Problem Sheet 10: Applications of Differentiation

1. A curve has equation y = 7 2x

5
.
(a !in"
x
y
"
"
#
(2)
(b !in" an equation for the tan$ent to the curve at the point %here x & 1#
(3)
(c Determine %hether y is increasin$ or "ecreasin$ %hen x & 2#
(2)
(Total 7 marks)
2. A curve has equation y = x
5
'x
(
(x + 25#
(a !in"
x
y
"
"
#
(3)

(b )he point P on the curve has coor"inates (2* (#
(i Sho% that the $ra"ient of the curve at P is 5#
(2)

(ii +ence fin" an equation of the normal to the curve at P* expressin$ ,our ans%er in
the form ax + by = c* %here a, b an" c are inte$ers#
(3)
(c Determine %hether y is increasin$ or "ecreasin$ %hen x & 1#
(2)
(Total 10 marks)
3. A ta-i firm a"vertises its char$es as
./l#(0 for the first 010 metres plus 20p for ever, extra 100 metres2#
)hese char$es can be mo"elle" b, the equation
C & 1#(0 3 * 010 *
2000
010 (
x
x
%here C is the char$e in / an" x is the "istance travelle" in metres#
1

(a 4xplain ho% the equation is obtaine" from the ta-i firm5s char$es#
(3)
(b 6rite "o%n the value of
x
C
"
"
an" explain %hat this value means#
(2)
(Total 5 marks)
4. A curve is "efine" for x 7 0 b, the equation y & x 3
x
2
#
(a (i !in"
x
y
"
"
#
(3)
(ii +ence sho% that the $ra"ient of the curve at the point P %here x & 2 is
2
1
#
(1)

(b !in" an equation of the normal to the curve at this point P#
(4)
(Total 8 marks)

5. A curve has equation y = x
(
x
2
px + q* %here p an" q are positive constants#
(a !in"* in terms of p an" q* the equation of the tan$ent to the curve at the point %here the
curve intersects the y8a-is#
(5)
(b 9iven that the curve intersects the x8a-is at three points* s:etch
, & x
(
x
2
px 3 q#
;ou "o not nee" to mar: the coor"inates of an, point#
(2)
(Total 7 marks)
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