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Differentiation Very Hard

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2.18 Differentiation
Question Paper

Course CIE IGCSE Maths


Section 2. Algebra & Graphs
Topic 2.18 Differentiation
Difficulty Very Hard

Time allowed: 40

Score: /28

Percentage: /100

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Question 1

The diagram shows a sketch of the curve y = x 2 + 3x − 4 .


i)
Differentiate y = x 2 + 3x − 4

[2]
ii)
Find the equation of the tangent to the curve at the point (2, 6).

[3]
[5 marks]

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Question 2
y = x p + 2x q
dy dy
= 11x 10 + 10x 4 , where is the derived function.
dx dx

Find the value of p and the value of q .

p = ................................................
q = ................................................
[2 marks]

Question 3a
A curve, C, has equation y = 2x 2 + 8k 2x − 3 where k is a constant.

Show that when k = 0, the turning point on C has coordinates (0, -3).
[2 marks]

Question 3b
Show that when k ≠ 0 , the turning point on C must have a negative x-coordinate.
[4 marks]

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Question 3c
When k ≠ 0 determine whether or not the y -coordinate of the turning point is negative.
[2 marks]

Question 4
The curve C has equation y = ax 3 + bx 2 – 12x + 6 where a and b are constants.
The point A with coordinates (2, –6) lies on C .
The gradient of the curve at A is 16.

Find the y coordinate of the point on the curve whose x coordinate is 3.


Show clear algebraic working.
[6 marks]

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Question 5
Part of the graph with equation y = 2x 4 − 16x 2 + 3 is shown below.

The graph has three stationary points, indicated on the graph by points P , Q and R.
Find the area of the triangle PQR.
[7 marks]

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