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1. A curve has equation y = 7 2x

5
.
(a) Find .
(2)
(b) Find an equation for the tangent to the curve at the point where x = 1.
(3)
(c) Determine whether y is increasing or decreasing when x = 2.
(2)
(Total 7 marks)


2. A curve has equation y = x
5
6x
3
3x + 25.
(a) Find .
(3)

(b) The point P on the curve has coordinates (2, 3).
(i) Show that the gradient of the curve at P is 5.
(2)

(ii) Hence find an equation of the normal to the curve at P, expressing your answer in
the form ax + by = c, where a, b and c are integers.
(3)
(c) Determine whether y is increasing or decreasing when x = 1.
(2)
(Total 10 marks)


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y
d
d
x
y
d
d
2

3. A taxi firm advertises its charges as
l.30 for the first 940 metres plus 20p for every extra 400 metres.
These charges can be modelled by the equation
C = 1.30 +
where C is the charge in and x is the distance travelled in metres.

(a) Explain how the equation is obtained from the taxi firms charges.
(3)
(b) Write down the value of and explain what this value means.
(2)
(Total 5 marks)


4. A curve is defined for x > 0 by the equation y = x + .
(a) (i) Find .
(3)
(ii) Hence show that the gradient of the curve at the point P where x = 2 is .
(1)

(b) Find an equation of the normal to the curve at this point P.
(4)
(Total 8 marks)


5. A curve has equation y = x
3
x
2
px + q, where p and q are positive constants.
(a) Find, in terms of p and q, the equation of the tangent to the curve at the point where the
curve intersects the y-axis.
(5)

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x
x
C
d
d
x
2
x
y
d
d
2
1
3

(b) Given that the curve intersects the x-axis at three points, sketch
y = x
3
x
2
px + q.
You do not need to mark the coordinates of any point.
(2)
(Total 7 marks)