IGCSE MATH (0580)

EXTENDED (PAPER 2 & 4)

Differentiation
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(c) A curve has equation y = x 3 + ax + b .

The stationary points of the curve have coordinates (2, k) and (-2, 10 - k).

Work out the value of a, the value of b and the value of k.

a = ................................ , b = ................................ , k = ................................ [6]

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11 A curve has equation y = x 3 - 3x + 4 .

(a) Work out the coordinates of the two stationary points.

( .................... , ....................)

( .................... , ....................) [5]

(b) Determine whether each stationary point is a maximum or a minimum.

Give reasons for your answers.

[3]

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24 A curve has equation y = x 3 - 2x 2 + 5 .

Find the coordinates of its two stationary points.

(.............. , ..............) and (.............. , ..............) [5]

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12 (a) Find the gradient of the curve y = 2x 3 - 7x + 4 when x =- 2 .

................................................. [3]

(b) A is the point (7, 2) and B is the point (−5, 8).

(i) Calculate the length of AB.

................................................. [3]

(ii) Find the equation of the line that is perpendicular to AB and that passes through
the point (−1, 3).
Give your answer in the form y = mx + c .

y = ................................................ [4]

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(b) A curve has the equation y = x 3 + 8x 2 + 5x .

(i) Work out the coordinates of the two turning points.

(.................... , ....................) and (.................... , ....................) [6]

(ii) Determine whether each of the turning points is a maximum or a minimum.

Give reasons for your answers.

[3]

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10 (a) y = x 4 - 4x 3

(i) Find the value of y when x =- 1.

y = ................................................ [2]

(ii) Find the two stationary points on the graph of y = x 4 - 4x 3 .

( ..................... , ..................... )

( ..................... , ..................... ) [6]

(b) 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]

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12 (a) A curve has equation y = 4x 3 - 3x + 3.

(i) Find the coordinates of the two stationary points.

( .................... , .................... ) and ( .................... , .................... ) [5]

(ii) Determine whether each of the stationary points is a maximum or a minimum.

Give reasons for your answers.

[3]

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(c) A curve has equation y = 2x 3 - 4x 2 + 6 .

dy
(i) Find , the derived function of y.
dx

................................................. [2]

(ii) Calculate the gradient of the curve y = 2x 3 - 4x 2 + 6 at x = 4.

................................................. [2]

(iii) Find the coordinates of the two stationary points on the curve.

(.................... , ....................) and (.................... , ....................) [4]

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25 Find the x-coordinates of the points on the graph of y = x 5 - 5x 4 where the gradient is 0.

................................................. [4]

................................................. [3]

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(b) Find the equation of the tangent to the graph of y = x 3 - 4x 2 + 4x at x = 4.

Give your answer in the form y = mx + c .

y = ................................................ [7]

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10 (a)
y

NOT TO
SCALE

B
A O x

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

(i) Find the coordinates of the points A, B and C.

A ( .............. , .............. )

B ( .............. , .............. )

C ( .............. , .............. ) [4]

(ii) Differentiate x 2 + 3x - 4 .

................................................. [2]

(iii) Find the equation of the tangent to the curve at the point (2, 6).

................................................. [3]

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21 (a) Differentiate 6 + 4x - x 2 .

................................................. [2]

(b) Find the coordinates of the turning point of the graph of y = 6 + 4x - x 2 .

( ...................... , ...................... ) [2]

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(iii) Find the equation of the tangent to the graph of y = 18 - 3x - x 2 at x = 4 .

Give your answer in the form y = mx + c .

y = ................................................ [6]

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10 (a) Find the coordinates of the turning points of the graph of y = x 3 - 12x + 6 .
You must show all your working.

(........... , ...........) and (........... , ...........) [5]

(b) Determine whether each turning point is a maximum or a minimum.

Show how you decide.

[3]

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9 f (x) = x (x - 1) (x - 2)

(a) Find the coordinates of the points where the graph of y = f (x) crosses the x-axis.

( ..................... , ..................... )

( ..................... , ..................... )

( ..................... , ..................... ) [2]

(b) Show that f (x) = x 3 - 3x 2 + 2x .

[2]

(c) Find the coordinates of the turning points of the graph of y = f (x) .
Show all your working and give your answers correct to 1 decimal place.

( ..................... , ..................... )

( ..................... , ..................... ) [8]

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(d) Sketch the graph of y = f (x) .

O x

[2]

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11 A curve has equation y = x 4 - 3x 3 + 9x 2 .
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(a) Find the coordinates of the three stationary points on this curve.

(..............., ...............), (..............., ...............) and (..............., ...............) [6]

(b) Determine whether each of the stationary points is a maximum or a minimum.

Give reasons for your answers.

[4]

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The diagram shows the graph of y = f (x) for -1.5 G x G 5.

(i) Find f (2) .

................................................. [1]

(ii) Solve the equation f (x) = 0 for -1.5 G x G 5.

x = .................. or x = .................. or x = .................. [3]

(iii) f (x) = k has three solutions for -1.5 G x G 5 where k is an integer.

Find the smallest possible value of k.

k = ................................................. [1]

(iv) On the grid, draw a line y = mx so that f (x) = mx has exactly one solution for -1.5 G x G 5.
[2]

(b) y = 3x 2 - 12x + 7
dy
(i) Find the value of when x = 5.
dx

................................................. [3]

(ii) Find the coordinates of the point on the graph of y = 3x 2 - 12x + 7 where the gradient is 0.

( ...................... , ...................... ) [2]

dy
(c) When y = 2x p + qx 2, = 14x 6 + 6x .
dx

Find the value of p and the value of q.

p = .................................................

q = ................................................. [2]

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12 A curve has equation y = x 3 - kx 2 + 1.

When x = 2 , the gradient of the curve is 6.

(a) Show that k = 1.5 .

[5]

(b) Find the coordinates of the two stationary points of y = x 3 - 1.5x 2 + 1.

You must show all your working.

( ................ , ................ ) and ( ................ , ................ ) [4]

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(c) Sketch the curve y = x 3 - 1.5x 2 + 1.

O x

[2]

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