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SA-9709-P1-DF-004 2 marks L2 Standard Calculator Roots and fractions
Differentiate 4 x + 1 \sqrt{4x+1} 4 x + 1 with respect to x x x .
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SA-9709-P1-DF-006 3 marks L2 Standard Calculator Tangents and normals
Find the equation of the tangent to the curve y = x 3 − 3 x + 4 y=x^3-3x+4 y = x 3 − 3 x + 4 at the point ( 2 , 6 ) (2,6) ( 2 , 6 ) . Give your answer in the form y = m x + c y=mx+c y = m x + c .
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SA-9709-P1-DF-007 4 marks L2 Standard Calculator Tangents and normals
Find the equation of the normal to the curve y = 2 x 2 − 3 x + 1 y=2x^2-3x+1 y = 2 x 2 − 3 x + 1 at the point where x = 2 x=2 x = 2 .
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SA-9709-P1-DF-008 5 marks L2 Standard Calculator Stationary points
Find the x x x -coordinates of the stationary points of y = x 3 − 6 x 2 + 9 x + 2 y=x^3-6x^2+9x+2 y = x 3 − 6 x 2 + 9 x + 2 , and the y y y -coordinates of the maximum and minimum points.
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SA-9709-P1-DF-010 3 marks L2 Standard Calculator Rates
The radius of a circle is increasing at 0.5 0.5 0.5 cm s⁻¹. Find the rate at which the area is increasing when the radius is 4 4 4 cm. Give an exact answer.
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SA-9709-P1-DF1-002 2 marks L2 Standard Calculator Chords to tangents
P P P is the point ( 3 , 9 ) (3,9) ( 3 , 9 ) on y = x 2 y=x^2 y = x 2 and Q Q Q is the point ( 3 + h , ( 3 + h ) 2 ) (3+h,\ (3+h)^2) ( 3 + h , ( 3 + h ) 2 ) . The gradient of P Q PQ P Q simplifies to a + h a+h a + h . Find a a a , and hence state the gradient of the curve at P P P .
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SA-9709-P1-DF1-004 2 marks L2 Standard Calculator Power rule
Find d y d x \dfrac{dy}{dx} d x d y when y = ( x + 3 ) ( x − 2 ) y=(x+3)(x-2) y = ( x + 3 ) ( x − 2 ) .
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SA-9709-P1-DF2-002 2 marks L2 Standard Calculator Chain rule
Differentiate ( x 2 + 3 ) 4 (x^2+3)^4 ( x 2 + 3 ) 4 with respect to x x x .
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SA-9709-P1-DF3-002 3 marks L2 Standard Calculator Tangents and normals
Find the equation of the normal to y = x 2 y=x^2 y = x 2 at the point ( 2 , 4 ) (2,4) ( 2 , 4 ) , in the form y = m x + c y=mx+c y = m x + c .
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SA-9709-P1-DF4-002 3 marks L2 Standard Calculator Stationary points
Find the x x x -coordinates of the stationary points of y = 2 x 3 − 9 x 2 + 12 x y=2x^3-9x^2+12x y = 2 x 3 − 9 x 2 + 12 x .
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SA-9709-P1-DF4-003 2 marks L2 Standard Calculator Nature
y = x 3 − 12 x y=x^3-12x y = x 3 − 12 x has a stationary point at x = 2 x=2 x = 2 . Using the second derivative, this point is
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SA-9709-P1-DF5-001 3 marks L2 Standard Calculator Rates
The side of a cube increases at 0.1 0.1 0.1 cm s⁻¹. Find the rate at which the volume is increasing when the side is 5 5 5 cm.
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SA-9709-P1-DF5-002 3 marks L2 Standard Calculator Rates
The radius of a sphere increases at 0.2 0.2 0.2 cm s⁻¹. Find the rate at which the surface area S = 4 π r 2 S=4\pi r^2 S = 4 π r 2 is increasing when r = 10 r=10 r = 10 . Give an exact answer.
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SA-9709-P1-FN1-001 3 marks L2 Standard Calculator Range of quadratics
f ( x ) = x 2 + 4 x + 9 f(x)=x^2+4x+9 f ( x ) = x 2 + 4 x + 9 , x ∈ R x\in\mathbb{R} x ∈ R . By completing the square, find the least value of f ( x ) f(x) f ( x ) , and hence state the range of f f f as f ( x ) ≥ k f(x)\ge k f ( x ) ≥ k .
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SA-9709-P1-FN1-006 2 marks L2 Standard Calculator Domain
The largest possible domain of f ( x ) = 5 − 2 x f(x)=\sqrt{5-2x} f ( x ) = 5 − 2 x is x ≤ k x\le k x ≤ k . Find k k k .
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SA-9709-P1-FN2-002 2 marks L2 Standard Calculator Expressions
f ( x ) = 2 x + 3 f(x)=2x+3 f ( x ) = 2 x + 3 and g ( x ) = x 2 − 1 g(x)=x^2-1 g ( x ) = x 2 − 1 . Find an expression for f g ( x ) fg(x) f g ( x ) .
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SA-9709-P1-FN2-005 3 marks L2 Standard Calculator Expressions
f ( x ) = 2 x + 3 f(x)=2x+3 f ( x ) = 2 x + 3 and g ( x ) = x 2 − 1 g(x)=x^2-1 g ( x ) = x 2 − 1 . Solve f g ( x ) = 19 fg(x)=19 f g ( x ) = 19 .
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SA-9709-P1-FN3-001 3 marks L2 Standard Calculator Find the inverse
f ( x ) = 4 x − 2 f(x)=\dfrac{4}{x-2} f ( x ) = x − 2 4 for x > 2 x>2 x > 2 . Find f − 1 ( x ) f^{-1}(x) f − 1 ( x ) .
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SA-9709-P1-FN3-004 2 marks L2 Standard Calculator One-one
f ( x ) = x 2 − 4 x + 7 f(x)=x^2-4x+7 f ( x ) = x 2 − 4 x + 7 for x ≥ k x\ge k x ≥ k . Find the least value of k k k for which f f f is one-one.
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SA-9709-P1-FN4-001 2 marks L2 Standard Calculator Intersections
f ( x ) = 2 x + 3 f(x)=2x+3 f ( x ) = 2 x + 3 . Find the x x x -coordinate of the point where the graphs of y = f ( x ) y=f(x) y = f ( x ) and y = f − 1 ( x ) y=f^{-1}(x) y = f − 1 ( x ) meet.
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