Edexcel C3 2008 June — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC3 (Core Mathematics 3)
Year2008
SessionJune
TopicProduct & Quotient Rules

6. (a) Differentiate with respect to \(x\),
  1. \(\mathrm { e } ^ { 3 x } ( \sin x + 2 \cos x )\),
  2. \(x ^ { 3 } \ln ( 5 x + 2 )\). Given that \(y = \frac { 3 x ^ { 2 } + 6 x - 7 } { ( x + 1 ) ^ { 2 } } , \quad x \neq - 1\),
    (b) show that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \frac { 20 } { ( x + 1 ) ^ { 3 } }\).
    (c) Hence find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } ^ { 2 } y } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { 2 } }\) and the real values of \(x\) for which \(\frac { \mathrm { d } ^ { 2 } y } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { 2 } } = - \frac { 15 } { 4 }\).