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CJC MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT

2012 JC1 H2 MATHEMATICS
TOPIC:APPLICATIONS OF DIFFERENTIATION

QUESTIONS

1. [2008/SRJC/Promo/7]
(i) 27 ) ( 3 ) 2 (
2 2
= + + y x y x

0
d
d
1 ) ( 3
d
d
2 1 ) 2 (
0
d
d
1 ) ( 6
d
d
2 1 ) 2 ( 2
= |

\
|
+ |

\
|
+ +
= |

\
|
+ |

\
|
+ +
x
y
y x
x
y
y x
x
y
y x
x
y
y x

0
d
d
3
d
d
3 3 3
d
d
4
d
d
2 2 = + + + + +
x
y
y
x
y
x y x
x
y
y
x
y
x y x

x y
x y
x
y
x y x y
x
y
x
y
y
x
y
x y x

=
=
= +
7
4
d
d
4 ) 7 (
d
d
0
d
d
7
d
d
4


(ii)(a) Parallel to the x-axis, 0
d
d
=
x
y

x y 4 =

2
1
4
1
27 27 81
27 ) 9 ( 3 ) 8 (
2
2 2
2 2
=
=
= +
= + +
x
x
x x
x x x

2
2
1
4 = |

\
|
= y

(b) Parallel to the y-axis,
x
y
d
d

x y = 7

7
1
7
1
27 189
27 ) 36 ( 3 81
27 ) 6 ( 3 ) 9 (
2
2
2 2
2 2
=
=
=
= +
= +
y
y
y
y y
y y

7
7
1
7 =
|
|

\
|
= x
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2. [2008/IJC/Promo/6]








(i) Stationary point occurs when f (x) = 0,
x = a and x = a.

x (a)

a (a)
+

f (x) + 0
x = a (max. point)

x a

a a
+

f (x) 0 +
x = a (min. point)

(ii)(a) For y = f(x) to be strictly increasing, f (x) > 0.
x < a or x > a

(b) For y = f(x) to concave downwards, f (x) < 0
x < 0
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3. [2009/DHS/Promo/4i]
3
3
4
r V =
s cm
t
r
r
t
A
r A
s cm
t
r
t
r
t
r
r
t
V
/ 8
4
1
) 4 ( 8
d
d
8
d
d
4
/
4
1
d
d

d
d
) 4 ( 4 16
d
d
4
d
d
2
2
2 2
= = =
=
=
= =

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4. [2008/IJC/I/6]
(i)

( ) 2 10 30 1500
2 10 50
25 5
y x
y x
y x
+ =
+ =
=


( )( )
( )
2
2
2
2
1
6 6 4 30
2
6 12 30
180 360
180 (25 5 ) 360
4500 540 (Shown)
V xy x x
xy x
xy x
x x x
x x
(
= +
(

= +
= +
= +
=



k

a a


b
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(ii) 4500 1080
dV
x
dx
=
For maximum volume, 0
dV
dx
=

4500 1080 0
25
4.167
6
x
x or
=
=