Topic 6 Part 2 [306 marks]

The diagram shows part of the graph of

y = f ′ (x) . The x-intercepts are at points A and C. There is a minimum at B, and a maximum at D.

1a. (i)
Write down the value of [3 marks]
f ′ (x) at C.
(ii) Hence, show that C corresponds to a minimum on the graph of f , i.e. it has the same x-coordinate.

1b. Which of the points A, B, D corresponds to a maximum on the graph of f ?

[1 mark]

1c. Show that B corresponds to a point of inflexion on the graph of f .

[3 marks]

The acceleration,
a ms−2 , of a particle at time t seconds is given by
a = 2t + cos t .

2a. Find the acceleration of the particle at [2 marks]

t=0.

2b.
Find the velocity, v, at time t, given that the initial velocity of the particle is [5 marks]
ms−1 .

2c. Find
3
[7 marks]
∫0 vdt , giving your answer in the form
p − q cos 3 .

2d.
What information does the answer to part (c) give about the motion of the particle? [2 marks]
 Let
f(x) = x cos(x − sin x) ,
0≤x≤3.

3a. Sketch the graph of f on the following set of axes. [3 marks]

3b. The graph of f intersects the x-axis when [1 mark]

x=a,
a ≠ 0 . Write down the value of a.

3c.
The graph of f is revolved [4 marks]
360∘ about the x-axis from
x = 0 to
x = a . Find the volume of the solid formed.

Let
f(x) = e2x cos x ,
−1 ≤ x ≤ 2 .

4a.
Show that [3 marks]
f ′ (x) = e2x (2 cos x − sin x) .

4b. Let the line L be the normal to the curve of f at [5 marks]

x=0.
Find the equation of L .

4c. The graph of f and the line L intersect at the point (0, 1) and at a second point P. [6 marks]

(i) Find the x-coordinate of P.

(ii) Find the area of the region enclosed by the graph of f and the line L .

5a.
Find [2 marks]
1
∫ 2x+3 dx .

5b. Given that −

−
[4 marks]
∫03 1
2x+3
dx = ln √P , find the value of P.

6.
A particle moves along a straight line so that its velocity, [7 marks]
v ms−1 at time t seconds is given by
v = 6e3t + 4 . When
t = 0 , the displacement, s, of the particle is 7 metres. Find an expression for s in terms of t.
 Let
f(x) = x2ax
+1
,
−8 ≤ x ≤ 8 ,
a ∈ R .The graph of f is shown below.

The region between

x = 3 and
x = 7 is shaded.

7a. Show that [2 marks]

f(−x) = −f(x) .

7b.
Given that [7 marks]
2ax(x2 −3)
f ′′ (x) = , find the coordinates of all points of inflexion.
(x2 +1) 3

7c.
It is given that [7 marks]
∫ f(x)dx = a2 ln(x2 + 1) + C .
(i) Find the area of the shaded region, giving your answer in the form
p ln q .
(ii) Find the value of
8
∫4 2f(x − 1)dx .

Let
f(x) = x3 − 4x + 1 .

8a.
Expand [2 marks]
(x + h)3 .

8b.
Use the formula [4 marks]
f(x+h)−f(x)
f ′ (x) = lim h
to show that the derivative of
h→0
f(x) is
3x2 − 4 .

8c.
The tangent to the curve of f at the point [4 marks]
P(1, − 2) is parallel to the tangent at a point Q. Find the coordinates of Q.

8d.
The graph of f is decreasing for [3 marks]
p < x < q . Find the value of p and of q.
8e.
Write down the range of values for the gradient of [2 marks]
f.

A function f has its first derivative given by

f ′ (x) = (x − 3)3 .

9a. Find the second derivative. [2 marks]

9b. Find [1 mark]

f ′ (3) and
f ′′ (3) .

9c.
The point P on the graph of f has x-coordinate [2 marks]
3. Explain why P is not a point of inflexion.

Let
f(x) = e−3x and
g(x) = sin(x − π3 ) .

10a.
Write down [2 marks]

(i)
f ′ (x) ;
(ii)
g′ (x) .

10b.
Let [4 marks]
h(x) = e−3x sin(x − π3 ) . Find the exact value of
h′ ( π3 ) .

In this question s represents displacement in metres and t represents time in seconds.

The velocity v m s–1 of a moving body is given by
v = 40 − at where a is a non-zero constant.

11a. (i) If [6 marks]

s = 100 when
t = 0 , find an expression for s in terms of a and t.
(ii) If
s = 0 when
t = 0 , write down an expression for s in terms of a and t.

Trains approaching a station start to slow down when they pass a point P. As a train slows down, its velocity is given by
v = 40 − at , where
t = 0 at P. The station is 500 m from P.

11b. A train M slows down so that it comes to a stop at the station. [6 marks]

(i) Find the time it takes train M to come to a stop, giving your answer in terms of a.
(ii) Hence show that
a = 85 .

11c.
For a different train N, the value of a is 4. [5 marks]

Show that this train will stop before it reaches the station.
 Consider the curve
y = ln(3x − 1) . Let P be the point on the curve where
x=2.

12a.
Write down the gradient of the curve at P. [2 marks]

12b.
The normal to the curve at P cuts the x-axis at R. Find the coordinates of R. [5 marks]

Let
f(x) = x(x − 5)2 , for
0 ≤ x ≤ 6 . The following diagram shows the graph of f .

Let R be the region enclosed by the x-axis and the curve of f .

13a.
Find the area of R. [3 marks]

13b.
Find the volume of the solid formed when R is rotated through [4 marks]
360∘ about the x-axis.

13c.
The diagram below shows a part of the graph of a quadratic function [7 marks]
g(x) = x(a − x) . The graph of g crosses the x-axis when
x=a.

The area of the shaded region is equal to the area of R. Find the value of a.
 Let
f(x) = 3 sin x + 4 cos x , for
−2π ≤ x ≤ 2π .

14a.
Sketch the graph of f . [3 marks]

14b.
Write down [3 marks]

(i) the amplitude;

(ii) the period;
(iii) the x-intercept that lies between
− π2 and 0.

14c. Hence write [3 marks]

f(x) in the form
p sin(qx + r) .

14d.
Write down one value of x such that [2 marks]
f ′ (x) = 0 .

14e.
Write down the two values of k for which the equation [2 marks]
f(x) = k has exactly two solutions.

14f.
Let [5 marks]
g(x) = ln(x + 1) , for
0 ≤ x ≤ π . There is a value of x, between
0 and
1, for which the gradient of f is equal to the gradient of g. Find this value of x.

Consider
f(x) = 13 x3 + 2x2 − 5x . Part of the graph of f is shown below. There is a maximum point at M, and a point of inflexion at N.

15a.
Find [3 marks]
f ′ (x) .

15b.
Find the x-coordinate of M. [4 marks]

15c.
Find the x-coordinate of N. [3 marks]
15d.
The line L is the tangent to the curve of f at [4 marks]
(3, 12). Find the equation of L in the form
y = ax + b .

The diagram below shows part of the graph of the gradient function,
y = f ′ (x) .

16a.
On the grid below, sketch a graph of [2 marks]
y = f ′′ (x) , clearly indicating the x-intercept.

16b.
Complete the table, for the graph of [2 marks]
y = f(x) .

16c.
Justify your answer to part (b) (ii). [2 marks]
 The following diagram shows the graphs of
f(x) = ln(3x − 2) + 1 and
g(x) = −4 cos(0.5x) + 2 , for
1 ≤ x ≤ 10 .

17a. Let A be the area of the region enclosed by the curves of f and g.
[6 marks]

(i) Find an expression for A.

(ii) Calculate the value of A.

17b.
(i) Find [4 marks]
f ′ (x) .
(ii) Find
g′ (x) .

17c.
There are two values of x for which the gradient of f is equal to the gradient of g. Find both these values of x. [4 marks]

Let
∫15 3f(x)dx = 12 .

18a.
Show that [2 marks]
∫51 f(x)dx = −4 .

18b.
Find the value of [5 marks]
2 5
∫1 (x + f(x))dx+ ∫2 (x + f(x))dx .

Let
f : x ↦ sin3 x .

19a.
(i) Write down the range of the function f . [5 marks]

(ii) Consider
f(x) = 1 ,
0 ≤ x ≤ 2π . Write down the number of solutions to this equation. Justify your answer.

19b.
Find [2 marks]
f ′ (x) , giving your answer in the form
asinp xcosq x where
a, p, q ∈ Z .
19c.
Let [7 marks]
– 1
g(x) = √3 sin x(cos x) 2 for
π
0 ≤ x ≤ 2 . Find the volume generated when the curve of g is revolved through
2π about the x-axis.

The following diagram shows a semicircle centre O, diameter [AB], with radius 2.
Let P be a point on the circumference, with
PÔB = θ radians.

20a.
Find the area of the triangle OPB, in terms of [2 marks]
θ.

20b.
Explain why the area of triangle OPA is the same as the area triangle OPB. [3 marks]

Let S be the total area of the two segments shaded in the diagram below.

20c.
Show that [3 marks]
S = 2(π − 2 sin θ) .

20d.
Find the value of [8 marks]
θ when S is a local minimum, justifying that it is a minimum.

20e.
Find a value of [2 marks]
θ for which S has its greatest value.

Let
f(x) = ex (1 − x2 ) .

21a.
Show that [3 marks]
f ′ (x) = ex (1 − 2x − x2 ) .
 Part of the graph of
y = f(x), for
−6 ≤ x ≤ 2 , is shown below. The x-coordinates of the local minimum and maximum points are r and s respectively.

21b. Write down the equation of the horizontal asymptote.

[1 mark]

21c.
Write down the value of r and of s. [4 marks]

21d.
Let L be the normal to the curve of f at [4 marks]
P(0, 1) . Show that L has equation
x+y = 1 .

21e.
Let R be the region enclosed by the curve [5 marks]
y = f(x) and the line L.
(i) Find an expression for the area of R.
(ii) Calculate the area of R.

A toy car travels with velocity v ms−1 for six seconds. This is shown in the graph below.

22a.
Write down the car’s velocity at [1 mark]
t=3.

22b.
Find the car’s acceleration at [2 marks]
t = 1.5 .
22c.
Find the total distance travelled. [3 marks]

23a.
Find [3 marks]
ex
∫ 1+e x dx .

23b.
Find [4 marks]
∫ sin 3x cos 3xdx .

Given that
f(x) = x1 , answer the following.

24a.
Find the first four derivatives of [4 marks]
f(x) .

24b. Write an expression for [3 marks]

f (n) (x) in terms of x and n .

Let
f(x) = cos x + √–3 sin x ,
0 ≤ x ≤ 2π . The following diagram shows the graph of
f.

The
y-intercept is at (
0,
1) , there is a minimum point at A (
p,
q) and a maximum point at B.

25a.
Find [2 marks]
f ′ (x) .

25b.
Hence [10 marks]

(i) show that

q = −2 ;
(ii) verify that A is a minimum point.

25c.
Find the maximum value of [3 marks]
f(x) .
25d.
The function [2 marks]
f(x) can be written in the form
r cos(x − a) .
Write down the value of r and of a .

Let
f(x) = 4x − ex−2 − 3 , for
0≤x≤5.

26a.
Find the x-intercepts of the graph of f . [3 marks]

26b.
On the grid below, sketch the graph of f . [3 marks]

26c.
Write down the gradient of the graph of f at [1 mark]
x=3.

Let
h(x) = 2x−1
x+1
,
x ≠ −1 .

27a.
Find [4 marks]
h−1 (x) .

27b.
(i) Sketch the graph of h for [7 marks]
−4 ≤ x ≤ 4 and
−5 ≤ y ≤ 8 , including any asymptotes.
(ii) Write down the equations of the asymptotes.
(iii) Write down the x-intercept of the graph of h .
 27c. Let R be the region in the first quadrant enclosed by the graph of h , the x-axis and the line [5 marks]
x = 3.
(i) Find the area of R.
(ii) Write down an expression for the volume obtained when R is revolved through
360∘ about the x-axis.

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