Calculus Test 4

Calculator needed. Time: 1 hour and 30 minutes

1.

If f (x) = x
(a)

2
3x 3

, x 0,

find the x-coordinate of the point P where f (x) = 0;

(2)

(b)

show that this is a minimum point.

(3)
(Total 5 marks)

2.

The diagram below shows a sketch of the gradient function f(x) of the curve f(x).

On your scripts copy the axes below, sketch the curve y = f(x) given that f(0) = 0. Clearly
indicate on the graph any maximum, minimum or inflexion points.

(Total 5 marks)

3.

Find the exact value of

4
4

1
x

dx .
(Total 4 marks)

4.

Find the equation of the normal to y

1
at x = 2. Give your answer in the form
( x 1)
2

ax by c 0 , where a, b and c are integers.

(Total 6 marks)

5.

Find the area enclosed by the curves y x 2 6 x 9 and y x 2 4 x 1 .

(Total 6 marks)

6.

Find the area enclosed by the curve y

x 3 , the y-axis, y = 1 and y = 3.

(Total 5 marks)

7.

A packaging company makes boxes for chocolates. An example of a box is shown below. This
box is closed and the top and bottom of the box are identical regular hexagons of side x cm.

diagram not to scale

(a)

Show that the area of each hexagon is

3 3x 2
cm2.
2
(1)

(b)

Given that the volume of the box is 90 cm3, show that when x = 3 20 the total surface
area of the box is a minimum, justifying that this value gives a minimum.
(7)
(Total 8 marks)

8.

A particle is at point O at time zero and travels in a straight line. Its velocity after t seconds of
travel is given by v(t ) t 2 9t 14 m/s.
(a) Find when the particle changes direction.
(b) Calculate the distance the particle has travelled in its first 3 seconds of motion.
(c) Calculate how many seconds the particle has been travelling for when it will travel through
point O for the first time after it started there.
(Total 8 marks)

9.

Use the product rule to find a and b, where

d 2
ax 2 bx
.
( x 3x 1)
dx
2 3x 1
(Total 7 marks)

10.

Find the area of the region enclosed by the curves y x3 and x y 2 3 .

(Total 6 marks)

Total for test: 60 marks