Chapter 9 Answers

Exercise 9A
1 a x

43

b x

2

3

c x 2

d x 2, x  3

e x  , x  1

g x0

h x6

2 a x 4.5

y
5
( 13 , 1 27
)

x

b x  2.5

c x  1

d 1 x 2

e 3 x 3

g 0 x 9

h 2 x 0

(1, 0)

5 x 5
d

Exercise 9B
1 a 28
b 17

( 13 ,

c 15

14
27 )

2 a 10
b 4
c 12.25
3 a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i

(34, 94) minimum

(12, 914) maximum
(13, 1257) maximum, (1, 0) minimum
(3, 18) minimum, (13, 1247) maximum
(1, 2) minimum, (1, 2) maximum
(3, 27) minimum
(94, 94) minimum
) minimum
(2, 42
, 36) minimum, (6
, 36) minimum,
(6
(0, 0) maximum

4 a

(3, 18)

5 (1, 1) inflexion (gradient is positive either side of

point)

(1, 1)

6 Maximum value is 27; f(x)  27

( 34 ,  94 )
b

Exercise 9C

1 20 m  40 m; 800 m2
2 2000 cm2
3 40 cm

y
( 12 , 9 14 )

800
4  cm2
4
5 27 216 mm2

Mixed exercise 9D
1 a x  4, y  20

d2y 15
b 2    0  minimum
8
dx
2 (1, 11) and (73, 12257)

Chapter 9 Answers
3 a 73312

x3
1
b   2x    223
3
x
1 2
c f(x)  x    0 for all values of x.

4 (1, 4)

x x
5 a y  1    
2
4
2
c  m2 (0.280 m2)
4
6 b t2
c 101
  10.0 (3 sf)
7 b

1
0

3

d2V
c  0  maximum
dx 2
2300
d 
27
e 2229%
, S  1200 m2
8 c x  202
d2S
d   0
dx 2
250
 2x
9 a 
2

b (5, 125)
, or x  0
10 b x  22
c OP  3; f (x)  0 so minimum when x  22

(maximum when x  0)
11 b A is (1, 0); B is (53, 91237)