Differentiation 4) Each side of a cube is increasing at the rate of 0.5 1 .

When the length of each side is 4 cm, find the rate of change
1) The length of each side of a cube, x, changes from 3 cm to
of its total surface area.
3.2 cm. Find the small change in the surface area of the cube

5) The radius of a sphere increases at the rate of 0.1 1 .

When its radius is 5 cm, find the rate of change of its surface
2) Given the volume of a cuboid, = 3 2 2 . Find the area.
approximate change in V when x increases from 3 to 3.02.

6) It is given that = 3 2 + 2 and x increases at the rate of

0.1 1 . Find the rate of y when x = 4 units.

3) Given that = 3 2 4, find the approximate change in y

when x increases from 5 to 5.02.
7) Find the equation of the normal to the curve = 2 3 10) The volume, 3 of water in a vessel is given by =
4 + 10 at point (0, 10) 450 452 , where h cm is the height of the water in the
vessel. Calculate
a) the value of h when V is maximum
b) the maximum volume of water in the vessel

8) Given = 16(5 ). Find

b) the value of x when
a)
y is maximum

11) Given = 2 2 and = 4 + 1, find in terms of x.

9) Find the equation of the tangent to the curve = (3 2)3

at the point (2, -1)
12) A piece of wire is bent to form a circle. The wire is heated up 1
14) Given the equation of a curve is: = 2 (3 ) + 2
and the area of the circle increases at a constant rate of
a) Find the gradient function of the curve (2m)
6 2 1 . Find the rate of change of the radius of the circle
b) Find the coordinate of the turning points (3m)
2
when its area is 9 . Give the answer in term of . c) Hence, determine whether each of the turning points
is a maximum or a minimum (3m)

13) A block of metal in the form of cube is heated. The block

expands such that its total surface area increases at a rate of
2.4 2 1 . Find the rate of change of the side of the block
when the total surface area is 54 2.
15)
1
The equation of a curve is = 9 + 16) The curve = 3 6 2 + 9 + 1 passes through the point
A(2, 3) and has two turning points, P(3, 1) and Q. Find
a) Calculate the gradient of the tangent to the curve
a) the gradient of the curve at A. (3m)
when x = 1 (2m)
b) the equation of the normal to the curve at A. (3m)
b) Find the coordinates of the turning points of the curve
c) the coordinates of Q and determine whether Q is a
and determine whether the points are maximum or
maximum or the minimum point (4m)
minimum. (6m)
17) Diagram shows a cuboid of volume 72 3

2x
a) Show that the total surface area of the cuboid, 2 , is
216
given by = 4 2 +

b) Hence, find the minimum total surface area, in 2 , of the

cuboid
c) By using differentiation method, 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.