OCR MEI C2 — Question 5

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleC2 (Core Mathematics 2)
TopicDifferentiation Applications
TypeFind stationary points

5 Differentiate \(4 x ^ { 2 } + \frac { 1 } { x }\) and hence find the \(x\)-coordinate of the stationary point of the curve \(y = 4 x ^ { 2 } + \frac { 1 } { x }\). \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{bba82ee6-90b2-4f03-9bb9-0371ff711a09-3_639_1027_302_542} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 11}
\end{figure} The equation of the curve shown in Fig. 11 is \(y = x ^ { 3 } - 6 x + 2\).
  1. Find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\).
  2. Find, in exact form, the range of values of \(x\) for which \(x ^ { 3 } - 6 x + 2\) is a decreasing function.
  3. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve at the point \(( - 1,7 )\). Find also the coordinates of the point where this tangent crosses the curve again.