Cambridge Senior Mathematical Methods AC/VCE Units 1 & 2

Online Teaching Suite Chapter 18 Applications of differentiation and antidifferentiation of polynomials: Chapter test 1

Multiple-choice questions
1 The equation of the normal to the curve y = 4x − 3x2 at the point (1, 1) is
A y = 2x
B y = −2x
C y = 2x + 3
D y = − 2x+3
1
E y= 2
x + 12

2 If the curve with equation y = f(x) for which f ′(x) = 6x + k has a stationary point at
(1, 2), f(x) equals
A 3x2 – 6x
B 3x2 + x
C 3x2 – 6x + 5
D 3x2 + 6x – 4
E 3x2 – 6x + 4

3 The average rate of change of the function f(x) = 2x + 5x2 between x = 0 and x = 1 is
A 12
B −12
C 7
D −7
E 0

Questions 4–6 relate to the following information.

A particle moves in a straight line so that its position, S m, relative to O at a time t seconds
(t ≥ 0), is given by S = t3 + 5t – 8.

4 The initial velocity of the particle is

A 0 m/s
B −8 m/s
C −3 m/s
D −5 m/s
E 5 m/s

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5 The acceleration at t = 2 seconds is

A 12 m/s2
B 10 m/s2
C 6 m/s2
D −6 m/s2
E 0 m/s2

6 The average velocity in the first 3 seconds is

A 34 m/s
B 14 m/s
C −14 m/s
D 42 m/s
E 21 m/s

7 The volume (V litres) of water in a tank over a period of t months is given by the
formula V (t ) = t 3 − t 2 + 2t + 4, 0 ≤ t < 4 . The rate at which the tank is filling at t = 2 is
A 10 litres/month
B 12 litres/month
C 4 litres/month
D 2 litres/month
E 0 litres/month

8 The function y = 4x3 − 12x has stationary points at x equals

A 0 and −1
B 0 and 1
C −1 and 1
D 0, −3 and 3
E 1 only

dy
9 If = 2x + 4 and y = 1 when x = 0, an expression for y is
dx
A y = x2 + 4x
B y=2
C y = x2 + 4x − 1
D y = x2 + 4x + 1
E y = 2x2 + 4x − 5

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10 If the curve with the equation y = 2x2 + ax + 5 has a stationary point at x = −3, then a
equals
A −6
B 6
C 3
D −12
E 12

11 A particle moves in a straight line with acceleration of 12t − 5 m/s2 at time t seconds
(t ≥ 0). The particle has an initial velocity of 1 m/s and an initial position of 0 m from a
fixed point O. The velocity of the particle at t = 1 is
A 1 m/s
B −5 m/s
C 7 m/s
D 2 m/s
E 3 m/s

1 4
12 The instantaneous rate of change of the function y = x + x2 − 3 at x = 2 is
2
A 20
B 12
C 6
D 3
E 9

13 The maximum value of the function y = 10x − 4x2 is

A 1.25
B 0
C 2.5
D 6.25
E 10

14 The tangent to y = 2x(x2 −5) at x = 1 is parallel to the straight line

A x = −4
B y = −4

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C y = −4x
D y = 4x
E y= 1
4
x−2

15 A particle moves in a straight line so that its position x cm from a fixed point O at time
t seconds (t > 0) is given by x = t3 − 9t2 + 24t − 1. The time when the particle is first
stationary is when t equals
A −1 s
B 0s
C 2s
D 4s
E never

Short-answer questions (technology-free)

1 Find the equation of the tangent to the curve f(x) = x3 – 2x2 − 5 at the point where x = 2.

2 Find the equation of the normal to the curve f(x) = x3 + 2x at the origin.

3 Find the coordinates and the nature of the stationary points of the function
f(x) = x4 − 8x2 + 16.

4 Find the maximum value of the function f(x) = 6x − x3 for 0 ≤ x ≤ 3.

5 The function f(x) = ax3 − bx2 + 27 has a stationary point at (3, 0).
Find the values of a and b.

6 A farmer wishes to build a fence around a rectangular paddock. He has 200 m of

fencing wire and will use a section of river running through his land as a boundary.
ym

xm

River

a Show that the area, A, of the paddock is given by the function A = x(200 − 2x).
b Find the maximum area and the dimensions of the paddock.

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7 A water tank is being filled with water so that the volume of water, V litres, in the tank
2 2 1 3
after t minutes is given by V(t) =  20t − t  , 0 < t < 80.
3 6 
a Find the average rate at which the tank fills in the first 20 minutes.
b Find the rate at which the tank is filling after 20 minutes.

8 A particle moves in a straight line so that its position x cm relative to O at time

t seconds is given by x = t3− 8t2 + 7, t ≥ 0.
a Find its initial position, velocity and acceleration and hence describe its motion.
b Find the times when it is instantaneously at rest, and give its position and
acceleration at those times.

9 a Let f : [–3, 7] → ℝ, f(x) = x3 + 6. Find the maximum and minimum value of the
function.
b Let f : [–1, 2] → ℝ, f(x) = x3 – 5x2 + 7x – 3. Find the maximum and minimum
value of the function for its domain

dy
10 Find y in terms of x, given that = x2 – 4x and y = 2 when x = 1.
dx

Extended-response questions
1 The curve C has the equation y = x2.
a Find the gradient of the curve at the point P, where x = 1.5.
b Find an equation for the tangent to C at the point P.
c Draw a diagram to show clearly the curve C and the tangent at P.
d The tangent of part b intersects the x-axis at the point Q, and the y-axis at the
point R. Find the coordinates of Q and R.
e Verify that Q is the midpoint of PR.
f Find an equation, in terms of a, for the tangent to the curve C at the point
S(a, a2), a ≠ 0.
g The tangent of part f intersects the x-axis at point T and the y-axis at point U.
Find the coordinates of T and U.
h Prove that, whatever the value of a, T is the midpoint of SU.

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2 Consider the function f(x) = (x – a)3(x – b), where a and b are positive constants with
b > a.
a Find the derivative of f(x) with respect to x.
b Find the coordinates of the stationary points of the graph of y = f(x).
c Find the values of a and b if the stationary points occur where x = 3 and x = 4.

3 A particle moves in a straight line and starts from a fixed point O on the line.
Its acceleration a m/s2 is given by a = 24t – 72 for any time t seconds, t ≥ 0.
a What is its acceleration at t = 5?
b If its initial velocity is 96 m/s, what is its velocity for any time t seconds?
c When is its velocity zero?
d What is its displacement from O at any time t seconds?
e Find the total distance covered by the particle in the first 6 seconds.

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Answers
Multiple-choice questions

1 E 2 C 3 C 4 E 5 A

6 B 7 A 8 C 9 D 10 E

11 D 12 A 13 D 14 C 15 C

Short-answer questions (technology-free)

1 y = 4x − 13

2 y = − 12 x

3 Local minimums at (−2, 0) and (2, 0); local maximum at (0, 16)

4 4 2

5 a = 2 and b = 9

6 b Maximum area = 5000 m2; dimensions of paddock are 50 m × 100 m

7 a 222.22 litres/min
b 400 litres/min

8 a x = 7, initial velocity = 0 cm/s, initial acceleration = –16 cm/s2

b t = 0, t = ; When t = 0, x = 0 and acceleration = –16 cm/s2.
16
When t = , x = – , acceleration = 16 cm/s
3

9 a Minimum value = –21; maximum value = 349

b Minimum value = – 16; maximum value = 0

x3 2
11
10 y=
3 – 2x + 3

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Extended-response questions

1 a 3
b y = 3x − 2.25
c

d Q(0.75, 0) and R(0, −2.25)

f y = 2ax − a2

a 
g T  ,0  and U(0, −a2)
2 

2 a (x – a)2(4x – a – 3b)
 a + 3b −27(a − b) 4 
b (a, 0);  , 
 4 256 
13
c a = 3, b =
3

3 a 48 m/s2 b v = 12t2 – 72t + 96

c t = 2 and t = 4 d x = 4t3 –36t2 + 96t
e 176 m

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