NCEA Level 3 Calculus (91578) 2014 page 1 of 7

Assessment Schedule 2014

Calculus: Apply differentiation methods in solving problems (91578)
Evidence Statement
Q1

Expected Coverage

Achievement
u

Merit
r

(a)

15sin 3x

(b)

dy
2 3x2 5x 6x 5
dx
dy
At x 1,
2 2 1 4
dx
1
Gradient of normal
through (1,4)
4

A correct
solution.

(c)

x 2sint y cos 2t
dx
dy
2cost
2sin 2t
dt
dt
dy 2sin 2t

dx 2cos t
2 2sintcost

2cost
2sint

Correct
expressions for
dx
dy
and .
dt
dt

A correct
solution.

A correct
expression for
dy
.
dx

A correct
solution.

Correct
derivative for
an incorrect but
relevant
expression for
V.

A correct
expression
dV
for
.
dr

(d)

4
e

2x2

Excellence
t

A correct
expression for
the derivative.

8x 4e 2 x2 8x

dy
8e 2 x2 8
dx
Parallel to x-axis

dy
0
dx

8e 2 x2 8
e 2 x2 1
2x 2 0
x 1
(e)

A correct
solution.
Units not
required.

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V = 3225 cm3
Alternative working:

N1

N2

A3

A4

M5

M6

E7

E8

No response;
no relevant
evidence.

ONE answer
demonstrating
limited
knowledge of
differentiation
techniques.

ONE correct
derivative

2u

3u

1r

2r

1t with minor
error(s).

1t

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Q2
(a)

(b)

Expected Coverage

f x

2x 1 4e e
2x 1
4x

dy
24

dx 3x 2
At x 2
(c)(i)

1.
2.
3.

(ii)

(iii)

(d)

.2

y 8ln 3x 2

4x

Achievement
u

Merit
r

A correct
expression for
the derivative.
A correct
solution.

dy
6
dx

2, 1, 2

x 2

2 correct
answers

4 correct
answers.

Correct value
for v with
correct
derivative.

A correct
solution.

1000000
v
dC
1000000
4
dv
v2
dC
Minimum when
0
dv
v2 250000

C 4v

v 500
C 4 500

1000000
4000
500

Units not
required.

Excellence
t

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(e)

Correct
derivative for
an incorrect but
relevant
expression for
A.

tan30

A correct
expression
dA
for
dy

A correct
solution.
Units not
Required.

h
y

h ytan 30
y b
cos30
50
y b 50 cos30
b 50cos 30 y
Area base height

A 50cos30 y ytan 30

50 ysin30 y tan30
2

25y

y2
3
2y

dA
25
dy
3
At y 20

dA
40
25
dy
3
dA dA dy

dt dy dt

40
25
3

3
5.72 cm 2 s 1

N1

N2

A3

A4

M5

M6

E7

E8

No response;
no relevant
evidence.

ONE answer
demonstrating
limited
knowledge of
differentiation
techniques.

ONE correct
derivative

2u

3u

1r

2r

1t with minor
error(s).

1t

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Q3

(a)

Expected Coverage

2
3

1
3

. 2x 4

dy 2 2
x 4x
dx 3
(b)

x2 4x x2 4x

Achievement
u

Merit
r

A correct
expression for
the derivative.

A correct
solution.

32
x2
dy
64
1 3
dx
x
y x

Stationary points when

dy
0
dx

x3 64
x 4
(c)

f (x) 5x xln x
x
f x 5 ln x
x
4 ln x

A correct
expression for
the derivative.

A correct
solution.

A correct
expression for
dh
d

A correct
solution.

Increasing f x 0
4 ln x 0
ln x 4
x e4
x 54.6
But if x 0 then ln xis not defined, so 0 x 54.6
(d)

Units not
required.

Excellence
t

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(e)

Correct
derivative for
an incorrect but
relevant
expression for
V.

A correct
expression
dV
for
dr

A correct
solution.
Units not
required.

N1

N2

A3

A4

M5

M6

E7

E8

No response;
no relevant
evidence.

ONE answer
demonstrating
limited
knowledge of
differentiation
techniques.

ONE correct
derivative

2u

3u

1r

2r

1t with minor
error(s).

1t

Cut Scores

Score range

Not Achieved

Achievement

Achievement with
Merit

07

8 12

13 20

Achievement
with
Excellen
ce
21 24

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Marking codes
Codes that may have been used in marking this examination paper have meaning as follows.
#

Hash - where a candidate obtains a correct answer but continues with further, unnecessary, material that is
incorrect but does not show a lack of understanding or a contradiction.

Consistency - where a candidate has obtained an incorrect value within a question and subsequently uses that
value.

NC

Non-consistency - where a candidate has obtained an incorrect value or expression within a question and does
not use that value or expression where it is subsequently required.

RAWW

Right answer, wrong working - where a candidate presents a correct answer but the working or reasoning leading
to it is irrelevant, incomplete or contains one or more errors.

Rounding error - where a candidate produces a correct sequence of calculations, but the answer does not agree to
2 significant figures with the answer given in the assessment schedule as a result of rounding a number in the
sequence of calculations.

mei

Minor error ignored - where a candidate make a minor error and this has been ignored.

Two ans

Two answers given - where a candidate writes two answers, one correct and the other incorrect, and neither has
been deleted (the correct answer is not accepted).