Ch.4 Differentiation

Edexcel Maths C4
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2. A curve has equation
x2 + 2xy 3y2 + 16 = 0.
dy
Find the coordinates of the points on the curve where = 0.
dx
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1. A curve C is described by the equation
3x2 + 4y2 2x + 6xy 5 = 0.
Find an equation of the tangent to C at the point (1, 2), giving your answer in the form
ax + by + c = 0, where a, b and c are integers.
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1. A curve C is described by the equation
3x2 2y2 + 2x 3y + 5 = 0.
Find an equation of the normal to C at the point (0, 1), giving your answer in the form
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3. A curve has parametric equations
S S
x = 7 cos t cos 7t, y = 7 sin t sin 7t, <t< .
8 3
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(a) Find an expression for in terms of t. You need not simplify your answer.
dx
(3)
S
(b) Find an equation of the normal to the curve at the point where t .
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Give your answer in its simplest exact form.
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5. A set of curves is given by the equation sin x + cos y = 0.5.
dy
(a) Use implicit differentiation to find an expression for .
dx
(2)
For S < x < S and S < y < S ,

dy
(b) find the coordinates of the points where 0.
dx
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dy
6. (a) Given that y = 2x, and using the result 2x = e xln2, or otherwise, show that 2 x ln 2 .
dx
(2)
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(b) Find the gradient of the curve with equation y = 2(x ) at the point with coordinates
(2,16).
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5. A curve is described by the equation
(a) Find the coordinates of the two points on the curve where x = 8.
(3)
(b) Find the gradient of the curve at each of these points.

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4. A curve has equation 3x2 y2 + xy = 4. The points P and Q lie on the curve. The gradient
of the tangent to the curve is 8 at P and at Q.
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(a) Use implicit differentiation to show that y 2x = 0 at P and at Q.

(6)
(b) Find the coordinates of P and Q.

(3)
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1. A curve C has the equation y2 3y = x3 + 8.
dy
(a) Find in terms of x and y.
dx
(4)
(b) Hence find the gradient of C at the point where y = 3.

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4. The curve C has the equation ye2x = 2x + y2.
dy
dx (5)
The point P on C has coordinates (0, 1).
(b) Find the equation of the normal to C at P, giving your answer in the form
(4)
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3. The curve C has the equation
S S S
cos 2 x + cos 3y = 1, - x- , 0- y-
4 4 6
dy
dx (3)
S
The point P lies on C where x .
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(b) Find the value of y at P.
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(c) Find the equation of the tangent to C at P, giving your answer in the form
(3)
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3. A curve C has equation
2 x + y 2 = 2 xy
dy
Find the exact value of at the point on C with coordinates (3, 2).
dx
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5. Find the gradient of the curve with equation
ln y = 2x ln x, x 0, y 0
at the point on the curve where x = 2. Give your answer as an exact value.
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1. The curve C has the equation 2x + 3y 2 + 3x 2 y = 4x 2.
The point P on the curve has coordinates (1, 1).
(a) Find the gradient of the curve at P.

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(b) Hence find the equation of the normal to C at P, giving your answer in the form
(3)
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5. The curve C has equation
16 y 3 + 9 x 2 y 54 x = 0
dy
dx (5)
dy
(b) Find the coordinates of the points on C where = 0.
dx (7)
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7. A curve is described by the equation
x2 + 4xy + y 2 + 27 = 0
dy
dx
(5)
A point Q lies on the curve.
The tangent to the curve at Q is parallel to the y-axis.
Given that the x coordinate of Q is negative,
(b) use your answer to part (a) to find the coordinates of Q.

(7)
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Core Mathematics C4
Candidates sitting C4 may also require those formulae listed under Core Mathematics C1, C2
and C3.
Integration (+ constant)

f(x) f( x ) dx

1
sec2 kx tan kx
k
tan x ln sec x
cot x ln sin x
cosec x ln cosec x + cot x , ln tan( 12 x)
sec x ln sec x + tan x , ln tan( 12 x + 14 )
u dv dx = uv v du dx

dx dx
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Core Mathematics C3
Candidates sitting C3 may also require those formulae listed under Core Mathematics C1 and
C2.
Logarithms and exponentials
e x ln a = a x
Trigonometric identities
sin ( A B) = sin A cos B cos A sin B
cos ( A B) = cos A cos B # sin A sin B
tan A tan B
tan ( A B ) = ( A B (k + 12 ) )
1 # tan A tan B
A+ B A B
sin A + sin B = 2 sin cos
2 2
A+ B A B
sin A sin B = 2 cos sin
2 2
A+ B A B
cos A + cos B = 2 cos cos
2 2
A+ B A B
cos A cos B = 2 sin sin
2 2
Differentiation
f(x) f (x)
tan kx k sec2 kx
sec x sec x tan x
cot x cosec2 x
cosec x cosec x cot x
f( x) f ( x) g( x) f( x) g( x)
g( x) (g( x) ) 2
6 Edexcel AS/A level Mathematics Formulae List: Core Mathematics C3 Issue 1 September 2009
Core Mathematics C2
Candidates sitting C2 may also require those formulae listed under Core Mathematics C1.
Cosine rule
a2 = b2 + c2 2bc cos A
Binomial series
n n n
(a + b) n = a n + a n 1b + a n 2 b 2 + + a n r b r + + b n (n )
1 2 r
n n!
where = n C r =
r r! (n r )!
n(n 1) 2 n(n 1) (n r + 1) r
(1 + x) n = 1 + nx + x ++ x + ( x < 1, n )
1 2 1 2 r
Logarithms and exponentials
log b x
log a x =
log b a
Geometric series
un = arn 1
a (1 r n )
Sn =
1 r
a
S = for r < 1
1 r
Numerical integration
b
ba
The trapezium rule: y dx 1
2 h{(y0 + yn) + 2(y1 + y2 + ... + yn 1)}, where h =
a n
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Core Mathematics C1
Mensuration
Surface area of sphere = 4 r 2
Area of curved surface of cone = r slant height
Arithmetic series
un = a + (n 1)d
1 1
Sn = n(a + l) = n[2a + (n 1)d]
2 2
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Topic Questions from Papers

3x2 + 4y2 2x + 6xy 5 = 0.

For S < x < S and S < y < S ,

(b) Find the gradient of the curve at each of these points.

(a) Use implicit differentiation to show that y 2x = 0 at P and at Q.

(b) Find the coordinates of P and Q.

(b) Hence find the gradient of C at the point where y = 3.

The point P on C has coordinates (0, 1).

(a) Find the gradient of the curve at P.

The tangent to the curve at Q is parallel to the y-axis.

Given that the x coordinate of Q is negative,

(b) use your answer to part (a) to find the coordinates of Q.

Logarithms and exponentials

Surface area of sphere = 4 r 2

Area of curved surface of cone = r slant height

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