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Solutions to Miscellaneous
Exercise 18
(Ho Soo Thong & Khor Nyak Hiongs Panpac
Additional Mathematics)

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Miscellaneous Exercise 18
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Question 5

Take natural log on both sides:

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At the turning points,

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At stationary points,

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Note: Revise section 2.9 (Applications of Exponential and Logarithmic Functions) before
attempting questions 1214.
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Question 10(b)

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Question 13(b)
Initial value of x refers to the value of x when

Question 13(c)

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Question 13(d)

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As becomes very large,

becomes very negative, and

also becomes very small, and the value of x,

becomes very small. As a result,

approaches 26.

Question 14(a)

The soup should be cooked 5.97 minutes before noon.

Question 14(b)

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decreases at 1.08C per minute.

As becomes very large,

becomes very negative, and

also becomes very small, and the value of x,

becomes very small. As a result,

approaches 28.

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