Edexcel C3 — Question 7

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC3 (Core Mathematics 3)
TopicDifferentiating Transcendental Functions

7. \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = x + \frac { \mathrm { e } ^ { x } } { 5 } , \quad x \in \mathbb { R }\).
  1. Find \(\mathrm { f } ^ { \prime } ( x )\). The curve \(C\), with equation \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\), crosses the \(y\)-axis at the point \(A\).
  2. Find an equation for the tangent to \(C\) at \(A\).
  3. Complete the table, giving the values of \(\sqrt { \left( x + \frac { \mathrm { e } ^ { x } } { 5 } \right) }\) to 2 decimal places.
    \(x\)00.511.52
    \(\sqrt { \left( x + \frac { \mathrm { e } ^ { x } } { 5 } \right) }\)0.450.91