Differentiating functions

Differentiating functions & Expressions 2 - Edexcel Past Exam Questions

1. Differentiate with respect to x, giving your answer in its simplest form,

(a) x2 ln (3x), (4)

sin 4 x
(b) . (5)
x3
Jan 12 Q1

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2. The point P is the point on the curve x = 2 tan  y   with y-coordinate .
 12  4

Find an equation of the normal to the curve at P. (7)

Jan 12 Q4

3.

Figure 1

Figure 1 shows a sketch of the curve C which has equation

 
y = ex3 sin 3x, − x .
3 3

(a) Find the x-coordinate of the turning point P on C, for which x > 0.
Give your answer as a multiple of . (6)

(b) Find an equation of the normal to C at the point where x = 0. (3)

June 12 Q3
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4. (a) Differentiate with respect to x,

1
2
(i) x ln (3x),

1  10 x
(ii) , giving your answer in its simplest form. (6)
(2 x  1) 5

dy
(b) Given that x = 3 tan 2y find in terms of x. (5)
dx
June 12 Q7

5. The curve C has equation

y = (2x − 3)5

The point P lies on C and has coordinates (w, –32).

Find

(a) the value of w, (2)

(b) the equation of the tangent to C at the point P in the form y = mx + c , where m and c are
constants. (5)
Jan 13 Q1

6. (i) Differentiate with respect to x

(a) y = x3 ln 2x,

(b) y = (x + sin 2x)3. (6)

Given that x = cot y,

dy 1
(ii) show that = . (5)
dx 1  x 2
Jan 13 Q5
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7. h(x) = + 2 – 2 , x  0.
x2 x  5 ( x  5)( x  2)

2x
(a) Show that h(x) = . (4)
x 5
2

(b) Hence, or otherwise, find h′(x) in its simplest form. (3)

Figure 2

Figure 2 shows a graph of the curve with equation y = h(x).

(c) Calculate the range of h(x) . (5)

Jan 13 Q7(edited)

8. Given that

x = sec2 3y, 0<y<
6

dx
(a) find in terms of y. (2)
dy

(b) Hence show that

dy 1
 (4)
dx 6 x( x  1) 2
1

d2 y
(c) Find an expression for in terms of x. Give your answer in its simplest form. (4)
dx 2
June 13 Q5
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9. (a) Differentiate

cos 2x
x

with respect to x. (3)

d
(b) Show that (sec2 3x) can be written in the form
dx

μ(tan 3x + tan3 3x)

where μ is a constant. (3)

 y dy
(c) Given x = 2sin   , find in terms of x, simplifying your answer. (4)
3 dx
June 13(R) Q5

10. The curve C has equation y = f (x) where

4x 1
f ( x)  , x2
x2

(a) Show that

9
f ( x)  (3)
 x  2 2
Given that P is a point on C such that f ʹ(x) = –1,

(b) find the coordinates of P. (3)

June 14 Q1

11. The curve C has equation x = 8y tan 2y.

 
The point P has coordinates   ,  .
 8

(a) Verify that P lies on C. (1)

(b) Find the equation of the tangent to C at P in the form ay = x + b, where the constants
a and b are to be found in terms of π. (7)
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12. (i) Given that


x  sec 2 2 y , 0 y
4
show that
dy 1
 (4)
dx 4 x  x  1
(ii) Given that


y  x 2  x3 ln 2 x 
dy e
find the exact value of at x  , giving your answer in its simplest form. (5)
dx 2

(iii) Given that

3cos x
f ( x)  , x  1
 x  1
1
3

show that
g( x)
f ( x)  , x  1
 x  1
4
3

where g(x) is an expression to be found. (3)

June 14(R) Q4

13. The point P lies on the curve with equation

x = (4y – sin 2y)2.

 
Given that P has (x, y) coordinates  p,  , where p is a constant,
 2

(a) find the exact value of p. (1)

The tangent to the curve at P cuts the y-axis at the point A.

(b) Use calculus to find the coordinates of A. (6)

June 15 Q5
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14.

Figure 2

Figure 2 shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation

g(x) = x2(1 – x)e–2x, x  0.

(a) Show that g' (x) = f(x)e–2x, where f(x) is a cubic function to be found. (3)

(b) Hence find the range of g. (6)

(c) State a reason why the function g–1(x) does not exist. (1)
June 15 Q7

15. Given that k is a negative constant and that the function f(x) is defined by

( x  5k )( x  k )
f (x) = 2 – , x  0,
x 2  3kx  2k 2

xk
(a) show that f (x) = . (3)
x  2k

(b) Hence find f ' (x), giving your answer in its simplest form. (3)

(c) State, with a reason, whether f (x) is an increasing or a decreasing function.

Justify your answer. (2)
June 15 Q9
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16.

Figure 3

Figure 3 shows a sketch of part of the curve C with equation y = 3x.

The point P lies on C and has coordinates (2, 9).

The line l is a tangent to C at P. The line l cuts the x-axis at the point Q.

(a) Find the exact value of the x coordinate of Q. (4)

June 15 Q8 (edited)

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4x
17. y .
x 5
2

dy
(a) Find , writing your answer as a single fraction in its simplest form. (4)
dx
dy
(b) Hence find the set of values of x for which < 0. (3)
dx
June 16 Q2

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18. (i) Find, using calculus, the x coordinate of the turning point of the curve with equation

 
y = e3x cos 4x, x .
4 2

Give your answer to 4 decimal places. (5)

 dy
(ii) Given x = sin2 2y, 0 < y < , find as a function of y.
4 dx

Write your answer in the form

dy 
= p cosec(qy), 0<y< ,
dx 4

where p and q are constants to be determined. (5)

June 16 Q5

x 4  x3  3x 2  7 x  6
19. f(x) = , x > 2, x  ℝ.
x2  x  6

(a) Given that

x 4  x3  3x 2  7 x  6 B
 x2  A  ,
x  x6
2
x2

find the values of the constants A and B. (4)

(b) Hence or otherwise, using calculus, find an equation of the normal to the curve with
equation y = f(x) at the point where x = 3. (5)
June 16 Q6
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20. (i) Given y = 2x(x2 – 1)5, show that

dy
(a) = g(x)(x2 – 1)4 where g(x) is a function to be determined. (4)
dx
dy
(b) Hence find the set of values of x for which ⩾0 (2)
dx
(ii) Given
π
x = ln(sec2y), 0<y<
4
dy
find as a function of x in its simplest form. (4)
dx
June 17 Q7
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The number
The number of rabbits
of rabbits on anon an island
island is modelled
is modelled by thebyequation
the equation
100 e -0.10.1t t
100e
=
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where
where P isnumber
P is the of rabbits,
the number of rabbits, t years
t years after they
after were
they introduced onto the
were introduced island.
onto the island.
A sketch of the graph of P against t is shown in Figure 3.
A sketch of the graph of P against t is shown in Figure 3.
(a) Calculate the number of rabbits that were introduced onto the island. (1)
(a) Calculate the number of rabbits that were introduced onto the island.
dP (1)
(b) Find (3)
dtdP
(b) Find
dt (3)
The number of rabbits initially increases, reaching a maximum value PT when t = T
(c) Using your answer
The number frominitially
of rabbits part (b),increases,
calculatereaching a maximum value P when t = T
T
(i) the value of T to 2 decimal places,
(c) Using your answer from part (b), calculate
(ii) the value of PT to the nearest integer.
(Solutions(i)based
the entirely T graphical
value ofon or numerical
to 2 decimal places, methods are not acceptable.) (4)

For t > T,(ii)

the the
number PT to the
valueofofrabbits decreases,
nearestas shown in Figure 3, but never falls below k,
integer.
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where k is a positive constant.

(Solutions
(d) Use based
the model to entirely
state theon graphical
maximum or numerical
value of k. methods are not acceptable.) (1)
(4)
June 17 Q8
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For t > T, the number of rabbits decreases, as shown in Figure 3, but never falls below k,
where k is a positive constant.

(d) Use the model to state the maximum value of k.

(1)