QQQ – PureYr2 - Chapter 9 –

Differentiation (v1)
Total Marks: 53
(53 = Platinum, 48 = Gold, 43 = Silver, 37 = Bronze)

1. Differentiate with respect to x

(a) ln (x2 + 3x + 5),

(2)
cos x
2
(b) x .
(3)

2.

Figure 1

Figure 1 shows a sketch of the curve C with the equation y = (2x2 − 5x + 2)e−x.

(a) Find the coordinates of the point where C crosses the y-axis. (1)
(b) Show that C crosses the x-axis at x = 2 and find the x-coordinate of the other point where
C crosses the x-axis. (3)
dy
(c) Find dx . (3)
(d) Hence find the exact coordinates of the turning points of C. (5)

ln (x 2 + 1) dy
3. (i) Given that y = x , find dx . (4)

dy 1
2
(ii) Given that x = tan y, show that dx = 1+ x . (5)

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4. A curve C has equation
2x + y2 = 2xy.
dy
Find the exact value of dx at the point on C with coordinates (3, 2). (7)

5. A curve C has parametric equations

π
x = sin t, y = 2 tan t , 0 ≤ t < 2 .
2

dy
(a) Find dx in terms of t. (4)

π
The tangent to C at the point where t = 3 cuts the x-axis at the point P.
(b) Find the x-coordinate of P. (6)

6. The area A of a circle is increasing at a constant rate of 1.5 cm 2 s–1. Find, to 3 significant
figures, the rate at which the radius r of the circle is increasing when the area of the circle is 2
cm2.
(5)

7. Given that θ is measured in radians, prove, from first principles, that

d
( cos θ )=−sinθ
dθ

sin h
You may assume the formula for cos ( A ± B ) and that as h → 1 , →1
h
cosh−1
and →0 (5)
h

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