Mathematics A’ Level Work Sheet

Topic Name: Differentiation

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 C4 DIFFERENTIATION Worksheet A

1 A curve is given by the parametric equations

4
x = t 2 + 1, y = .
t
a Write down the coordinates of the point on the curve where t = 2.
b Find the value of t at the point on the curve with coordinates ( 54 , −8).

2 A curve is given by the parametric equations

x = 1 + sin t, y = 2 cos t, 0 ≤ t < 2π.
π
a Write down the coordinates of the point on the curve where t = 2
.
b Find the value of t at the point on the curve with coordinates ( 32 , − 3 ).

3 Find a cartesian equation for each curve, given its parametric equations.
1
a x = 3t, y = t 2 b x = 2t, y = c x = t 3, y = 2t 2
t
2 1 1
d x = 1 − t 2, y = 4 − t e x = 2t − 1, y = f x= , y=
t2 t −1 2−t

4 A curve has parametric equations

x = 2t + 1, y = t2.
a Find a cartesian equation for the curve.
b Hence, sketch the curve.

5 Find a cartesian equation for each curve, given its parametric equations.
a x = cos θ, y = sin θ b x = sin θ, y = cos 2θ c x = 3 + 2 cos θ, y = 1 + 2 sin θ
2
d x = 2 sec θ, y = 4 tan θ e x = sin θ, y = sin 2θ f x = cos θ, y = tan2 θ

6 A circle has parametric equations

x = 1 + 3 cos θ, y = 4 + 3 sin θ, 0 ≤ θ < 2π.
a Find a cartesian equation for the circle.
b Write down the coordinates of the centre and the radius of the circle.
c Sketch the circle and label the points on the circle where θ takes each of the following values:
π π 3π 5π 3π 7π
0, 4
, 2
, 4
, π, 4
, 2
, 4
.

7 Write down parametric equations for a circle

a centre (0, 0), radius 5,
b centre (6, −1), radius 2,
c centre (a, b), radius r, where a, b and r are constants and r > 0.

8 For each curve given by parametric equations, find a cartesian equation and hence, sketch the
curve, showing the coordinates of any points where it meets the coordinate axes.
a x = 2t, y = 4t(t − 1) b x = 1 − sin θ, y = 2 − cos θ, 0 ≤ θ < 2π
2
c x = t − 3, y = 4 − t2 d x = t + 1, y =
t

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 C4 DIFFERENTIATION Worksheet B

1 A curve is given by the parametric equations

x = 2 + t, y = t 2 − 1.
dx dy
a Write down expressions for and .
dt dt
dy
b Hence, show that = 2t.
dx
dy
2 Find and simplify an expression for in terms of the parameter t in each case.
dx
a x = t 2, y = 3t b x = t 2 − 1, y = 2t 3 + t 2 c x = 2 sin t, y = 6 cos t
1
d x = 3t − 1, y = 2 − e x = cos 2t, y = sin t f x = et + 1, y = e2t − 1
t
1 t
g x = sin2 t, y = cos3 t h x = 3 sec t, y = 5 tan t i x= , y=
t +1 t −1

3 Find, in the form y = mx + c, an equation for the tangent to the given curve at the point with the
given value of the parameter t.
a x = t 3, y = 3t 2, t=1 b x = 1 − t 2, y = 2t − t 2, t=2
c x = 2 sin t, y = 1 − 4 cos t, t= π
3
d x = ln (4 − t), y = t 2 − 5, t=3

4 Show that the normal to the curve with parametric equations

π
x = sec θ, y = 2 tan θ, 0 ≤ θ < 2
,
π
at the point where θ = 3
, has the equation
3 x + 4y = 10 3 .

5 A curve is given by the parametric equations

1 1
x= , y= .
t t+2
dy  t  2
a Show that =  .
dx  t + 2 
b Find an equation for the normal to the curve at the point where t = 2, giving your answer in
the form ax + by + c = 0, where a, b and c are integers.

6 A curve has parametric equations

x = sin 2t, y = sin2 t, 0 ≤ t < π.
dy
a Show that = 12 tan 2t.
dx
π
b Find an equation for the tangent to the curve at the point where t = 6
.

7 A curve has parametric equations

x = 3 cos θ, y = 4 sin θ, 0 ≤ θ < 2π.
a Show that the tangent to the curve at the point (3 cos α, 4 sin α) has the equation
3y sin α + 4x cos α = 12.
b Hence find an equation for the tangent to the curve at the point ( − 32 , 2 3 ).

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 C4 DIFFERENTIATION Worksheet B continued

8 A curve is given by the parametric equations

x = t 2, y = t(t − 2), t ≥ 0.
a Find the coordinates of any points where the curve meets the coordinate axes.
dy
b Find in terms of x
dx
dy
i by first finding in terms of t,
dx
ii by first finding a cartesian equation for the curve.

9 y

O x

The diagram shows the ellipse with parametric equations

x = 1 − 2 cos θ, y = 3 sin θ, 0 ≤ θ < 2π.
dy
a Find in terms of θ.
dx
b Find the coordinates of the points where the tangent to the curve is
i parallel to the x-axis,
ii parallel to the y-axis.

10 A curve is given by the parametric equations

π
x = sin θ, y = sin 2θ, 0 ≤ θ ≤ 2
.
a Find the coordinates of any points where the curve meets the coordinate axes.
b Find an equation for the tangent to the curve that is parallel to the x-axis.
c Find a cartesian equation for the curve in the form y = f(x).

11 A curve has parametric equations

x = sin2 t, y = tan t, − π2 < t < π
2
.
π
a Show that the tangent to the curve at the point where t = 4
passes through the origin.
2
b Find a cartesian equation for the curve in the form y = f(x).

12 A curve is given by the parametric equations

1 1
x = t + , y = t − , t ≠ 0.
t t
a Find an equation for the tangent to the curve at the point P where t = 3.
b Show that the tangent to the curve at P does not meet the curve again.
c Show that the cartesian equation of the curve can be written in the form
x2 − y2 = k,
where k is a constant to be found.

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 C4 DIFFERENTIATION Worksheet C

1 Differentiate with respect to x

2
a 4y b y3 c sin 2y d 3e y

dy
2 Find in terms of x and y in each case.
dx
a x2 + y2 = 2 b 2x − y + y2 = 0 c y4 = x2 − 6x + 2
d x2 + y2 + 3x − 4y = 9 e x2 − 2y2 + x + 3y − 4 = 0 f sin x + cos y = 0
g 2e3x + e−2y + 7 = 0 h tan x + cosec 2y = 1 i ln (x − 2) = ln (2y + 1)

3 Differentiate with respect to x

a xy b x2y3 c sin x tan y d (x − 2y)3

dy
4 Find in terms of x and y in each case.
dx
a x2y = 2 b x2 + 3xy − y2 = 0 c 4x2 − 2xy + 3y2 = 8
d cos 2x sec 3y + 1 = 0 e y = (x + y)2 f xey − y = 5
g 2xy2 − x3y = 0 h y2 + x ln y = 3 i x sin y + x2 cos y = 1

5 Find an equation for the tangent to each curve at the given point on the curve.
a x2 + y2 − 3y − 2 = 0, (2, 1) b 2x2 − xy + y2 = 28, (3, 5)
c 4 sin y − sec x = 0, ( π3 , π
6
) d 2 tan x cos y = 1, ( π4 , π
3
)

6 A curve has the equation x2 + 2y2 − x + 4y = 6.

dy 1 − 2x
a Show that = .
dx 4( y + 1)
b Find an equation for the normal to the curve at the point (1, −3).

7 A curve has the equation x2 + 4xy − 3y2 = 36.

a Find an equation for the tangent to the curve at the point P (4, 2).
Given that the tangent to the curve at the point Q on the curve is parallel to the tangent at P,
b find the coordinates of Q.

8 A curve has the equation y = ax, where a is a positive constant.

dy
By first taking logarithms, find an expression for in terms of a and x.
dx

9 Differentiate with respect to x

3
a 3x b 62x c 51 − x d 2x

10 A biological culture is growing exponentially such that the number of bacteria present, N, at time
t minutes is given by
N = 800 (1.04)t.
Find the rate at which the number of bacteria is increasing when there are 4000 bacteria present.

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 C4 DIFFERENTIATION Worksheet D

1 Given that y = x2 + 3x + 5,
and that x = (t − 4)3,
a find expressions for
dy dx
i in terms of x, ii in terms of t,
dx dt
dy
b find the value of when
dt
i t = 5, ii x = 8.

2 The variables x and y are related by the equation y = x 2 x − 3 .

Given that x is increasing at the rate of 0.3 units per second when x = 6, find the rate at which
y is increasing at this instant.

3 The radius of a circle is increasing at a constant rate of 0.2 cm s−1.

a Show that the perimeter of the circle is increasing at the rate of 0.4π cm s−1.
b Find the rate at which the area of the circle is increasing when the radius is 10 cm.
c Find the radius of the circle when its area is increasing at the rate of 20 cm2 s−1.

4 The area of a circle is decreasing at a constant rate of 0.5 cm2 s−1.

a Find the rate at which the radius of the circle is decreasing when the radius is 8 cm.
b Find the rate at which the perimeter of the circle is decreasing when the radius is 8 cm.

5 The volume of a cube is increasing at a constant rate of 3.5 cm3 s−1. Find
a the rate at which the length of one side of the cube is increasing when the volume is 200 cm3,
b the volume of the cube when the length of one side is increasing at the rate of 2 mm s−1.

h cm

60°

The diagram shows the cross-section of a right-circular paper cone being used as a filter funnel.
The volume of liquid in the funnel is V cm3 when the depth of the liquid is h cm.
Given that the angle between the sides of the funnel in the cross-section is 60° as shown,
a show that V = 1
9
πh3.
Given also that at time t seconds after liquid is put in the funnel
V = 600e−0.0005t,
b show that after two minutes, the depth of liquid in the funnel is approximately 11.7 cm,
c find the rate at which the depth of liquid is decreasing after two minutes.

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