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Differentation

Question 1

[Maximum mark: 14]



Find the derivatives of the following functions:



a) \(f(x) = 30x^3 + 2x\)


b) \(f(x) = 10x^4 + 6x^3 + 2x^2 + 10\)


c) \(f(x) = \frac{1}{x^2} + 3\)


d) \(f(x) = \frac{2x + 3x^2}{x}\)


e) \(f(x) = \frac{x + x^2}{3x^3}\)

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Question 2

[Maximum mark: 10]



Consider a function \(f(x) = 3x^3 + x^2 - 2\).


a) Find \( f'(x) \).


b) Find the x-coordinates of the points when \( f'(x) = 0 \).


c) Find the gradient of this function for \( x = 3 \).


d) Find the equation of the normal to \( f \) at the point (1, 2).


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Question 3

[Maximum mark: 6]



The fuel efficiency of airplanes substantially changed over the years, with its current function being \(e(t) = 10(2t^2 - t)\), where \( t \) is time in years.


a) Find the average rate of efficiency change between the years 2000 and 2005.


b) Find the rate of efficiency change in the year 2020.

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Question 4

[Maximum mark: 8]



The value of a house can decrease significantly over the years. It's current value is given by the function \(h(t) = \frac{1000000}{t}, t \geq 1\); with t being the number of years and value of the house is given in dollars ($).


a) Find \(\frac{dh}{dt}\)


b) Find the time at which house value is decreasing by 10000$ per year.


c) At what first full year does the house value increase at a rate less than 5000$ per year and what is the house value then?

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Question 5Register

[Maximum mark: 10]



The cost incurred by a car factory is given by the function \(c(x) = 4x^3 - 3x^2 + 20x + 5000\), where \(x\) is the number of cars produced.


a) What are the fixed costs (when no cars are produced)?


b) Find \( c'(x) \)


c) Find the marginal cost of cars when 1000 cars are produced.


d) Show that \( c(x) \) is increasing for all values of \( x \).


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Question 6Register

[Maximum mark: 7]



Consider the function \( f(x) = 2x^5 + \frac{40}{3}x^3 \).

a) Find the gradient of this function at \( x=1 \).


b) Find the x-coordinates of the points at which the normal to this function has a gradient of \( -\frac{1}{120} \).

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Question 7Premium

[Maximum mark: 14]



Multiple cylinder blocks are used in the construction of a recently launched airplane. Each cylinder has a volume of \( 3.5 \, \text{cm}^3 \), and is specified by height \( h \) (cm), and radius \( r \) (cm), as can be seen on the picture below.



a) Find \( h \) in terms of \( \pi \) and \( r \).


Each cylinder will be painted with white on the circular bottom and top, and black on its side. The cost for white paint is \( \$0.1 \) per \( \text{cm}^2 \), and the cost for black paint is \( \$0.08 \) per \( \text{cm}^2 \).


b) Show that the formula for total cost is \( C = \frac{0.56}{r} + 0.2 \pi r^2 \).


c) Find \( C' \).


It is known that the radius is four times smaller than the height.


d) Find \( r \).


e) Calculate the total cost required to paint the cylinder (round to 2 decimal points).


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Question 8Premium

[Maximum mark: 15]



Consider a function \(f(x) = \frac{p}{x^4} + x \), where \( p \) is constant and \( x \neq 0 \).


We know that there is a local maximum at \( x = -1 \).

a) Find \( p \).


b) Find the y-coordinate of the local maximum.


c) Find \( f'(x) = 0 \).


d) Sketch the graph for \( f'(x) \) for the interval \( -5 \leq x \leq 5 \) and \( -5 \leq y \leq 5 \), clearly identifying the root.


e) Hence, find the interval for which \( f \) is increasing.


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Question 9Premium

[Maximum mark: 16]



The profit function of a bakery can be represented by a function \(p(x) = x^2\left(2k - \frac{1}{4}x\right)\), where \(k\) is a positive constant and \(x\) is the number of cakes produced.


a) Find \(\frac{dp}{dx}\) in terms of \(x\) and \(k\).


b) Hence, find the maximum of \(p(x)\) in terms of \(k\).


The manager knows that they can reach a profit of $10000 when 100 cakes are baked.


c) Find \(k\).


d) Use your answers from part (b) and (c) to find the maximum number of cakes (rounded to the nearest cake) they should bake to maximize their profits.


e) Find the maximum amount of cakes they can bake to not lose money.


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Question 10Premium

[Maximum mark: 11]



Consider two numbers, \( p \) and \( q \) where \( p > q \) and the difference between them is \( d \), where k is a positive constant.


The sum of an expression using \( p \) and \( q \) is given by \( S = 2p^2 + 5q^2 \).


a) Find the values of \( p \) and \( q \) in terms of \( d \), corresponding to the minimum value of \( S \).


b) Hence, show that the minimum value of \( S \) is \( \frac{10d^2}{7} \).


c) Justify that this value is indeed a minimum.

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