1.07q Product and quotient rules: differentiation

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Edexcel P3 2020 January Q4
11 marks Standard +0.3
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.
Edexcel P3 2021 January Q6
8 marks Standard +0.8
6. $$\mathrm { f } ( x ) = x \cos \left( \frac { x } { 3 } \right) \quad x > 0$$
  1. Find \(\mathrm { f } ^ { \prime } ( x )\)
  2. Show that the equation \(\mathrm { f } ^ { \prime } ( x ) = 0\) can be written as $$x = k \arctan \left( \frac { k } { x } \right)$$ where \(k\) is an integer to be found.
  3. Starting with \(x _ { 1 } = 2.5\) use the iteration formula $$x _ { n + 1 } = k \arctan \left( \frac { k } { x _ { n } } \right)$$ with the value of \(k\) found in part (b), to calculate the values of \(x _ { 2 }\) and \(x _ { 6 }\) giving your answers to 3 decimal places.
  4. Using a suitable interval and a suitable function that should be stated, show that a root of \(\mathrm { f } ^ { \prime } ( x ) = 0\) is 2.581 correct to 3 decimal places.
    In this question you must show all stages of your working. Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.
Edexcel P3 2022 January Q1
4 marks Moderate -0.8
  1. Find, using calculus, the \(x\) coordinate of the stationary point on the curve with equation
$$y = ( 2 x + 5 ) e ^ { 3 x }$$
Edexcel P3 2022 June Q6
10 marks Standard +0.3
6. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{44035bf8-f54c-472a-b969-b4fa4fa3d203-18_579_643_255_653} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 3}
\end{figure} \section*{In this question you must show all stages of your working.} Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable. The function f is defined by $$f ( x ) = 5 \left( x ^ { 2 } - 2 \right) ( 4 x + 9 ) ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } } \quad x \geqslant - \frac { 9 } { 4 }$$
  1. Show that $$f ^ { \prime } ( x ) = \frac { k \left( 5 x ^ { 2 } + 9 x - 2 \right) } { ( 4 x + 9 ) ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } } }$$ where \(k\) is an integer to be found.
  2. Hence, find the values of \(x\) for which \(\mathrm { f } ^ { \prime } ( x ) = 0\) Figure 3 shows a sketch of the curve \(C\) with equation \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\). The curve has a local maximum at the point \(P\)
  3. Find the exact coordinates of \(P\) The function g is defined by $$g ( x ) = 2 f ( x ) + 4 \quad - \frac { 9 } { 4 } \leqslant x \leqslant 0$$
  4. Find the range of g
Edexcel P3 2023 June Q8
9 marks Moderate -0.3
8. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{bef290fb-fbac-4c9c-981e-5e323ac7182e-22_687_698_255_685} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 3}
\end{figure} Figure 3 shows a sketch of the curve \(C\) with equation \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\), where $$f ( x ) = ( 2 x + 1 ) ^ { 3 } e ^ { - 4 x }$$
  1. Show that $$\mathrm { f } ^ { \prime } ( x ) = A ( 2 x + 1 ) ^ { 2 } ( 1 - 4 x ) \mathrm { e } ^ { - 4 x }$$ where \(A\) is a constant to be found.
  2. Hence find the exact coordinates of the two stationary points on \(C\). The function g is defined by $$g ( x ) = 8 f ( x - 2 )$$
  3. Find the coordinates of the maximum stationary point on the curve with equation \(y = g ( x )\).
Edexcel P3 2021 October Q9
9 marks Standard +0.3
9. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{9b0b8db0-79fd-4ad5-88c9-737447d9f894-26_698_744_255_593} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 3}
\end{figure} Figure 3 shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\), where $$f ( x ) = x \left( x ^ { 2 } - 4 \right) e ^ { - \frac { 1 } { 2 } x }$$
  1. Find \(f ^ { \prime } ( x )\). The line \(l\) is the normal to the curve at \(O\) and meets the curve again at the point \(P\). The point \(P\) lies in the 3rd quadrant, as shown in Figure 3.
  2. Show that the \(x\) coordinate of \(P\) is a solution of the equation $$x = - \frac { 1 } { 2 } \sqrt { 16 + \mathrm { e } ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } x } }$$
  3. Using the iterative formula $$x _ { n + 1 } = - \frac { 1 } { 2 } \sqrt { 16 + \mathrm { e } ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } x _ { n } } } \quad \text { with } x _ { 1 } = - 2$$ find, to 4 decimal places,
    1. the value of \(x _ { 2 }\)
    2. the \(x\) coordinate of \(P\).
Edexcel P3 2022 October Q3
7 marks Standard +0.3
3. In this question you must show all stages of your working. Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{83e12fa4-1abb-4bea-bff4-8d36757bd9c3-08_535_839_402_555} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 1}
\end{figure} Figure 1 shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) where $$\mathrm { f } ( x ) = ( x - 2 ) ^ { 2 } \mathrm { e } ^ { 3 x } \quad x \in \mathbb { R }$$ The curve has a maximum turning point at \(A\) and a minimum turning point at \(( 2,0 )\)
  1. Use calculus to find the exact coordinates of \(A\). Given that the equation \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = k\), where \(k\) is a constant, has at least two distinct roots,
  2. state the range of possible values for \(k\).
Edexcel P3 2022 October Q6
6 marks Standard +0.3
6. $$y = \frac { 2 + 3 \sin x } { \cos x + \sin x }$$ Show that $$\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \frac { a \tan x + b \sec x + c } { \sec x + 2 \sin x }$$ where \(a , b\) and \(c\) are integers to be found.
Edexcel P3 2023 October Q5
7 marks Standard +0.3
  1. The curve \(C\) has equation
$$y = \frac { \ln \left( x ^ { 2 } + k \right) } { x ^ { 2 } + k } \quad x \in \mathbb { R }$$ where \(k\) is a positive constant.
  1. Show that $$\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \frac { A x \left( B - \ln \left( x ^ { 2 } + k \right) \right) } { \left( x ^ { 2 } + k \right) ^ { 2 } }$$ where \(A\) and \(B\) are constants to be found. Given that \(C\) has exactly three turning points,
  2. find the \(x\) coordinate of each of these points. Give your answer in terms of \(k\) where appropriate.
  3. find the upper limit to the value for \(k\).
Edexcel P3 2023 October Q7
10 marks Standard +0.8
7. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{08291ac1-bdd4-4241-8959-7c89318fa5eb-18_554_1129_248_468} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 1}
\end{figure} Figure 1 shows a sketch of the curve \(C\) with equation \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) where $$f ( x ) = e ^ { - x ^ { 2 } } \left( 2 x ^ { 2 } - 3 \right) ^ { 2 }$$
  1. Find the range of f
  2. Show that $$\mathrm { f } ^ { \prime } ( x ) = 2 x \left( 2 x ^ { 2 } - 3 \right) \mathrm { e } ^ { - x ^ { 2 } } \left( A - B x ^ { 2 } \right)$$ where \(A\) and \(B\) are constants to be found. Given that the line \(y = k\), where \(k\) is a constant, \(k > 0\), intersects the curve at exactly two distinct points,
  3. find the exact range of values of \(k\)
Edexcel P3 2018 Specimen Q5
6 marks Moderate -0.3
5. Given that $$y = \frac { 5 x ^ { 2 } - 10 x + 9 } { ( x - 1 ) ^ { 2 } } \quad x \neq 1$$ show that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \frac { k } { ( x - 1 ) ^ { 3 } }\), where \(k\) is a constant to be found.
(6)
Edexcel C34 2014 January Q1
6 marks Moderate -0.3
1. $$\mathrm { f } ( x ) = \frac { 2 x } { x ^ { 2 } + 3 } , \quad x \in \mathbb { R }$$ Find the set of values of \(x\) for which \(\mathrm { f } ^ { \prime } ( x ) > 0\) You must show your working.
(Solutions based entirely on graphical or numerical methods are not acceptable.)
Edexcel C34 2014 January Q7
11 marks Standard +0.3
7. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{5b698944-41ac-4072-b5e1-c580b7752c39-20_689_712_248_680} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 3}
\end{figure} Figure 3 shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\), where $$f ( x ) = 2 x ( 1 + x ) \ln x , \quad x > 0$$ The curve has a minimum turning point at \(A\).
  1. Find f'(x)
  2. Hence show that the \(x\) coordinate of \(A\) is the solution of the equation $$x = \mathrm { e } ^ { - \frac { 1 + x } { 1 + 2 x } }$$
  3. Use the iteration formula $$x _ { n + 1 } = \mathrm { e } ^ { - \frac { 1 + x _ { n } } { 1 + 2 x _ { n } } } , \quad x _ { 0 } = 0.46$$ to find the values of \(x _ { 1 } , x _ { 2 }\) and \(x _ { 3 }\) to 4 decimal places.
  4. Use your answer to part (c) to estimate the coordinates of \(A\) to 2 decimal places.
Edexcel C34 2015 January Q1
6 marks Moderate -0.3
  1. The curve \(C\) has equation
$$y = \frac { 3 x - 2 } { ( x - 2 ) ^ { 2 } } , \quad x \neq 2$$ The point \(P\) on \(C\) has \(x\) coordinate 3
Find an equation of the normal to \(C\) at the point \(P\) in the form \(a x + b y + c = 0\), where \(a , b\) and \(c\) are integers.
Edexcel C34 2016 January Q7
11 marks Moderate -0.3
7. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{101ec3c2-699e-4c74-bfdc-d8c610646571-10_543_817_278_584} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 3}
\end{figure} Figure 3 shows part of the curve \(C\) with equation $$y = \frac { 3 \ln \left( x ^ { 2 } + 1 \right) } { \left( x ^ { 2 } + 1 \right) } , \quad x \in \mathbb { R }$$
  1. Find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\)
  2. Using your answer to (a), find the exact coordinates of the stationary point on the curve \(C\) for which \(x > 0\). Write each coordinate in its simplest form.
    (5) The finite region \(R\), shown shaded in Figure 3, is bounded by the curve \(C\), the \(x\)-axis and the line \(x = 3\)
  3. Complete the table below with the value of \(y\) corresponding to \(x = 1\)
    \(x\)0123
    \(y\)0\(\frac { 3 } { 5 } \ln 5\)\(\frac { 3 } { 10 } \ln 10\)
  4. Use the trapezium rule with all the \(y\) values in the completed table to find an approximate value for the area of \(R\), giving your answer to 4 significant figures.
Edexcel C34 2017 January Q6
6 marks Standard +0.3
  1. (i) Differentiate \(y = 5 x ^ { 2 } \ln 3 x , \quad x > 0\) (ii) Given that
$$y = \frac { x } { \sin x + \cos x } , \quad - \frac { \pi } { 4 } < x < \frac { 3 \pi } { 4 }$$ show that $$\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \frac { ( 1 + x ) \sin x + ( 1 - x ) \cos x } { 1 + \sin 2 x } , \quad - \frac { \pi } { 4 } < x < \frac { 3 \pi } { 4 }$$ \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{e30f0c28-1695-40a1-8e9a-6ea7e29042bf-11_99_104_2631_1781}
Edexcel C34 2018 June Q14
12 marks Standard +0.3
14. Given that $$y = \frac { \left( x ^ { 2 } - 4 \right) ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } } } { x ^ { 3 } } \quad x > 2$$
  1. show that $$\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \frac { A x ^ { 2 } + 12 } { x ^ { 4 } \left( x ^ { 2 } - 4 \right) ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } } } \quad x > 2$$ where \(A\) is a constant to be found. \begin{figure}[h]
    \includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{a377da06-a968-438c-bec2-ae55283dae47-48_593_1134_865_395} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 4}
    \end{figure} Figure 4 shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) where $$\mathrm { f } ( x ) = \frac { 24 \left( x ^ { 2 } - 4 \right) ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } } } { x ^ { 3 } } \quad x > 2$$
  2. Use your answer to part (a) to find the range of f.
  3. State a reason why f-1 does not exist.
Edexcel C34 2019 June Q8
11 marks Standard +0.3
8. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{a9870c94-0910-46ec-a54a-44a431cb324e-22_524_1443_260_246} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 2}
\end{figure} Figure 2 shows a sketch of part of the curve \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\), where $$\mathrm { f } ( x ) = \frac { 6 x + 2 } { 3 x ^ { 2 } + 5 } , \quad x \in \mathbb { R }$$
  1. Find \(\mathrm { f } ^ { \prime } ( x )\), writing your answer as a single fraction in its simplest form. The curve has two turning points, a maximum at point \(A\) and a minimum at point \(B\), as shown in Figure 2.
  2. Using part (a), find the coordinates of point \(A\) and the coordinates of point \(B\).
  3. State the coordinates of the maximum turning point of the function with equation $$y = \mathrm { f } ( 2 x ) + 4 \quad x \in \mathbb { R }$$
  4. Find the range of the function $$\operatorname { g } ( x ) = \frac { 6 x + 2 } { 3 x ^ { 2 } + 5 } , \quad x \leqslant 0$$
Edexcel C3 2006 January Q4
13 marks Moderate -0.3
4. (a) Differentiate with respect to \(x\)
  1. \(x ^ { 2 } \mathrm { e } ^ { 3 x + 2 }\),
  2. \(\frac { \cos \left( 2 x ^ { 3 } \right) } { 3 x }\).
    (b) Given that \(x = 4 \sin ( 2 y + 6 )\), find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) in terms of \(x\).
Edexcel C3 2007 January Q4
11 marks Standard +0.3
4. (i) The curve \(C\) has equation $$y = \frac { x } { 9 + x ^ { 2 } }$$ Use calculus to find the coordinates of the turning points of \(C\).
(ii) Given that $$y = \left( 1 + \mathrm { e } ^ { 2 x } \right) ^ { \frac { 3 } { 2 } }$$ find the value of \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) at \(x = \frac { 1 } { 2 } \ln 3\).
Edexcel C3 2008 January Q2
8 marks Standard +0.3
2. A curve \(C\) has equation $$y = \mathrm { e } ^ { 2 x } \tan x , \quad x \neq ( 2 n + 1 ) \frac { \pi } { 2 }$$
  1. Show that the turning points on \(C\) occur where \(\tan x = - 1\).
  2. Find an equation of the tangent to \(C\) at the point where \(x = 0\).
Edexcel C3 2008 January Q8
13 marks Standard +0.3
  1. The functions \(f\) and \(g\) are defined by
$$\begin{aligned} & \mathrm { f } : x \mapsto 1 - 2 x ^ { 3 } , x \in \mathbb { R } \\ & \mathrm {~g} : x \mapsto \frac { 3 } { x } - 4 , x > 0 , x \in \mathbb { R } \end{aligned}$$
  1. Find the inverse function \(\mathrm { f } ^ { - 1 }\).
  2. Show that the composite function gf is $$\text { gf } : x \mapsto \frac { 8 x ^ { 3 } - 1 } { 1 - 2 x ^ { 3 } }$$
  3. Solve \(\operatorname { gf } ( x ) = 0\).
  4. Use calculus to find the coordinates of the stationary point on the graph of \(y = \operatorname { gf } ( x )\).
Edexcel C3 2009 January Q1
10 marks Moderate -0.3
  1. (a) Find the value of \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) at the point where \(x = 2\) on the curve with equation
$$y = x ^ { 2 } \sqrt { } ( 5 x - 1 )$$ (b) Differentiate \(\frac { \sin 2 x } { x ^ { 2 } }\) with respect to \(x\).
Edexcel C3 2012 January Q1
9 marks Moderate -0.3
Differentiate with respect to \(x\), giving your answer in its simplest form,
  1. \(x ^ { 2 } \ln ( 3 x )\)
  2. \(\frac { \sin 4 x } { x ^ { 3 } }\)
Edexcel C3 2013 January Q5
11 marks Moderate -0.3
5. (i) Differentiate with respect to \(x\)
  1. \(y = x ^ { 3 } \ln 2 x\)
  2. \(y = ( x + \sin 2 x ) ^ { 3 }\) Given that \(x = \cot y\),
    (ii) show that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \frac { - 1 } { 1 + x ^ { 2 } }\)