AQA C3 2007 June — Question 7

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleC3 (Core Mathematics 3)
Year2007
SessionJune
TopicProduct & Quotient Rules

7
  1. A curve has equation \(y = \left( x ^ { 2 } - 3 \right) \mathrm { e } ^ { x }\).
    1. Find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\).
    2. Find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } ^ { 2 } y } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { 2 } }\).
    1. Find the \(x\)-coordinate of each of the stationary points of the curve.
    2. Using your answer to part (a)(ii), determine the nature of each of the stationary points.