marks)

c) 𝑦 = (e3x + 3⁡)sin⁡(cos 𝑥)

(2 marks)
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Question 2
The graph of f ( x ) is sketched on the axes below.

a) On the same set of axes sketch the graphs of f ' ( x ) and f '' ( x )

[4 marks]

b) Complete sign diagrams for f ( x ) , f ' ( x ) and f '' ( x )

[3 marks]
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c) Write down the following intervals:

i) f(x) is increasing

ii)

[1 mark]
ii) f’(x) is increasing

iii)

[1 mark]
iii) f”(x) is increasing

iv)

[1 mark]

Question 3

A cork bobs up and down in a bucket of water. The height of the cork’s centre above the
bottom of the bucket (in cm) can be modelled by the following trigonometric function:
𝜋𝑡
𝑠(𝑡) = 30 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠⁡ ⁡⁡⁡⁡⁡⁡⁡⁡𝑡 ≥ 0⁡𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑠
2

a) Find the cork’s velocity at each of the following times: 𝑡 = 0, 1, 2, 3

(3 marks)
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b) Find the time intervals when the cork is falling during the first 8 seconds.

(3 marks)

𝜋
c) Find the time(s) during the first 8 seconds when the cork is moving upwards at 2 m/s.
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PRACTICE TEST Applications of Differential Calculus

Question 4
Just before a cyclone reached a coastal town the wind speed at the local weather station was recorded. The wind

speed was modelled by W  120te0.5t kmh-1 where t ≥ 0 is the number of hours after the initial reading.

a) Sketch the graph of W against t.

(3 marks)

b) What was the wind speed at i) 15 minutes and ii) 3 hours?

(2 marks)

c) When was the cyclone at its most powerful?

(2 marks)
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d) The weather station sends out an alert when the wind speed is above 50 kmh-1. For how long was the alert sent
out?

(3 marks)

e) Show that the second derivative of W is W ''(t )  e0.5t (120  30t )

(3 marks)

f) Hence or otherwise, find when the second derivative is equal to 0 and comment on what is happening at this time.

(3 marks)
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PRACTICE TEST Applications of Differential Calculus
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PRACTICE TEST Applications of Differential Calculus

Question 5
1
Let f ( x )  for x > 0
x

a i) Find f’(x)

[1 mark]

1 3
ii) Show that the equation of the tangent to the graph of y = f(x) at x = 1 is y   x 
2 2

[2 marks]

iii) Show that the x-intercept of the tangent to the graph of y = f(x) at x = 1 is at x = 3

[1 mark]

The graph of y = f(x) is shown below. The tangents to the graph of y = f(x) at x = 2 and x = 4 are also shown
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1 3
b i) The tangent to the graph of y = f(x) at x = 4 has the equation y   x  . Find the x-intercept of this
16 4
tangent

[1 mark]

1 3
ii) The tangent to the graph of y = f(x) at x = 6 has the equation y   x . Find the x-intercept of
12 6 2 6
this tangent

[1 mark]

c) Consider the tangent to the graph y = f(x) at x = a. Let x0 be the x-intercept of this tangent.

i) On the basis of your answers to Parts a) and b), make a conjecture describing how x0 is related to a.

[1 mark]
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ii) Prove your conjecture from c i).

[5 marks]