ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS EXAMINATION

Calculus — Differentiation 1 (Complete Problem Set)

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Calculus — Differentiation (Complete Set: Q1 – Q16)
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MARKS AVAILABLE: 78 Marks Total

1 The diagram shows an empty container in the form of an open triangular prism. The triangular faces are
equilateral with a side of x cm and the length of each rectangular face is y cm. The container is made from thin
sheet metal. When full, the container holds 200√3 cm3.

[Diagram Description]: Open horizontal triangular prism container with equilateral

triangular ends of side length x cm and a dynamic length dimension y cm.

(i) √3x2 1600 [5]

Show that A cm2, the total area of the thin sheet metal used, is given by A = + .
2 x

(ii) Given that x and y can vary, find the stationary value of A and determine its nature. [6]

2 A cube of side x cm has surface area S cm2. The volume, V cm3, of the cube is increasing at a rate of 480 cm3
s−1. Find, at the instant when V = 512,

(a) the rate of increase of x, [4]

(b) the rate of increase of S. [2]

3 A container is a circular cylinder, open at one end, with a base radius of r cm and a height of h cm. The
volume of the container is 1000 cm3. Given that r and h can vary and that the total outer surface area of the
container has a minimum value, find this value. [8]

4 Given that y = x√x2 + 1,

(i) dy ax2 + b [4]

Show that = , where a, b and p are positive constants.
dx 2 p
(x + 1)

(ii) Explain why the graph of y = x√x2 + 1 has no stationary points. [2]

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5 The area of a sector of a circle of radius r cm is 36 cm2.

(i) 72 [3]
Show that the perimeter, P cm, of the sector is such that P = 2r + .
r

(ii) Hence, given that r can vary, find the stationary value of P and determine its nature. [4]

6 4
The volume, V, and surface area, S, of a sphere of radius r are given by V = πr3 and S = 4πr2 respectively.
3
3
The volume of a sphere increases at a rate of 200 cm per second. At the instant when the radius of the sphere
is 10 cm, find

(i) the rate of increase of the radius of the sphere, [4]

(ii) the rate of increase of the surface area of the sphere. [3]

7 5
Two variables x and y are such that y = √ for x > 9.
x−9

(i) dy [2]
Find an expression for .
dx

(ii) Hence, find the approximate change in y as x increases from 13 to 13 + h, where h is small. [2]

8 x
A curve has equation y = .
x2 + 1

(i) Find the coordinates of the stationary points of the curve. [5]

(ii) d 2y px3 + qx [5]

Show that = , where p and q are integers to be found, and determine the nature of the
dx2 (x2 + 1)3
stationary points of the curve.

9 1
Find the equation of the normal to the curve y = √8x + 5 at the point where x = , giving your answer in the
2
form ax + by + c = 0, where a, b and c are integers. [5]

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10 In this question, all lengths are in metres.
The diagram shows a window formed by a semi-circle of radius r on top of a rectangle with dimensions 2r by
y. The total perimeter of the window is 5.

[Diagram Description]: window composite shape: a rectangle base of width 2r and

height y, crowned by a semicircle roof of radius r.

(i) Find y in terms of r. [2]

(ii) πr2 [2]

Show that the total area of the window is A = 5r − − 2r2.
2

(iii) Given that r can vary, find the value of r which gives a maximum area of the window and find this [5]
area. (You are not required to show that this area is a maximum.)

11 A cone, of height 8 cm and base radius 6 cm, is placed over a cylinder of radius r cm and height h cm and is in
contact with the cylinder along the cylinder's upper rim. The arrangement is symmetrical and the diagram
shows a vertical cross-section through the vertex of the cone.

[Diagram Description]: Cross-section of a larger triangle (cone, height=8, base

width=12) bounding an inscribed rectangle (cylinder, height=h, width=2r).

(i) Use similar triangles to express h in terms of r. [2]

(ii) 4 [3]
Hence show that the volume, V cm3, of the cylinder is given by V = 8πr2 − πr3.
3

(iii) Given that r can vary, find the value of r which gives a stationary value of V. Find this stationary value [6]
of V in terms of π and determine its nature.

12 2x − 1 [7]
Find the equation of the tangent to the curve y = √ at the point where x = 2.
2
x +5

13 1
Show that the curve y = (3x2 + 8) 3 has only one stationary point. Find the coordinates of this stationary point
and determine its nature. [8]

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14 In this question all lengths are in metres.
A water container is in the shape of a triangular prism. The diagrams show the container and its cross-section.
The cross-section of the water in the container is an isosceles triangle ABC, with angle ABC = angle BAC =
30°. The length of AB is x and the depth of water is h. The length of the container is 5.

[Diagram Description]: Horizontal trough prism container. Inverted cross-section

triangle ABC where the baseline AB = x is at the top water line, height vertical down
to apex C is h, and base interior base angles are 30°.

(i) Show that x = 2√3h and hence find the volume of water in the container in terms of h. [3]

(ii) The container is filled at a rate of 0.5 m3 per minute.

At the instant when h = 0.25 m, find
a the rate at which h is increasing, [4]

b the rate at which x is increasing. [2]

15 1
It is given that y = (x2 + 1)(2x − 3) 2 .

(i) dy Px2 + Qx + 1 [5]

Show that = , where P and Q are integers.
dx (2x − 3)½

(ii) 1 [4]
Hence find the equation of the normal to the curve y = (x2 + 1)(2x − 3) 2 at the point where x = 2,
giving your answer in the form ax + by + c = 0, where a, b and c are integers.

16 The radius, r cm, of a circle is increasing at the rate of 5 cm s−1. Find, in terms of π, the rate at which the area
of the circle is increasing when r = 3. [4]

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