CAIE P1 2017 March — Question 7

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP1 (Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2017
SessionMarch
TopicChain Rule

7 The function f is defined for \(x \geqslant 0\) by \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = ( 4 x + 1 ) ^ { \frac { 3 } { 2 } }\).
  1. Find \(\mathrm { f } ^ { \prime } ( x )\) and \(\mathrm { f } ^ { \prime \prime } ( x )\).
    The first, second and third terms of a geometric progression are respectively \(\mathrm { f } ( 2 ) , \mathrm { f } ^ { \prime } ( 2 )\) and \(k \mathrm { f } ^ { \prime \prime } ( 2 )\).
  2. Find the value of the constant \(k\).