Find an expression for when .
Hence, or otherwise, find the values of for which is a decreasing function.
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Find an expression for when .
Hence, or otherwise, find the values of for which is a decreasing function.
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The curve has equation .
Find expressions for and .
[i] Evaluate and when .
[ii] What does your answer to part [b] tell you about curve at the point where ?
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Find the values of for which is an increasing function.
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Find the -coordinates of the stationary points on the curve with equation
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Show that the point is a [local] maximum point on the curve with equation
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Find the value of and at the point where for the curve with equation .
Explain why is not a stationary point.
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Find the values of for which is an increasing function.
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Show that the function is increasing for all .
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A curve has the equation .
Find expressions for and .
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 -axis at and cuts the -axis at . The points and are stationary points on the curve.
Using calculus, and showing all your working, find the coordinates of and .
Show that is a point on the curve and explain why those must be the coordinates of point .
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A company manufactures food tins in the shape of cylinders which must have a constant volume of . To lessen material costs the company would like to minimise the surface area of the tins.
By first expressing the height of the tin in terms of its radius , 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 -coordinates of the stationary points on the graph with equation .
Find the nature of the stationary points found in part [a].
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Find the values of for which is a decreasing function.
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Show that the function is decreasing for all .
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A curve has the equation .
The point is the stationary point of the curve.
Find the coordinates of and determine its nature.
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The diagram below shows a part of the curve with equation , where
,
Point is the maximum point of the curve.
Find .
Use your answer to part [a] to find the coordinates of point .
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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 metres, and the equal sides are each metres in length.
Although and can vary, the total amount of fencing to be used is fixed at metres.
Explain why .
Show that
where is the total area of the garden bed.
Using your answer to [b] find, in terms of , 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 coordinates of the stationary points, and their nature, on the graph with equation .
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Find the values of for which is a decreasing function, where .
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Show that the function , , is increasing for all in its domain.
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A curve is described by the equation , where .
Find and .
is the stationary point on the curve.
Find the coordinates of and determine its nature.
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The diagram below shows the part of the curve with equation for which . The marked point lies on the curve. is the origin.
Show that .
Find the minimum distance from 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 and central angle , where .
Although and may be varied, it is necessary that the table have a fixed area of .
Explain why .
Show that the perimeter, P, of the table top is given by the formula
Show that the minimum possible value for is equal to the perimeter of a square with area . Be sure to prove that your value is a minimum.
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