WESTLAKE BOYS HIGH SCHOOL

AS MATHEMATICS

COMMON TEST 2
2014

MARK: . NAME: .

TOTAL: 40 TEACHER: ..

TIME: 50 mins DATE: ...

1. Differentiate the following with respect to x

a. = 5 2 3 + 7 (1)
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b. () = 2 + (1)

c. = (7 2 4)5 (2)
d. () = (5 3 + 2 + 1)7 (2)

2. Solve 2 5 + 6 0 (3)

3. A patch of algae is growing in a circle on a pond. The radius is growing at a rate of 2cm per
day. Calculate the rate at which the area of algae is growing when the radius is 10cm. (4)

4.
6x

2y (all angles are right angles)

2x y 2x

The shape above has a perimeter of 24cm. The area is A cm2 .

i. Express y in terms of x and hence show that = 28(2 ) (3)
ii. Given that x can vary, find the maximum area of the shape. (3)

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5. A curve has equation = + (41)2 Verify that the curve has a stationary point at = 4
and determine the nature of this stationary point. (5)
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6. A function is defined as : +2 , 2
a. Define 1 () in a similar way (2)
b. On the same axes, sketch the graphs = () and = 1 () making the
relationship between them clear (3)
c. Show that () is a decreasing function (2)
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d. Solve () = 15 (2)

7. A curve has equation = 2 + 3 + 3 and a line has equation = where is a

constant.
a. When = 1 the line intersects with the curve at points A and B. Find the
length of AB (4)
b. Find the values of for which the line is a tangent to the curve (3)