Find an expression for when .
Find the gradient of at the points where
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Find an expression for when .
Find the gradient of at the points where
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The curve C has equation
Find expressions for and .
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For the graph with equation , find the gradient of the tangent at the point where .
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Find the values of for which is an increasing function.
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Find the x-coordinates of the stationary points on the curve with equation
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Show that the point (2 , 1) is a (local) maximum point on the curve with equation
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Find the values of x for which is an increasing function.
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Show that the function is increasing for all .
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The curve C has equation.
Show that the point P(2, 9) lies on C.
Show that the value of at P is 16.
Find an equation of the tangent to C at P.
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The curve C has equation . The point P lies on C.
Find an expression for .
Show that an equation of the normal to C at point P is .
This normal cuts the x-axis at the point Q.
Find the length of PQ, giving your answer as an exact value.
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Given that , find
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A curve has the equation .
Find expressions forand .
Determine the coordinates of the local minimum of the curve.
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The diagram below shows part of the curve with equation . The curve touches the x-axis at A and cuts the x-axis at C. The points A and B are stationary points on the curve.
Using calculus, and showing all your working, find the coordinates of A and B.
Show that (-1, 0) is a point on the curve and explain why those must be the coordinates of point C.
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A company manufactures food tins in the shape of cylinders which must have a constant volume of 150π cm3. To lessen material costs the company would like to minimise the surface area of the tins.
By first expressing the height h of the tin in terms of its radius r, show that the surface area of the cylinder is given by .
Use calculus to find the minimum value for the surface area of the tins. Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.
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Find the values of x for which is a decreasing function.
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Show that the function is decreasing for all
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The curve C has equation . The point P(2, 2) lies on C.
Find an equation of the tangent to C at P.
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The curve C has equation The point P lies on C.
The normal to C at P intersects the x-axis at the point Q.
Find the coordinates of Q.
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Given that , find
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A curve has the equation
The point P is the stationary point of the curve.
Find the coordinates of P and determine its nature.
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The diagram below shows a part of the curve with equation , where
Point A is the maximum point of the curve.
Find .
Use your answer to part (a) to find the coordinates of point A.
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A garden bed is to be divided by fencing into four identical isosceles triangles, arranged as shown in the diagram below:
The base of each triangle is 2x metres, and the equal sides are each y metres in length.
Although x and y can vary, the total amount of fencing to be used is fixed at P metres.
Explain why .
Show that
where A is the total area of the garden bed.
Using your answer to (b) find, in terms of P, the maximum possible area of the garden bed.
Describe the shape of the bed when the area has its maximum value.
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Find the values of x for which is a decreasing function, where .
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Show that the function, is increasing for all x in its domain.
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A curve has equation .
A is the point on the curve with x coordinate 0, and B is the point on the curve with x coordinate 6.
C is the point of intersection of the tangents to the curve at A and B.
Find the coordinates of point C.
Calculate the area of triangle ABC.
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A curve is described by the equation , where
P is the point on the curve such that the normal to the curve at P also passes through the origin.
Find the coordinates of point P. Give your answer in the form , where a and b are rational numbers to be found.
Write down the equation of the normal to the curve at P.
Show that an equation of the tangent to the curve at P is
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A curve is described by the equation , where
Find and .
P is the stationary point on the curve.
Find the coordinates of P and determine its nature.
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The diagram below shows the part of the curve with equation for which . The marked point P lies on the curve. O is the origin.
Show that
Find the minimum distance from O to the curve, using calculus to prove that your answer is indeed a minimum.
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The top of a patio table is to be made in the shape of a sector of a circle with radius r and central angle , where .
Although r and may be varied, it is necessary that the table have a fixed area of A m2.
Explain why .
Show that the perimeter, P, of the table top is given by the formula
Show that the minimum possible value for P is equal to the perimeter of a square with area A. Be sure to prove that your value is a minimum.
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