AS and A level Mathematics Practice Paper – Differentiation in context – Mark scheme

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1(a) 1
9x  6x  4x
2
or 2 x  15 x
1 
or  4 x   9 x  6 x   6 x  4 x 
2  M1A1cso
or 6 x  24 x
2 2

 1 
or  9 x  4 x  4 x   9 x  6 x  
 2 
or 36 x  6 x
2 2

9600 320
 30 x2 y  9600  y  y 2 * (2)
30 x2 x
1(b) 1 1
 S    9x  6x  4x   9x  6x  4x  6xy  9xy  5xy  4xy M1A1
2 2
320  320 
y   S   30 x2  30 x2  24 x  2  M1
 x 
2
x
7680
So,  S  60x2  * A1* cso
x
(4)
1(c) dS  7680 
 120 x  7680 x2  120 x   M1
dx  x2 
A1 aef
7680
120 x  0
x2
M1A1cso
7680
 x3  ;  64  x  4
120
ddM1
x  4, S  60(4)2  7680
 2880 (cm2 ) A1 cao
4
and cso
(6)
2
1(d) dS 15360
2
 120  0
dx x3 M1A1ft
 Minimum
Note parts (c) and (d) can be marked together. (2)
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2(a) 1 2  2   x2
Area( FEA)  x   ;  M1 A1
2  3  3

(2)
1 2 1
2(b)
A   x sin 60   x 2  2 xy M1 A1
2 3

3 x2  x2 500 3x x
1000    2 xy  y   
4 3 x 8 6
A1 *
y
500
x

x
24
4  3 3   
(3)
2(c)  2 x 
P   x  x  y  2 x  y   3x   2y B1ft
 3 

...2 y 
 500
 2
 x

x
24

4  3 3 

  M1

2 x 1000  x 3 1000 x 3
P  3x     x  P  3x   x
3 x 3 4 x 3 4

 P
1000
x

x
12

4  36  3 3   A1 *

(3)
2(d) dP 4  36  3 3
  1000 x 2  ;0 M1 A1 M1
dx 12

1000(12)
 x (  16.63392808...) A1
4  36  3 3

P
1000
(16.63...)

(16.63...)
12 
 4  36  3 3   P  120.236.. (m) A1

(5)
2(e) d2 P 2000
  0  Minimum M1 A1ft
dx 2 x3
(2)
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3(a) V   2 x 2 y  81 2 x2 y  81 B1 oe
L  2(2 x  x  2 x  x)  4 y  L  12 x  4 y
Making y the subject of their
81  81 
y  L  12 x  4  2  expression and substitute this into M1
 2x 
2
2x
the correct L formula.
162
So, L  12 x  AG Correct solution only. A1 cso
x2
(3)

3(b) dL
dx
324
 12  3
x
 12  324 x3  Either 12 x  12 or
162
x 2
 3
x
M1

Correct differentiation (need not be

A1 aef
simplified).

L  0 and “their x3   value ”

 dL  324 324 M1;
   12  3  0  x3  ;  27  x  3 or “their x 3   value ”
 dx  x 12
x  3 27 or x  3 A1 cso
162 Substitute candidate’s value of x
x  3, L  12(3)   54 (cm)
( 0) into a formula for L.
ddM1
32
54 A1 cao
(6)
2
3(c) d L 972
For x  3 , 2
 4  0  MinimumCorrect ft L  and considering sign. M1
dx x
972
and > 0 and conclusion. A1
x4
(2)
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4 dV
 80 ,
dt
V  4 h(h  4)  4 h2  16 h ,
dV
 8 h  16  h   ,   0,   0 M1
dh
8 h  16 A1
 dV dh dV 
   
 dh d t d t   dV  dh
 Candidate's   80 M1 oe
dh  dh  dt
8 h  16   80
dt
 dh dV dV  dh 1 dV
     80  or 80  Candidate's
 dt dt dh  dt 8 h  16 dh
When h  6,
 dh  1  80  dependent on the previous M1 dM1
   80   
 dt  8 (6)  16  64 
dh 5 10 80
 1.25 (cms-1 ) 1.25 or or or A1 oe
dt 4 8 64
(5 marks)
5(a) 800e0 800
P ,  200 M1 A1
1  3e 0
1 3
(2)
0.1t
5(b) 800e
250 
1  3e0.1t
250(1  3e0.1t )  800e0.1t  50e0.1t =250,  e0.1t  5 M1 A1

1
t ln  5  M1
0.1
t  10 ln(5) A1
(4)
5(c) 800e0.1t dP (1  3e0.1t )  800  0.1e0.1t  800e0.1t  3  0.1e0.1t
P   M1 A1
1  3e0.1t dt (1  3e0.1t )2

At t=10
dP (1  3e)  80e  240e2 80e
  M1 A1
dt (1  3e) 2
(1  3e)2
(4)
0.1t
5(d) 800e 800 800
P  0.1t  Pmax   266 . Hence P cannot be 270 B1
1  3e 0.1t
e 3 3
(1)
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 AS and A level Mathematics Practice Paper – Differentiation in context – Mark scheme

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100
6(a) P0   40  65 B1
1 3
(1)
6(b) d kt
e  Cekt M1
dt
dP 1  3e   10e  100e  0.1t  2.7e  0.9t
 0.9 t  0.1t

 M1 A1
1  3e  0.9t 
2
dt

(3)
6(c) At maximum 10e  0.1t  30e  0.1t  e  0.9t  270e  0.1t  e  0.9t  0
e  0.1t  10  240e  0.9t   0
10
e  0.9t  oe e 0.9t  24 M1
240

 1  10 M1,A1
0.9t  ln    t  ln(24)  3.53
 24  9
Sub t  3.53  PT  102 A1
(4)
6(d) 40 B1
(1)
(9 marks)
7 dI
 16 ln  0.5  0.5t M1 A1
dt
dI
At t  3  16 ln  0.5  0.53 M1
dt
 2ln 0.5  ln 4 M1 A1
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8(a) dV
V  x3   3x 2  cso B1
dx
(1)
8(b) dx dx dV 0.048
   M1
dt dV dt 3x 2

At x = 8,
dx 0.048

dt 3  82 
 0.00025  cm s 
1
2.5 104 A1

(2)
8(c) dS
S  6x2   12 x B1
dx
dS dS dx  0.048 
   12 x  2  M1
dt dx dt  3x 

At x = 8
dS
dt
 0.024  cm 2
s 1  A1

(3)
(6 marks)
9(a) dV 1
  h   h2 or equivalent M1 A1
dh 2
dV 1 
At h  0.1 ,    0.1    0.1  0.04
2
M1 A1
dh 2 25
(4)
9(b) dh dV dV  1 
   1 or  their (a) M1
dt dt dh 800 2  h   h 2 800
dh  25 1
At h  0.1 ,    awrt 0.031 A1
dt 800  32
(2)
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Source Question New spec references Question description New AOs

paper number
1 C2 2014 10 5.7 Differentiation 1.1b, 2.1, 2.2a, 2.4, 3.1b, 3.4
2 C2 2016 9 5.1, 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3 Trigonometry, Differentiation 1.1b, 2.1, 2.2a, 2.4, 3.1b, 3.4
3 C2 2011 8 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3 Differentiation 1.1b, 2.1
4 C4 June 2014 4 7.4 Differentiation 1.1b, 3.1b
5 C3 June 2014 8 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.7, 7.4 Exponential growth, Differentiation of exponential function 1.1b, 3.1a, 3.4, 3.5b
6 C3 2017 8 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.5, 6.7, 7.4 Real life exponential problem, quotient rule 1.1b, 2.1, 3.1a
7 C4 Jan 2011 2 7.2, 6.4 Differentiation 1.1b, 2.1
8 C4 2012 2 7.4 Differentiation 1.1b, 3.1a
9 C4 2011 3 7.4 Differentiation 1.1b

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