1.07r Chain rule: dy/dx = dy/du * du/dx and connected rates

7 Two quantities, \(x\) and \(\theta\), vary with time and are related by the equation \(x = 5 \sin \theta - 4 \cos \theta\).

1. Find the value of \(x\) when \(\theta = \frac { \pi } { 2 }\).
2. When \(\theta = \frac { \pi } { 2 }\), its rate of increase (in suitable units) is given by \(\frac { \mathrm { d } \theta } { \mathrm { d } t } = 0.1\). Show that at that moment \(\frac { \mathrm { d } x } { \mathrm {~d} t } = 0.4\).

3 Differentiate the following functions.

1. \(\quad y = \left( x ^ { 2 } + 3 \right) ^ { 5 }\)
2. \(y = \frac { \sin 2 x } { x }\)

4 The volume of a sphere, \(V \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 }\) is given by the formula \(V = \frac { 4 } { 3 } \pi r ^ { 3 }\) where \(r \mathrm {~cm}\) is the radius.
The radius of a sphere increases at a constant rate of 2 cm per second.
Find the rate of increase of \(V\) when \(r = 10 \mathrm {~cm}\).

3 Given that \(y = \ln \left( \sqrt { \frac { 2 x - 1 } { 2 x + 1 } } \right)\), show that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \frac { 1 } { 2 x - 1 } - \frac { 1 } { 2 x + 1 }\).

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1. Given that \(y = \sqrt [ 3 ] { 1 + 3 x ^ { 2 } }\), use the chain rule to find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) in terms of \(x\).
2. Given that \(y ^ { 3 } = 1 + 3 x ^ { 2 }\), use implicit differentiation to find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) in terms of \(x\) and \(y\). Show that this result is equivalent to the result in part (i).

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1. Differentiate \(\sqrt { 1 + 3 x ^ { 2 } }\).
2. Hence show that the derivative of \(x \sqrt { 1 + 3 x ^ { 2 } }\) is \(\frac { 1 + 6 x ^ { 2 } } { \sqrt { 1 + 3 x ^ { 2 } } }\).

2 The function \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) is defined by \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = \sqrt { 4 - x ^ { 2 } }\) for \(- 2 \leqslant x \leqslant 2\).

1. Show that the curve \(y = \sqrt { 4 - x ^ { 2 } }\) is a semicircle of radius 2 , and explain why it is not the whole of this circle. Fig. 9 shows a point \(\mathrm { P } ( a , b )\) on the semicircle. The tangent at P is shown. \begin{figure}[h]
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2. (A) Use the gradient of OP to find the gradient of the tangent at P in terms of \(a\) and \(b\).
   (B) Differentiate \(\sqrt { 4 - x ^ { 2 } }\) and deduce the value of \(\mathrm { f } ^ { \prime } ( a )\).
   (C) Show that your answers to parts (A) and (B) are equivalent. The function \(\mathrm { g } ( x )\) is defined by \(\mathrm { g } ( x ) = 3 \mathrm { f } ( x - 2 )\), for \(0 \leqslant x \leqslant 4\).
3. Describe a sequence of two transformations that would map the curve \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) onto the curve \(y = \mathrm { g } ( x )\). Hence sketch the curve \(y = \mathrm { g } ( x )\).
4. Show that if \(y = \mathrm { g } ( x )\) then \(9 x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } = 36 x\).

3 Fig. 6 shows the triangle OAP , where O is the origin and A is the point \(( 0,3 )\). The point \(\mathrm { P } ( x , 0 )\) moves on the positive \(x\)-axis. The point \(\mathrm { Q } ( 0 , y )\) moves between O and A in such a way that \(\mathrm { AQ } + \mathrm { AP } = 6\). \begin{figure}[h] \end{figure}

1. Write down the length AQ in terms of \(y\). Hence find AP in terms of \(y\), and show that $$( y + 3 ) ^ { 2 } = x ^ { 2 } + 9$$
2. Use this result to show that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \frac { x } { y + 3 }\).
3. When \(x = 4\) and \(y = 2 , \frac { \mathrm {~d} x } { \mathrm {~d} t } = 2\). Calculate \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} t }\) at this time.

5 Given that \(y = ( 1 + 6 x ) ^ { \frac { 1 } { 3 } }\), show that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \frac { 2 } { y ^ { 2 } }\).

1 Fig. 8 shows part of the curve \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\), where $$\mathrm { f } ( x ) = \left( \mathrm { e } ^ { x } - 1 \right) ^ { 2 } \text { for } x \geqslant 0 .$$ \begin{figure}[h] \end{figure}

1. Find \(\mathrm { f } ^ { \prime } ( x )\), and hence calculate the gradient of the curve \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) at the origin and at the point \(( \ln 2,1 )\). The function \(\mathrm { g } ( x )\) is defined by $$\sqrt { } \text { for } x \geqslant 0 \text {. }$$
2. Show that \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) and \(\mathrm { g } ( x )\) are inverse functions. Hence sketch the graph of \(y = \mathrm { g } ( x )\). Write down the gradient of the curve \(y = \mathrm { g } ( x )\) at the point \(( 1 , \ln 2 )\).
3. Show that \(\int \left( \mathrm { e } ^ { x } 1 \right) ^ { 2 } \mathrm {~d} x = \frac { 1 } { 2 } \mathrm { e } ^ { 2 x } \quad 2 \mathrm { e } ^ { x } + x + c\). Hence evaluate \(\int _ { 0 } ^ { \ln 2 } \left( \mathrm { e } ^ { x } \quad 1 \right) ^ { 2 } \mathrm {~d} x\), giving your answer in an exact form.
4. Using your answer to part (iii), calculate the area of the region enclosed by the curve \(y = \mathrm { g } ( x )\), the \(x\)-axis and the line \(x = 1\).

3 The function \(f ( x ) = \ln \left( 1 + x ^ { 2 } \right)\) has domain \(- 3 \leqslant x \leqslant 3\).
Fig. 9 shows the graph of \(y = f ( x )\). \begin{figure}[h] \end{figure} (1) Show algebraically that the function is even. State how this property relates to the shape of the curve.
(ii) Find the gradient of the curve at the point \(\mathrm { P } ( 2 , \ln 5 )\).
(iii) Explain why the function does not have an inverse for the domain \(- 3 \leqslant x \leqslant 3\). The domain of \(f ( x )\) is now restricted to \(0 \leqslant x \leqslant 3\). The inverse of \(f ( x )\) is the function \(g ( x )\),
(iv) Sketch the curves \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) and \(y = \mathrm { g } ( x )\) on the same axes. State the domain of the function \(g ( x )\).
Show that \(\mathrm { g } ( x ) = \sqrt { \mathrm { e } ^ { x } - 1 }\).
(v) Differentiate \(\mathrm { g } ( x )\). Hence verify that \(\mathrm { g } ^ { \prime } ( \ln 5 ) = 1 \frac { 1 } { 4 }\). Explain the commection between this result and your answer to part (ii).

3 Fig. 8 shows the curve \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\), where \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = \frac { x } { \sqrt { 2 + x _ { 2 } } }\). \begin{figure}[h] \end{figure}

1. Show algebraically that \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) is an odd function. Interpret this result geometrically.
2. Show that \(\mathrm { f } ^ { \prime } ( x ) = \frac { 2 } { \left( 2 + x ^ { 2 } \right) ^ { \frac { 3 } { 2 } } }\). Hence find the exact gradient of the curve at the origin.
3. Find the exact area of the region bounded by the curve, the \(x\)-axis and the line \(x = 1\).
4. (A) Show that if \(y = \frac { x } { \sqrt { 2 + x ^ { 2 } } }\), then \(\frac { 1 } { y ^ { 2 } } = \frac { 2 } { x ^ { 2 } } + 1\).
   (B) Differentiate \(\frac { 1 } { y ^ { 2 } } = \frac { 2 } { x ^ { 2 } } + 1\) implicitly to show that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \frac { 2 y ^ { 3 } } { x ^ { 3 } }\). Explain why this expression cannot be used to find the gradient of the curve at the origin.

2 Fig. 8 shows the curve \(y = \frac { x } { \sqrt { x - 2 } }\), together with the lines \(y = x\) and \(x = 11\). The curve meets these lines at P and Q respectively. R is the point \(( 11,11 )\). \begin{figure}[h] \end{figure}

1. Verify that the \(x\)-coordinate of P is 3 .
2. Show that, for the curve, \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \frac { x - 4 } { 2 ( x - 2 ) ^ { \frac { 3 } { 2 } } }\). Hence find the gradient of the curve at P . Use the result to show that the curve is not symmetrical about \(y = x\).
3. Using the substitution \(u = x - 2\), show that \(\int _ { 3 } ^ { 11 } \frac { x } { \sqrt { x - 2 } } \mathrm {~d} x = 25 \frac { 1 } { 3 }\). Hence find the area of the region PQR bounded by the curve and the lines \(y = x\) and \(x = 11\).

3 Fig. 9 shows the curve \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\), which has a \(y\)-intercept at \(\mathrm { P } ( 0,3 )\), a minimum point at \(\mathrm { Q } ( 1,2 )\), and an asymptote \(x = - 1\). \begin{figure}[h] \end{figure}

1. Find the coordinates of the images of the points P and Q when the curve \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) is transformed to
   (A) \(y = 2 \mathrm { f } ( x )\),
   (B) \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x + 1 ) + 2\). You are now given that \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = \frac { x ^ { 2 } + 3 } { x + 1 } , x \neq - 1\).
2. Find \(\mathrm { f } ^ { \prime } ( x )\), and hence find the coordinates of the other turning point on the curve \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\).
3. Show that \(\mathrm { f } ( x - 1 ) = x - 2 + \frac { 4 } { x }\).
4. Find \(\int _ { a } ^ { b } \left( x - 2 + \frac { 4 } { x } \right) \mathrm { d } x\) in terms of \(a\) and \(b\). Hence, by choosing suitable values for \(a\) and \(b\), find the exact area enclosed by the curve \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\), the \(x\)-axis, the \(y\)-axis and the line \(x = 1\).

1 Fig. 9 shows the curve \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\), where \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = \frac { 2 x ^ { 2 } - 1 } { x ^ { 2 } + 1 }\) for the domain \(0 \leqslant x \leqslant 2\). \begin{figure}[h] \end{figure}

1. Show that \(\mathrm { f } ^ { \prime } ( x ) = \frac { 6 x } { \left( x ^ { 2 } + 1 \right) ^ { 2 } }\), and hence that \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) is an increasing function for \(x > 0\).
2. Find the range of \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\).
3. Given that \(\mathrm { f } ^ { \prime \prime } ( x ) = \frac { 6 - 18 x ^ { 2 } } { \left( x ^ { 2 } + 1 \right) ^ { 3 } }\), find the maximum value of \(\mathrm { f } ^ { \prime } ( x )\). The function \(\mathrm { g } ( x )\) is the inverse function of \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\).
4. Write down the domain and range of \(\mathrm { g } ( x )\). Add a sketch of the curve \(y = \mathrm { g } ( x )\) to a copy of Fig. 9 .
5. Show that \(\mathrm { g } ( x ) = \sqrt { \frac { x + 1 } { 2 - x } }\).

2 The variables \(x\) and \(y\) satisfy the equation \(x ^ { \frac { 2 } { 3 } } + y ^ { \frac { 2 } { 3 } } = 5\).

1. Show that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = - \left( \frac { y } { x } \right) ^ { \frac { 1 } { 3 } }\). Both \(x\) and \(y\) are functions of \(t\).
2. Find the value of \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} t }\) when \(x = 1 , y = 8\) and \(\frac { \mathrm { d } x } { \mathrm {~d} t } = 6\).

2 Find the exact gradient of the curve \(y = \ln ( 1 - \cos 2 x )\) at the point with \(x\)-coordinate \(\frac { 1 } { 6 } \pi\).

4 Fig. 8 shows parts of the curves \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) and \(y = \mathrm { g } ( x )\), where \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = \tan x\) and \(\mathrm { g } ( x ) = 1 + \mathrm { f } \left( x - \frac { 1 } { 4 } \pi \right)\). \begin{figure}[h] \end{figure}

1. Describe a sequence of two transformations which maps the curve \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) to the curve \(y = \mathrm { g } ( x )\). [4] It can be shown that \(\mathrm { g } ( x ) = \frac { 2 \sin x } { \sin x + \cos x }\).
2. Show that \(\mathrm { g } ^ { \prime } ( x ) = \frac { 2 } { ( \sin x + \cos x ) ^ { 2 } }\). Hence verify that the gradient of \(y = \mathrm { g } ( x )\) at the point \(\left( \frac { 1 } { 4 } \pi , 1 \right)\) is the same as that of \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) at the origin.
3. By writing \(\tan x = \frac { \sin x } { \cos x }\) and using the substitution \(u = \cos x\), show that \(\int _ { 0 } ^ { \frac { 1 } { 4 } \pi } \mathrm { f } ( x ) \mathrm { d } x = \int _ { \frac { 1 } { \sqrt { 2 } } } ^ { 1 } \frac { 1 } { u } \mathrm {~d} u\). Evaluate this integral exactly.
4. Hence find the exact area of the region enclosed by the curve \(y = \mathrm { g } ( x )\), the \(x\)-axis and the lines \(x = \frac { 1 } { 4 } \pi\) and \(x = \frac { 1 } { 2 } \pi\).

6 Given that \(y = \sqrt [ 3 ] { 1 + x ^ { 2 } }\), find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\).

7 Given that \(y = x ^ { 2 } \sqrt { 1 + 4 x }\), show that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \frac { 2 x ( 5 x + 1 ) } { \sqrt { 1 + 4 x } }\).

4 Fig. 9 shows the curve \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\), where \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = \frac { 1 } { \sqrt { 2 x - x ^ { 2 } } }\).
The curve has asymptotes \(x = 0\) and \(x = a\). \begin{figure}[h] \end{figure}

1. Find \(a\). Hence write down the domain of the function.
2. Show that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \frac { x - 1 } { \left( 2 x - x ^ { 2 } \right) ^ { \frac { 3 } { 2 } } }\). Hence find the coordinates of the turning point of the curve, and write down the range of the function. The function \(\mathrm { g } ( x )\) is defined by \(\mathrm { g } ( x ) = \frac { 1 } { \sqrt { 1 - x ^ { 2 } } }\).
3. (A) Show algebraically that \(\mathrm { g } ( x )\) is an even function.
   (B) Show that \(\mathrm { g } ( x - 1 ) = \mathrm { f } ( x )\).
   (C) Hence prove that the curve \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) is symmetrical, and state its line of symmetry.

3 The function \(f ( x ) = \ln \left( t + x ^ { 2 } \right)\) has domain \(- 3 \leqslant x \leqslant 3\).
Fig. 9 shows the graph of \(y = f ( x )\). \begin{figure}[h] \end{figure}

1. Show algebraically that the function is even. State how this property relates to the shape of the curve.
2. Find the gradient of the curve at the point \(\mathrm { P } ( 2 , \ln 5 )\).
3. Explain why the function does not have an inverse for the domain \(- 3 \leqslant x \leqslant 3\). The domain of \(f ( x )\) is now restricted to \(0 \leqslant x \leqslant 3\). The inverse of \(f ( x )\) is the function \(g ( x )\).
4. Sketch the curves \(y = f ( x )\) and \(y = g ( x )\) on the same axes. State the domain of the function \(g ( x )\),
   Show that \(\mathrm { g } ( x ) = \sqrt { \mathrm { e } ^ { x } - 1 }\).
5. Differentiate \(\mathrm { g } ( \mathrm { x } )\). Hence verify that \(\mathrm { g } ^ { \prime } ( \ln 5 ) = 1 \frac { 1 } { 4 }\). Explain the connection between this result and your answer to part (ii).

1 Fig. 4 shows a cone with its axis vertical. The angle between the axis and the slant edge is \(45 ^ { \circ }\). Water is poured into the cone at a constant rate of \(5 \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 }\) per second. At time \(t\) seconds, the height of the water surface above the vertex O of the cone is \(h \mathrm {~cm}\), and the volume of water in the cone is \(V \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 }\). \begin{figure}[h] \end{figure} Find \(V\) in terms of \(h\). Hence find the rate at which the height of water is increasing when the height is 10 cm .
[0pt] [You are given that the volume \(V\) of a cone of height \(h\) and radius \(r\) is \(V = \frac { 1 } { 3 } \pi r ^ { 2 } h\) ].

2 A spherical balloon of radius \(r \mathrm {~cm}\) has volume \(V \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 }\), where \(V = \frac { 4 } { 3 } \pi r ^ { 3 }\). The balloon is inflated at a constant rate of \(10 \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 } \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\). Find the rate of increase of \(r\) when \(r = 8\).

3 The driving force \(F\) newtons and velocity \(v \mathrm {~km} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) of a car at time \(t\) seconds are related by the equation \(F = \frac { 25 } { v }\).

1. Find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } F } { \mathrm {~d} v }\).
2. Find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } F } { \mathrm {~d} t }\) when \(v = 50\) and \(\frac { \mathrm { d } v } { \mathrm {~d} t } = 1.5\).