1.

Show that the points (0, 0) and ( 2 , 2 ) on the curve e(x + y) = cos (xy) have a
common tangent.
(Total 7 marks)

1
2. The curve C has equation y = (9 + 8 x 2 x 4 ) .
8

dy
(a) Find the coordinates of the points on C at which = 0.
dx
(4)

(b) The tangent to C at the point P(1, 2) cuts the x-axis at the point T. Determine the
coordinates of T.
(4)

(c) The normal to C at the point P cuts the y-axis at the point N. Find the area of triangle
PTN.
(7)
(Total 15 marks)

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3. The function f is defined by f(x) = e x 2 x 1.5
.

(a) Find f(x).

(2)

f ( x)
(b) You are given that y = has a local minimum at x = a, a > 1. Find the value of a.
x 1
(6)
(Total 8 marks)

4. Find the equation of the normal to the curve x3y3 xy = 0 at the point (1, 1).
(Total 7 marks)

5. Let f be a function with domain that satisfies the conditions,

IB Questionbank Mathematics Higher Level 3rd edition 1

 f(x + y) = f(x) f(y), for all x and y and f (0) 0.

(a) Show that f (0) = 1.

(3)

(b) Prove that f(x) 0, for all x .

(3)

(c) Assuming that f(x) exists for all x , use the definition of derivative to show that f(x)
satisfies the differential equation f(x) = k f(x), where k = f(0).
(4)

(d) Solve the differential equation to find an expression for f(x).

(4)
(Total 14 marks)

6. Consider the curve with equation x2 + xy + y2 = 3.

(a) Find in terms of k, the gradient of the curve at the point (1, k).
(5)

(b) Given that the tangent to the curve is parallel to the x-axis at this point, find the value of
k.
(1)
(Total 6 marks)

7. Find the gradient of the tangent to the curve x3 y2 = cos (y) at the point (1, 1).
(Total 6 marks)

IB Questionbank Mathematics Higher Level 3rd edition 2

 1 dy 2 y
8. If y = ln (1 + e 2 x ) , show that = (e 3).
3 dx 3
(Total 7 marks)

9. A curve C is defined implicitly by xey = x2 + y2. Find the equation of the tangent
to C at the point (1, 0).
(Total 7 marks)

IB Questionbank Mathematics Higher Level 3rd edition 3