Edexcel P3 2020 January — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleP3 (Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2020
SessionJanuary
TopicProduct & Quotient Rules

4. (i) $$f ( x ) = \frac { ( 2 x + 5 ) ^ { 2 } } { x - 3 } \quad x \neq 3$$
  1. Find \(\mathrm { f } ^ { \prime } ( x )\) in the form \(\frac { P ( x ) } { Q ( x ) }\) where \(P ( x )\) and \(Q ( x )\) are fully factorised quadratic expressions.
  2. Hence find the range of values of \(x\) for which \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) is increasing.
    (ii) $$g ( x ) = x \sqrt { \sin 4 x } \quad 0 \leqslant x < \frac { \pi } { 4 }$$ The curve with equation \(y = g ( x )\) has a maximum at the point \(M\). Show that the \(x\) coordinate of \(M\) satisfies the equation $$\tan 4 x + k x = 0$$ where \(k\) is a constant to be found.