Topic : DIFFERENTIATION

Unit F : Determine the Gradient of a Tangent and a Normal at a point on a Curve.

Example 1 : Find the gradient of the tangent to Example: Given f ( x)  x(2 x  3) and the gradient
the curve y  2 x3  3x 2  7 x  5 of tangent at point P on the curve
at the point (-2,5) y = f(x) is 29, find the coordinates of the
point P.
Solution: y  2 x 3  3x 2  7 x  5
dy Solution: y  f (x)
 6x 2  6x  7 y = 2x2 – 3x since f(x) = x(2x-3)
dx
dy
At point (-2,5), x=-2  4x  3
dx
Hence, the gradient of tangent at the point (-2,5) dy
dy At point P,  29
mT  when x  2 dx
dx 4x – 3 = 29
 6 x 2  6 x  7 when x  2 x=8
y = 104
 6(2) 2  6(2)  7
5 The coordinates of P is (8 , 104)
(1) Given that the equation of a parabola is (2) Find the gradient of the tangent to the curve
y  1  4 x  2 x 2 , find the gradient of the tangent y  x  2x  3 at the point (3,6).
to the curve at the point (-1,-3)

mT  8 mT  7
(3) Given that the gradient of the tangent at point P on 4
(4) Given f ( x)  x 
the curve y  2 x  5 is – 4, find the coordinates
2 and the gradient of tangent
x2
the point P. is 28. Find the value of x.

P(2 , 1) x 2
3

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Topic : DIFFERENTIATION
Unit G : Determine the Equation of a Tangent and a normal at a Point on a Curve.
Example 1 : Example 2 :
Find the equation of the tangent at the point (2,7) Find the equation of the normal at the point x = 1
on the curve y  3x  5
2
on the curve y  4  2 x  3x 2
Solution: Solution:
y  3x  5
2
y  4  2 x  3x 2
dy dy
 6x  2  6 x
dx dx
dy dy
when x  2,  6(2)  12 when x  1,  2  6(1)  4
dx dx
1
Gradient of normal, m N  
Gradient of tangent, m T =12 4
Equation of tangent is when x = 1 , y = 4 – 2(1) + 3(1)2 = 5
y  y1  mT x  x1  Equation of normal is
y  y1  m N x  x1 
y  7  12x  2
y  7  12 x  24 y 5  
1
x  1
4
y  12x  17  0
4 y  20  1( x  1)
x  4 y - 21  0
(1) Find the equation of the tangent at the point (1,9) (2) Find the equation of the tangent to the curve
on the curve y  2 x  5
2 y  2x  1x  1 at the point where its
x-coordinate is -1.

y  12 x  21 y  3x  3
(3) Find the equation of the normal to the curve 4
(4) Find the gradient of the curve y  at the
y  2 x 2  3x  2 at the point where its 2x  3
x-coordinate is 2. point (-2,-4) and hence determine the equation of
the normal passing through that point.

x  5 y  22  0 mT  8 ; x  8 y  30  0

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