DIFFERENTIATION

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1) Given the equation of a curve is: 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 (3 − 𝑥) +
2
a) Find the gradient function of the curve [2 m]
b) Find the coordinate of the turning points [3 m]
c) Hence, determine whether each of the turning points is a maximum or a minimum
[3 m]
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2) The equation of a curve is 𝑦 = +
9 𝑥
a) Calculate the gradient of the tangent to the curve when x = 1 [2 m]
b) Find the coordinates of the turning points of the curve and determine whether the
points are maximum or minimum. [6 m]
3) The curve 𝑦 = 𝑥 3 − 6𝑥 2 + 9𝑥 + 1 passes through the point A(2, 3) and has two
turning points, P(3, 1) and Q. Find
a) the gradient of the curve at A. [3 m]
b) the equation of the normal to the curve at A. [3 m]
c) the coordinates of Q and determine whether Q is a maximum or the minimum point
[4 m]
4) Diagram shows a cuboid of volume 72 𝑐𝑚3
a) Show that the total surface area of the
cuboid, 𝐴 𝑐𝑚2 , is given by
216
𝐴 = 4𝑥 2 + [3 m]
𝑥
b) Hence, find the minimum total surface area,
in 𝑐𝑚2 , of the cuboid [3 m]
5) The diagram shows an inverted cone with the height
of 20 cm and has a base – radius of 4 cm. Water is
poured into the cone at the rate of 5 𝑐𝑚3 𝑠 −1 but at
the same time, water is dripping out from the cone
due to a leakage at the rate of 1 𝑐𝑚3 𝑠 −1
a) If the height and the volume at time 𝑡 𝑠 are ℎ 𝑐𝑚
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and 𝑉 𝑐𝑚3 respectively, show that 𝑉 = 𝜋ℎ3 [4 m]
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b) Find the rate of increase of the water level in the
cone at the moment the water level is 12 cm. [3 m]
6) Given that curve 𝑦 = 3𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 − 2 passes through the point (−1,3). Find
a) the equation of normal to the curve at point (−1,3) [3 m]
b) the approximate value in y, when x decreases from 2 to 1.99 [3 m]
8−𝑥 3
c) Given the gradient function of a curve which has a turning point at (𝑝, 3). Find
2𝑥 5
i) the value of p [2 m]
ii) the equation of curve [2 m]
7) A piece of wire is bent to form a
hexagon as shown in diagram. It is
given that 𝐴𝐹 = 𝐶𝐷 = 3𝑦,
𝐵𝐶 = 𝐸𝐹 = 4𝑦, 𝐷𝐸 = 𝑥 and the
length of the wire is 92 𝑐𝑚.

a) Show that the area, A, of the hexagon

is 𝐴 = 230𝑦 − 23𝑦 2 [3 m]
b) Find the maximum area of the
hexagon. [4 m]
c) When the wire is heated, the value of
y changes from 4 to 4.03. Find the
approximate change in the area of the
hexagon [3 m]
8) Diagram shows a solid cylinder with volume
256π cm3. Two identical hemisphere with
radius r cm are removed from each end
a) Show that the total surface area, A, of the
512𝜋
remaining solid is given by 𝐴 = 4𝜋𝑟 2 +
𝑟
[Given surface area of sphere = 4𝜋𝑟 2 ] [3 m]
b) Calculate the minimum total surface area of the
remaining solid [4 m]
c) The remaining solid is heated and the rate of
change of its total surface area is 84 𝑐𝑚2 𝑠 −1 .
Calculate the rate of change of the radius of the
solid when its radius is 8 cm. [3 m]
9) Diagram shows a container on a horizontal floor, 100 cm long, filled with water.
Another diagram shows its cross section, which is an isosceles trapezoid when the
height of the water level is h cm.

a) Show that the volume of water, 𝑉 = 3200ℎ + 100ℎ2 [2 m]

3 −1
b) The water is filled into the container at a rate of 240 𝑐𝑚 𝑠 . Find the rate of
change of height of the water level in the container when h = 16. [3 m]
c) Determine the small change in the volume of water in the container when the height
of the water level increases from 16 cm to 16.01 cm [3 m]
10) Diagram shows a curve 𝑦 = −3𝑥 2 + 4.
A rectangle is inscribed in the curve as
shown by the shaded region.
a) The area of the rectangle is 𝐴 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡 2
i) Show that 𝐴 = 8𝑥 − 6𝑥 3 [2 m]
ii) Find the maximum area of the
rectangle [3 m]
b) P and Q are two points on the curve
such that at P, x = 0.5 and at Q, x =
0.502
𝑑𝑦
i) Find the value of at P. [2 m]
𝑑𝑥
ii) Hence, find the approximate
value of y at Q. [3 m]
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11) The volume of container, is given by 𝑉 = 𝜋(8ℎ2 − ℎ3 ), where h is the height of
3
the container.
a) The container is heated up and its height increase from 4 cm to 4.01 cm. by using
differentiation, find the approximate change in the volume of the container. [3 m]
b) Find the height of the container when the volume is maximum [3m]
c) Calculate maximum volume of the container. Give your answer in terms of π. [2 m]
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12) Given that  2 x  2 and y = 6 when x = - 1
dx
a) find y in terms of x [3m]
d2y dy
b) Hence, find the value of x if x
2
2
 ( x  1)  y  8 [4m]
dx dx

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13) It is given that 𝑦 = 10 − . Find the small change in x, in term of p, when the value
𝑥
of y changes from 4 to 4+p [4 m]