CHAPTER 9 DIFFERENTIATION

PAPER 1
1.

Given the curve f ( x) x 2 8 x 3 . Find the maximum point of the curve.

[3 marks]

Answer : ...
2.

Given that r cm is the radius of a sphere. Calculate the approximate change in its area when
the radius increases from 8 cm to 8.002 cm.
[4 marks]

Answer : ...
3.

Find

d
1

.
dx 5 x 3

[2 marks]

Answer : ...

4.

x5
. Find
x2 3
the coordinates of the point when the curve intersects the y-axis.
the gradient of the tangent at point (1, -1).

Given that y
(a)
(b)

[4 marks]

Answer: (a)..
(b).
5.

Given that y 5 4 x 2 . Find the approximate change in y when x decreases from 3 to

2.98.
[4 marks]

Answer : ...
6.

The point P lies on the curve y = (x 5)2. It is given that the gradient of the normal at P
1
4

is . Find the coordinates of P.

[3 marks]

7.
Given that f ( x ) (3 x 1) 5 . Find the value of f(-1).
marks]

Answer : ...
[3

Answer : ...
8.

It is given that y

2 7
dy
u , where u 3 x 5 . Find
in terms of x.
3
dx

[3 marks]

Answer : ...
9.

The area of a sphere increases at a rate of 4.2 cm2s-1 when it is heated. Find
(a) the rate of change of the radius when the radius is 3 cm,
(b) the rate of change of the volume at that instant.
[4 marks]

Answer: (a)..

(b).
10.

Given that y

dy
k
2x 4

and
. Find the value of k.
dx ( x 2) 2
x2

[3 marks]

Answer : ...
11.

Given that y 3 x x 4 ,
dy
when x = 1,
dx

(a)

find the value of

(b)

express the approximate change in y, in terms of p, when x changes from 1 to

1 + p, where p is a small value.

[4 marks]

Answer: (a)..
(b).

PAPER 2

a cm
2x cm
DIAGRAM 1
12.

Diagram 1 shows the frame of a window formed from a rectangle of width 2x cm and of
height a cm and a semicircle on top of it. Given that the perimeter of the window is 80 cm.
(a)

Show that the area of the window, L, is given by L 2 x 40 x

x
.
4

[2 marks]
(b)

Find the value of x such that the area of the window is a maximum. Hence, find the
value of L.

(c)

[5 marks]

Given that the radius of the semicircle increases at the rate 0.5 cms -1 when it is heated.
Find the rate of change of the area of the window, L, when the radius of the semicircle
is 10 cm.

[3 marks]

13.
10x cm
y cm
12x cm
DIAGRAM 2
(a)

A piece of wire of length 150 cm is bent to form a shape as shown in Diagram 2.

(i)

Show that the area enclosed by the wire, in cm2, is given by L 900 x 144 x 2 .

(ii)

Hence, find the maximum area of the figure.

[5 marks]
5

(b)

Given that y 4 x 3 x 2 5 . Find the value of

1
dy
1
at point , 5 . Hence, find
dx
4
2

(i)

the approximate change in x when y increases from 5.25 to 5.28.

(ii)

the rate of change of y at the instant when x

1
, if the rate of change of x is
2

0.8 units per second.

[5

marks]

14.

P (1, 5)

(a)

Diagram 3 shows the curve y

DIAGRAM 3
5

3x 2 2 which passes through point P (1, 5). Find

the equation of the normal to the curve at point P.

(b)

[5 marks]

The total surface area of an open cylinder of radius r cm is 27 cm 2 .

(i)
Show that the volume of the cylinder , V cm 3 , is given by
r
V
(27 r 2 )
2
(ii)
Find the maximum volume of the cylinder.
[5 marks]

ANSWER - DIFFERENTIATION
PAPER 1
1.

( 4 , 19)

2.

0.402

(b)

3.

4.

(a) 0, - ,
3

5 x 3

(b)

3
4

14.

(a)

dy
2
dx
(i)

0.015

(ii)

1.6 units s 1

1
29
x4
or 30y = x +
30
30

149

5.

0.48

6.

P(7 , 4)

7.

240

8.

14(3x 5) 6

9.

(a) 0.175 cm s-1

(b)

(ii)

27 cm 3

(b) 6.3 cm3 s -1

10.

k = 8

11.

7p

PAPER 2
12.

(b) x = 11.202 cm, L = 448.1 cm2

(c) 4.29 cm2 s-1

13.

(a)

(ii)

1406.25 cm2