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Working:: HL Mathematics: Module 4 Assignment: Calculus I 1
Working:: HL Mathematics: Module 4 Assignment: Calculus I 1
1.
An astronaut on the moon throws a ball vertically upwards. The height, s metres, of the ball,
after t seconds, is given by the equation s = 40t + 0.5at2, where a is a constant. If the ball
reaches its maximum height when t = 25, find the value of a.
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2.
dy
If 2x 3y = 2, find the two values of dx when x = 5.
2
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3.
The diagram below shows the shaded region A which is bounded by the axes and part of the
curve y2 = 8a (2a x), a > 0. Find in terms of a the volume of the solid formed when A is
rotated through 360 around the x-axis.
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4.
Let f be a cubic polynomial function. Given that f (0) = 2, f (0) = 3, f (1) = f (1) and f (1)
= 6, find f (x).
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5.
Given that 3
x+y
dy
= x + 3y, find dx .
3
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6.
1 + x1
1
3
dx = 2 .
3
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7.
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8.
x5 + 2
x , x 0. There is a point of inflexion on the graph of f at
The function f is given by f (x) =
the point P. Find the coordinates of P.
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9.
A point P(x, x2) lies on the curve y = x2. Calculate the minimum distance from the point
1
A 2,
2 to the point P.
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10.
1
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For x 2 let f (x) = x2 ln (x +1) and g (x) =
2 x 1.
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(b)
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