Edexcel C12 2014 June — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC12 (Core Mathematics 1 & 2)
Year2014
SessionJune
TopicCurve Sketching
TypeFind stationary points of polynomial

4. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{b85872d4-00b2-499b-9765-f7559d3de66a-05_716_725_219_603} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 2}
\end{figure} Figure 2 shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) where $$f ( x ) = x ^ { 2 } + \frac { 16 } { x } , \quad x > 0$$ The curve has a minimum turning point at \(A\).
  1. Find \(\mathrm { f } ^ { \prime } ( x )\).
  2. Hence find the coordinates of \(A\).
  3. Use your answer to part (b) to write down the turning point of the curve with equation
    1. \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x + 1 )\),
    2. \(y = \frac { 1 } { 2 } \mathrm { f } ( x )\).