OCR C1 2007 January — Question 8

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleC1 (Core Mathematics 1)
Year2007
SessionJanuary
TopicDifferentiation Applications
TypeFind stationary points

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  1. Find the coordinates of the stationary points of the curve \(y = 27 + 9 x - 3 x ^ { 2 } - x ^ { 3 }\).
  2. Determine, in each case, whether the stationary point is a maximum or minimum point.
  3. Hence state the set of values of \(x\) for which \(27 + 9 x - 3 x ^ { 2 } - x ^ { 3 }\) is an increasing function.
    \(9 \quad A\) is the point \(( 2,7 )\) and \(B\) is the point \(( - 1 , - 2 )\).