Question 1:

C
9x
3 cos ym
 3x  2 .
Given that y =  cos  sin 3 x , show that y ′ =
 2  2 sin 3 x B
1m
A θo
M 8m N
Question 2:

1
Differentiate x 2 tan with respect to x.
x
Question 4:

sin x
A curve has the equation y = .
Question 3: 2 − cos x
In the figure, ABC is a straight line, AC = y metres, BM = 1 metres, dy 2 cos x − 1
(i) Show that = .
MN = 8 metres and ∠CAN = θ o . dx (2 − cos x) 2

(i) Express y in terms of θ . (ii) the values of x between 0 and 2π for which y is stationary.
dy cos θ (8 tan 3 θ − 1)
(ii) Show that = .
dθ sin 2 θ
(iii) Find the value of tan θ for which y is a minimum. Question 5:
(iv) Hence, find the exact minimum value of y.
π Differentiate sin 3 (3 x 2 − 5) with respect to x.
(v) If θ increase at a rate of per second, find the rate of change
10
π
of y when θ = .
3
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 Question 6: (i) Find the x-coordinates of T.
(ii) Determine the nature of the stationary point at T.
d2 y dy
If y = (1 + x)e3x , prove that 2
+ 9y = 6 .
dx dx
Question 10:

Differentiate e x cos x with respect to x.

Question 7:

1  2x − x
1 1
Given that a curve is y =  e + 5e 2  , Question 11:
2  

6x
Differentiate y = ln with respect to x and simplify your
(a) Show that the exact value of the y-coordinate of the stationary point 2x − 3
of this curve is 5 . answer.
(b) Determine the nature of this stationary point.

Question 8: Question 12:

Differentiate y = x 2e1− x with respect to x, simplifying your answers if x+ x

Differentiate ln  with respect to x.
possible.  
 x 

Question 9: Question 13:

x
The equation of a curve is y = 2e
−
cos x , where 0 ≤ x ≤ π . The curve Find the gradient of the curve y = ln
 x + 2  at x = 4.

2

has a stationary point T. 2− x

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 Question 14:

x−2 dy 4
Given y = ln , show that = 2 .
x+2 dx x − 4

Question 15:

Showing your working clearly, prove that the gradient of the curve
y = x 2 ln 2 x at x = 1 is ln 4e. Hence, find the equation of tangent of
the curve y = x 2 ln 2 x at the point where x = 1. [Leave your answer
as exact value.]

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