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IB HL Mathematics Review questions Calculus Calculus L162 3)7 =2, find the two values of © when x 22/E/N 2. Differentiate y= arecos (1 ~ 2x") with respect to x, and simplify your answer. 24/M/N 3. The area of the enclosed region shown in the diagram is defined by 28/M/N p20 +2,y 0. y This region is rotated 360° about the x-axis to form a solid of revolution. Find, in terms of a, the volume of this solid of revolution, 4, Using the substitution w= fryhart ax 5. When air is released from an inflated balloon itis found that the rate of decrease of the volume of the balloon is proportional to the volume of the balloon. This { can be represented by the differential equation 7 =~ ky, where vis the volume, X+ 1, or otherwise, find the integral 1 is the time and k is the constant of proportionality. l (a) If the initial volume of the balloon is vp, find an expression, in terms of k, for the volume of the balloon at time ¢. (b) Find an expression, in terms of k, for the time when the volume is a 6. A particle moves along a straight line. When it is a distance s from a fixed point, Gs+ ¢ where s > 1, the velocity v is given by v= Find the acceleration when s 7. Consider the function fx + x-x? for—1 0. ve (a) Find the interval where g’()> 0. “ (b) Find the interval where g”(1) > 0 and the interval where ¢”(i) <0. © (©) Find the value of ¢ where the graph of g(0) has a point of inflexion. @ @)__ Let r* be a value of t for which g’(7*) = 0 and g“(1*) <0. Find r*. ® (©) _ Find the point where the normal to the graph of g(#) at the point (2%, a(¢*)) meets the taxis. eB) (Total 18 marks) ‘The area between the graph of y = €* and the x-axis from x= 0 tox=k (k> 0) is 28/M/N rotated through 360° about the x-axis. Find, in terms of k and ¢, the volume of the solid generated. p Find the real number k> 1 for which fork) ond. ete i The acceleration, a(t) ms, of a fast train during the first 80 seconds of motion | 26/E/Y is given by a=- t+? 20 where ¢is the time in seconds. Ifthe train starts from rest at t= 0, find the distance travelled by the train in the first minute. In the diagram, P7@ is an arc of the parabola y = a” ~ x”, where a is a positive constant, and PORS js a rectangle, The area of the rectangle PORS is equal to the | 25/M/N area between the are PTO of the parabola and the x-axis, 18 Find, in terms of a, the dimensions of the rectangle. . 0 Consider the function fix) = 0, , where k € N (a) Find the derivative of fy(x), x > 0. (0) Find the interval over which f(x) is increasing. The graph of the function f(x) is shown below. © (i) Show that the stationary point of fi(x) is at x =e! (ii) One x-intercept is at (0, 0).Find the coordinates of the other x- intercept. (@)__ Find the area enclosed by the curve and the x-axis. (©) Find the equation of the tangent to the curve at A. 23/HIN @ @) a © la 14, 15. 11, 18. 19. () Show that the area of the triangular region created by the tangent and the coordinate axes is twice the area enclosed by the curve and the x-axis, (g) Show that the x-intercepts of /i(x) for consecutive values of k form a geometric sequence. @ 2 @ (Fotal 20 marks) The velocity, v, of an object, at a time 1, is given by v = ke ?, where fis in seconds and v is in m s, Find the distance travelled between #= 0 and t = a. 25,26/M/N Find the coordinates of the point which is nearest to the origin on the line Lex -Ay=2-34,2=2. A rectangle is drawn so that its lower vertices are on the x-axis and its upper vertices are on the curve y = sin x, where 0 0, such that {” yap 022, + Let fxr efit 22/M/N 22/E/Y 29/M/Y 23,24/M/N (@) Find f@. There is a point of inflexion on the graph of f, for 0 0, find the function the derivative of f 23/E/N with respect to x. 23. Calculate the area bounded by the graph of y = x sin (x*) and the x-axis, between 27/M/N x= 0 and the smallest positive x-intercept 24. For the function f:x ts 4 sin 2x + cos x, find the possible values of sin x for 24/E/N which /(x) = 0. 25. For what values of m is the line y= mx + 5 a tangent to the parabola y = 4 — x72 21/E/N / 26. ‘The tangent to the curve y*— x’ at the point P(1, 1) meets the x-axis at Q and the praxis at R. 22/M/N Find the ratio PQ: QR. (( 21. 28. 29. Solve te differential equation ay 2 = 1 +4, given that y = 0 when x = 2. 29MIN (a) Sketch and Jabel the curves 23/H/Y y=¥ for-2 0, on each curve are always perpendicular. “ (Total 14 marks) A uniform rod of length / metres is placed with its ends on two supports A, Bat | 26 /H/ Y the same horizontal level. << ! metres ——___> Sa Ify (x) metres is the amount of sag (ie the distance below [AB]} at a distance x metres from support A, then it is known that fy l(a et (e-} a vag ) @ @ tetz= oh b) 41 show that 22. iasP3 2)” 1500 dr Gi) Given that 1 = z and w(0) = 0, find w(2), 2 Show that w satisfies $2 — ue? 1s), and that (2) = (0) = 0 ® (b) Find the sag at the centre of a rod of length 2.4 metres. ® (Total 10 marks) pz 34, 35. 36, 38. Find the value of a such that feos* x dx = 0.740, Give your answer to3 decimal places Find the x-coordinate, between ~2 and 0, of the point of inflexion on the graph of the function f:x+s x*e". Give your answer to 3 decimal places. Find the area of the region enclosed by the graphs of y= sin x and y =x? — 2x + 15, where O 0 for all x. On your graph you should clearly indicate any minimum or maximum points, or points of inflexion, oe (@ Sketch and label the graphs of f(x)=e" and g(x)=e" —1 for 0. 0. Let f:x 952%, 2 0 , giving Your answer correct to four decimal places. @ (otal 13 marks) 1b 49. 50. SI 52. 93. 54. 38 y Find =, @ Find (0) Find the value of cos.x for which & Consider the tangent to the curve y= x + 4x? +x -6. 2UEIN (a) Find the equation of this tangent at the point where x= —1 (b) Find the coordinates of the point where this tangent meets the curve again. i a i ar an A point P(x, x’) lies on the curve y = x7. Calculate the minimum distance from 2IMIY the point ze , 3) to the point P Let be the angle between the unit vectors a and b, where 0 < 8 < x. Express 15?/MIN ja Blin terms of sin A sample of radioactive material decays at a rate which is proportional to the 29/H/Y amount of material present in the sample. Find the half-life of the material if 50 grams decay to 48 grams in 10 years. ind the area enclosed by the curves yoy andy = ©}, given that-3 ) an expression for the acceleration at time f. (a) Use integration by parts to find fe Inx dx. 2 (b) Evaluate [x*Inxds i ‘The figure below shows part of the curve y= x’ — 7x? + 14x~7. The curve ‘crosses the x-axis at the points A, B and C, (a) Find the x-coordinate of A. (0) Find the x-coordinate of B. (c) Find the area of the shaded region, A curve has equation xy° + 2xy = 3. Find the equation of the tangent to this curve at the point (1, 1). A rectangle is drawn so that its lower vertices are on the x-axis and its upper vertices are on the curve y= ¢~”* . The area of this rectangle is denoted by 4 (@) Write down an expression for 4 in terms of x. (®) Find the maximum value of A. The diagram below shows the graph of y, = flx),0< x< 4. 22,26/11/ 291M 1Y 26/E/Y 22/M/N 23/M/N 2/M/N ng On the axes below, sketch the graph of y= f [f(r)dt, marking clearly the points of inflexion. (Total 6 marks) | 62, ‘The function fis defined by i Ai Y (@ (Find an expression for f(x), simplifying your answer. ‘ (ii) The tangents to the curve of x) at points A and B are parallel to the x-axis, Find the coordinates of A and of B. \ o) (b) (i) Sketch the graph of y = 72). | (ii) Find the x-coordinates of the three points of inflexion on the graph ; off. fe (©) Find the range of | @ fF the composite function fof © (otal 15 marks) 4 63. A particle moves in a straight line with velocity, in metres per second, at timer [6/E7N seconds, given by W(Q = 6P - 61,120 Calculate the total distance travelled by the particle in the first two seconds of motion. 64. Find [(@c0s6 049, 29/MIN 65. Find the x-coordinate of the point of inflexion on the graph ofy=xe",-3 0. (@) (Show that “gga 2k- EIN? Sn FE Obtain an expression for /"(2), simplifying your answer as far as possible. 23/H/Y © iu 15. 16. () (Find the exact value of x satisfying the equation f(x) = (ii) Show that this value gives a maximum value for Ax). a (©) Find the x-coordinates of the two points of inflexion on the graph of f ® otal 12 marks) The function f with domain [o | is defined by x) = cos x + V3 sin x. Off Syllabus This function may also be expressed in the form X cos(x~ a) where R > 0 and O0,c>0. 23/H/N b+e™ (@) Show that /”(x) bre o (b) Find the coordinates ofthe point on the curve where /”() ® (©) Show that this is a point of inflexion @ (Total 8 marks) 132 82, 84. 85. 86. 87, 88. Given that 2 * — 2x and y= 3 when x = 0, find an expression for y in terms 29/E/N of x. at The point PCI, p), Where p> 0, lies on the curve 2x°y + 3y* = 16. 22/M/N (a) Calculate the value of p. (b) Calculate the gradient of the tangent to the curve at P. @) Find [” 9 giving your answer in terms of m. 25/MIN 2+3 (b) Given that [" oat 5 ~ Sy ealeutate the value of m. ‘The function fis defined by f: x +> 3*. 234M/Y \d the solution of the equation /"(x) = 2. Tnx Find [ax 29/ HIN Ve The following diagram shows an isosceles triangle ABC with AB = 10 cm and AC =BC. The vertex C is moving in a direction perpendicular to (AB) with 241 HIN speed 2 cm per second, A B Calculate the rate of increase of the angle CAB at the moment the triangle is equilateral. The temperature 7 °C of an object in a room, after ¢ minutes, satisfies the differential equation 29/M/Y. 2 A(T — 22), where k is a constant, (a) Solve this equation to show that = Ae + 22, where A is a constant. @) (b) When ¢=0, T= 100, and when ¢= 15, T= 70. (i) Use this information to find the value of A and of k. (ii) Hence find the value of r when T= 40. o (Total 10 marks) 89. 90. 91 92. 93. 94. 95. vy Iy=In@x= 1), find <> ‘y= In@x~ 1), find Find the total area of the two regions enclosed by the curve y =3° — 3x” ~ 9x +27 and the line y= x +3. Find the equation of the normal to the curve x° + y* - 9xy= 0 at the point (2, 4), je. A closed cylindrical can has a volume of 500 cm’. The height of the can is A cm and the radius of the base is r cm. Using the substitution 2x = sind, or otherwise, find. f[ VI = 4x (a) Find an expression for the total surface area 4 of the can, in terms of r. (b) Given that there is a minimum value of A for r> 0, find this value of r Consider the complex number z = cos0+ i sin@, (@) Using De Moivre's theorem show that 2eosnd, () By expanding (« ' 4 show that 2 jtoonter 400520+ 3). (©) Letg(a)= ffeost ate (i) Find g(a). (ii) Solve g(a) = 1 23/E/N 26/E/Y 22/M IN 29/H/N 22/M/N 27/HIY Q) @ 6 (otal 14 marks) ‘The displacement s metres of a moving body B from a fixed point O at time ¢ seconds is given by 5 = 50t— 107 + 1000. (@) Find the velocity of B in ms”. (>) Find its maximum displacement from O. 26/B/Y 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101 \ 102. ‘The function f is given by f(x) = 2sin (s« 2) (a) Write down f'"@). (b) Given that, (2) = 1, find fo), Find the gradient of the normal to the curve 3x7y + 2x? = 2 at the point (1, -2). x a+ 2) Use the substitution «=x +2 to find i dx The line L is given by the parametric equations x= 1 ~A, y= 2-34, 2= 2. Find the coordinates of the point on Z which is nearest to the origin. ‘Solve the differential equation a —y? = 1, given that y= 0 when x= 2. Give your answer in the form y= fx). ‘The function fis defined on the domain x 2 1 by fx) (@ (Show, by considering the first and second derivatives off, that there is one fmaximum point on the graph of f. (ii) State the exaet coordinates of this point. (iii) The graph of fhas a point of inflexion at P. Find the x-coordinate of Pr. Let R be the region enclosed by the graph of f, the x-axis and the line x = 5. (©) _ Find the exaet value of the area of R. (6) The region R is rotated through an angle 2x about the x-axis. Find the volume of the solid of revolution generated. 24/ EIN 22/MIN 29/MIN 22/MI/N 29/M/N 29/H/Y ro} 8 © @ (Cotal 21 marks) 42 5 ‘The function fis given by Ax) = ae the graph of fat the point P. Find the coordinates of P. 4.0. There is a point of inflexion on 221E/Y 136 ! 104. 105. 106. 107 An experiment is carried out in which the number n of bacteria in a liquid, is given by the formula 7 = 650 e, where 1 is the time in minutes after the beginning of the experiment and & is a constant. The number of bacteria doubles every 20 minutes. Find (2) the exact value of k; (b) the rate at which the number of bacteria is increasing when r= 90. x2 45x45 4 xt? baie Let Az) (@) Find f@). (b) Solve f@)>2. ‘The normal to the curve y= & + Inx?, forx 0, ke R, at the point where x= 2, has equation 3x + 2y=b, where b < R. Find the exact value of k. ‘The function fis defined by f(x) = OG 1), here p ¢ R. (a) (i) Show that f(x) =e"(pla + 1) + 1). (i) Let, Hx) denote the result of differentiating Ax) with respect 10 x, Use mathematical induction to prove that Pre) = PME (Pat 1) +n),ne 2" (>) When p= V3, there is a minimum point and a point of inflexion on the graph of f, Find the exact value of the x-coordinate of the minimum point; Gi) the point of inflexion. (©) Letp= + . Let R be the region enclosed by the curve, the x-axis and the Fines x= . Find the area of R. 23/M/Y 21/E/N 21/M/N 23/HIY o @ Q) (Total 13 marks) ‘The diagram shows a trapezium OABC in which OA is parallel to CB. O is the centre of a circle radius rem. A, Band C are on its circumference. Angle OCB = a. 24/H/Y

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