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Revision answers: Calculus (Topic 6)

  Coursebook  chapters: 12–15

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1. f ′(x) = 3ax + 2bx + 4

f ″(x) = 6ax + 2b

So,

f ′(2) = 0  12a + 4b + 4 = 0  3a + b = −1

f ″(2) = 10  12a + 2b = 10  6a + b = 5

Solving simultaneously gives a = 2, b = −7 [5 marks]


 1    1  2  2  1 
  3  2    2 x    2  2    2    2  1
2
2. cos x dx  2sin [4 marks]
3  

3. (a)
 x  2  x  6   x 2  8 x  12  x 32  8 x 12  12 x  12
1
x
x2

3 1 1
i.e. a  , b  , c  
2 2 2

dy 3 12 
1

3
(b)  x  4x 2  6x 2
dx 2

dy 1
At x = 4, 
dx 4

∴ gradient of normal = −4

When x = 4, y = −2.

So, y – (−2) = −4(x – 4)  y = −4x + 14

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(c) (i) At the intersection with the x-axis, y = 0: 0 = −4x + 14  x = .
2

At the intersection with the y-axis, x = 0: y = 14.

7 
So, P  ,0  , Q(0, 14)
2 

1 7 49
(ii) Area    14  [13 marks]
2 2 2

4. From GDC, the intersection point is (0.7628, 0.9137) and the second curve has root 1.0327.

 
1
a b 2
If a = 0.7628 and b = 1.0327, the area shown is  x dx   e  x  x dx .
3
0 a

Area = 0.5227 + 0.1207 = 0.643 (3SF) [6 marks]

3 2
5. (a) y′ = 12x – 24x + 12x

At stationary points y′ = 0
3 2 2
 x – 2x + x = 0  x(x – 1) = 0  x = 0, 1

So stationary points are (0, −2) and (1, −1)

2
(b) y″ = 36x – 48x + 12

At x = 0, y″ = 12 > 0  (0, −2) local minimum.

At x = 1, y″ = 0 so check y′ either side of x = 1.

1 3
When x = , y′ > 0 and when x = , y′ > 0  (1, −1) (positive) point of inflexion.
2 2

(c)

[12 marks]

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6. Using the reverse chain rule or the substitution, u = x − 9:
4x
   
2
 x2  9 dx  2ln x  9  c  ln x  9  c
2 2
[6 marks]

7. Using the product rule for (a) and quotient rule for (b):
2x 2 2x 2
(a) y′ = 2e tan 3x + e × 2(tan 3x) × 3 sec 3x

2x 2 2x 2
= 2e tan 3x + 6e tan 3x sec 3x

2x 2
= 2e tan 3x(tan 3x + 3 sec 3x)

1 x
2x
2 1  x   ln 1  x  2 x
2 2

(b) y  
1  x  2 2



2 x 1  ln 1  x 2   [9 marks]
1  x  2 2

(a) (i) v =  a dt = 3t – 22t + c

2
8.

v = 35 when t = 0  c = 35
2
∴ v = 3t – 22t + 35

2 7
(ii) 3t – 22t + 35 = 0  (3t – 7)(t – 5) = 0  t = , 5 seconds
3

11
(iii) For local max/min, v′ = 0, so 6t – 22 = 0  t = .
3

11 16
However, at t = , v =  , whereas at t = 0, v = 35.
3 3
−1
∴ max speed = 35 ms

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(b) We know that P has negative velocity for < t < 5, so P is moving back towards
3
O here.

7 7
So find the displacement for 0 < t < and < t < 5 separately:
3 3
7 7 7 931
  3t 2 – 22t + 35 dt = t 3  11t 2  35t  3 
3 3
s1 = v dt = m
0 0 0 27

5 5 5 256
s2 =  7
3
v dt   7 3t 2  22t  35dt  t 3  11t 2  35t  7  
3 3 27
m

931 256 1197

∴s =   44 m [11 marks]
27 27 27

2 2 1
9. (a) cos 2x = 1 – 2 sin x  sin x = (1 – cos 2x)
2

1  cos 2 x  dx   x  sin 2 x   c   2 x  sin 2 x   c

1 1 1 1
 sin 2 x dx  
2 2 2  4

 
(b) V = π  2
y 2 dx    2
x sin2 x dx
0 0


 x  
  2 1
     2 x  sin 2 x     2  2 x  sin 2 x  dx 
4 0 0 4 
 

 
 x 
  2 1  2 1  2 
    2 x  sin 2 x      x  cos 2 x  

4 0 4 2  0 
 

2  4
   [12 marks]
 16 

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10. (a) Height of triangular face = 3

1
Area of triangular face of water of depth h and base b, A = bh
2

h 3 2h
By similar triangles:   b
b 2 3

So, the volume of water at height h,

1 1 2h
V = bh  6   h  6  2 3h 2 .
2 2 3

3
(b) Capacity of tank = 6 3 , so when quarter full V = 3.
2

3 3
3  2 3h 2  h
2 2

dV
Then,  4 3h
dh

dh dh dV 1 600 3
And    6 
dt dV dt 4 3h 10 20000 3h

3 dh 3 1  1 
So, when h = ,   ms 1  or cm 1  [7 marks]
2 dt  3 10000  100 
20000 3  
 2 

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