IB Mathematics SL & HL exercise set 6-1-60v1

Further Differentiation – techniques & applications

content: basic & further differentiation rules – including chain rule, product rule & quotient rule; equation of
tangent or normal to a curve; finding and justifying maxima, minima & inflexion points; optimization

8 questions ♦ answers given on last page

■ No calculator on 1 – 5 ■

dy
1. For each function in (a) to (f), find .
dx
ln x
(a) y= (b) y = e cos x
x
1 x2 + 1
(c) y = ln   (d) y =
x x2 −1
x 2 + ax
(e) y = ln (1 + tan 2 x ) (f) y = , a, b  [a and b are real constants]
x+b

2. Given f ( x ) = 4 + 2sin 3x , find the equation of the (a) tangent to the curve and the (b) normal to
π
the curve at the point where x = .
3

x2 − 3
3. Find the exact coordinates of all maximum and minimum points on the graph of y = .
ex

4. An isosceles triangle lies in the x-y coordinate plane

with its vertices at ( −1, 0 ) , (1, 0 ) and ( 0, c ) .
A rectangle (shaded in diagram) is inscribed in the
triangle such that one of its side is on the x-axis. Find
the exact dimensions of the rectangle with the largest
possible area.

5. Find the exact coordinates of the two points on the graph of y = 9 − x 2 that are closest to ( 0, 4 ) .

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Further Differentiation – techniques & applications

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6. Find the coordinates of all points of inflexion on the graph of the equation in question # 3.

7. A container is to be made in the shape of a cylinder with a hemisphere

attached on top. The total volume of the container will be 120 cm3 .
(a) Given that the radius of the base is r cm, show that the total surface
5πr 2 240
area, S, of the container is given by the function S ( r ) = + .
3 r
(b) Hence, find the value of the radius, r, that will produce a container
with minimum surface area.
4 3
sphere: surface area = 4πr 2 ; volume = πr
3

a
8. Consider the function g ( x ) = . Given that g ( 0 ) = 3 , g  ( 0 ) = − 3 and the graph of g
x + bx + c
2

has a horizontal tangent at x = 1 , find the values of a, b and c.

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Further Differentiation – techniques & applications

Answers

dy 1 − ln x
= − sin x ( ecos x )
dy
1. (a) = (b)
dx x2 dx

dy 1 dy x3 − 3x
(c) =− (d) =
dx x dx
( x2 − 1)
3

dy dy x 2 + 2bx + ab
(e) = 2 tan x (f) =
( x + b)
2
dx dx

1 π
2. (a) y = − 6 x + 2π + 4 (b) y = x− +4
6 18

 12 
3. minimum point at ( −1, − 2e ) ; maximum point at  3, 3  .
 e 

c
4. dimensions of rectangle: 1 unit by units
2

3 2 9  3 2 9
5.  ,  and  − , 
 2 2  2 2

6. inflexion points at ( − 0.236, − 3.73) and ( 4.24, 0.216 ) [approximate to 3 significant figures]

7. (b) r  2.84 cm

8. a = − 6, b = −2, c = − 2

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