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1. Consider the function g (x) = x + 3x + 2x + x + 4.

Find

(a) g (x)
(3)

(b) g (l)
(2)
(Total 5 marks)

2. The cost of producing a mathematics textbook is $15 (US dollars) and it is then sold for $x.

(a) Find an expression for the profit made on each book sold.
(1)

A total of (100 000 4000x) books is sold.

(b) Show that the profit made on all the books sold is
2
P = 160 000x 4000x 1500 000.
(3)

dP
(c) (i) Find dx .
(2)

(ii) Hence calculate the value of x to make a maximum profit

(2)

(d) Calculate the number of books sold to make this maximum profit.
(2)
(Total 10 marks)

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3. The height (cm) of a daffodil above the ground is given by the function h (w) = 24w 2.4w ,
where w is the time in weeks after the plant has broken through the surface (w 0).

(a) Calculate the height of the daffodil after two weeks.

(2)

dh
(b) (i) Find the rate of growth, dw .

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 (2)

(ii) The rate of growth when w = k is 7.2 cm per week. Find k.

(3)

(iii) When will the daffodil reach its maximum height? What height will it reach?
(4)

(c) Once the daffodil has reached its maximum height, it begins to fall back towards the
ground. Show that it will touch the ground after 70 days.
(3)
(Total 14 marks)

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4. Consider the function f (x) = x 4x 3x + 18

(a) (i) Find f (x).

(ii) Find the coordinates of the maximum and minimum points of the function.
(10)

(b) Find the values of f (x) for a and b in the table below:

x 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5
f (x) 36 a 16 b 12 4 0 6 28
(2)

(c) Using a scale of 1 cm for each unit on the x-axis and 1 cm for each 5 units on the y-axis,
draw the graph of f (x) for 3 x 5. Label clearly.
(5)

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(d) The gradient of the curve at any particular point varies. Within the interval 3 x 5,
state all the intervals where the gradient of the curve at any particular point is

(i) negative,

(ii) positive.
(3)
(Total 20 marks)