Edexcel P1 2023 January — Question 1

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleP1 (Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2023
SessionJanuary
TopicChain Rule

  1. A curve \(C\) has equation
$$y = 2 + 10 x ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } } - 2 x ^ { \frac { 3 } { 2 } } \quad x > 0$$
  1. Find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) giving your answer in simplest form.
  2. Hence find the exact value of the gradient of the tangent to \(C\) at the point where \(x = 2\) giving your answer in simplest form.
    (Solutions relying on calculator technology are not acceptable.)