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Further Differentiation (CIE A Level Maths: Pure 3)
Exam Questions
A curve has the equation .
Find an expression for .
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Find for
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The curve with equation passes through the point with coordinates (-3 , 1).
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Differentiate with respect to x.
Differentiate with respect to x.
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Differentiate with respect to x
Differentiate with respect to .
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Write down when
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The function is defined as
Show that the graph of intercepts the x-axis at the points (1 , 0) and (2 , 0).
Find .
Find the gradient of the tangent at the point (1 , 0).
Hence find the equation of the tangent at the point (1 , 0), giving your answer in the form , where a, b and c are integers to be found.
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Given that the derivative of is , use the chain rule to show that the derivative of is
where is a real constant.
Hence find the coordinates of the point(s) where the curve has a gradient of 1. The coordinates should in every case be given as exact values.
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A curve has the equation
Find the gradient of the normal to the curve at the point , giving your answer correct to 3 decimal places.
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Find for each of the following:
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Find the equation of the tangent to the curve at the point , giving your answer in the form, where a, b and c are integers.
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Differentiate with respect to x, simplifying your answers as far as possible:
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Differentiate with respect to x.
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Show that if , then
Hence find the gradient of the tangent to the curve at the point with coordinates
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The diagram below shows part of the graph of , whereis the function defined by
Points A, B and C are the three places where the graph intercepts the x-axis.
Find .
Show that the coordinates of point A are (-2, 0).
Find the equation of the tangent to the curve at point A.
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Use the chain rule to differentiate , where is a real constant.
What does your answer to part (a) tell you about the number of stationary points on the curve
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Use an appropriate method to differentiate each of the following.
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A curve has the equation
Show that the equation of the tangent to the curve at the point with x-coordinate 1 is
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For , where is a real number and is an integer, show that
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Find the gradient of the normal to the curve at the point with x-coordinate 0. Give your answer correct to 3 decimal places.
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Differentiate with respect to x, simplifying your answers as far as possible:
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By writing as and then using the product and chain rules, show that
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Given that ,
Find in terms of y
Hence find in terms of x.
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The diagram below shows part of the graph of , where is the function defined by
Point A is a maximum point on the graph.
Show that the x-coordinate of A is a solution to the equation
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Use the chain rule to show that the derivative of , where is a real constant, is a
Hence find the coordinates of any stationary point(s) on the curve with equation
giving your answers as exact values.
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Use an appropriate method to differentiate each of the following.
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A curve has the equation .
Show that the gradient of the normal to the curve at the point is
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Find the derivative of the function
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Show that the derivative is
Hence find the equation of the tangent to the curve at the point , giving your answer in the form , where a and b are to be given as exact values.
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Differentiate with respect to x, simplifying your answers where possible:
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The diagram below shows the graph of , where is the function defined by
The points A and B are maximum and minimum points, respectively.
Find the range of , giving your answer correct to 3 decimal places.
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A sequence of functions is defined by the recurrence relation
Based on that sequence, the functionis defined by
Calculate the value of
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Use calculus to find the coordinates of the stationary points of the curve
and determine whether each one is a maximum or a minimum. The coordinates should be given as exact values.
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