Supplementary Exercise

Module 2 Chapter 10 Applications of Differentiation

Supplementary Exercise
1.

2 x 1
Find the equations of the tangent and the normal to the curve y e
at the point (1, e).

2.

2
A tangent to the curve y x 5 x 1 has a slope of 1. Find the equation of the tangent.

3.

If a tangent to the curve y = 2x2 + x + 2 is parallel to the straight line 5x y = 4, find the
equation of the tangent.

4.

Determine whether each of the following functions is increasing or decreasing in the given
interval.
7

f ( x) sin 3 x ,
3
6

(a) f ( x) x [1, 1]
(b)
x
2
(c) f ( x) e ( x 1) [1, 5]

5.

3
Find the turning points of the curve y x 12 x 7 using the first derivative test.

6.

3
2
Find the local extrema of the function f ( x) x x x 5 using the second derivative test.

7.

8.

4
3
2
For the curve y x 5 x 2 x 5 , find
d2y
dy
2
(a) dx and dx ,
(b) all the turning points and the points of inflexion of the curve.
(Give your answers correct to 4 significant figures if necessary.)

Find the asymptotes of each of the following curves.

x2 1
2x 1
y

y
x
x4
(a)
(b)
(c)

9.

10.

x2 x 1
x4 4
y

ax 3 bx 2 (1 a ) x (1 b)
x2 1
has an asymptote with slope 1 and

It is known that the curve

y-intercept 2.
(a) Find the values of a and b.
(b) Find all the asymptotes of the curve.
3
2
For the curve y 2 x 15 x 36 x ,
(a) find its x- and y-intercepts,
(b) find its turning point(s),
(c) find its point(s) of inflexion,
(d) sketch the curve.

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y x 2 4x

6
x,

11.

For the curve

(a) find its turning point(s),
(b) find its point(s) of inflexion,
(c) find its asymptote(s),
(d) sketch the curve.

12.

Find the global extrema of each of the following functions in the interval indicated.
5
4
2
[1, 2]
(a) f ( x) x x 3 x x
(b)

13.

14.

15.

f ( x) sin x cos x

0,

A ball is thrown upwards vertically and it is h (in m) above the ground at time t (in s). Given
2
that h 4t 5t , find the time at which the ball reaches the maximum height. Hence, find the
maximum height.
The figure shows a sector OAB with radius r cm. If AOB rad and the area of sector OAB
is 10 cm2, find the minimum perimeter of sector OAB.

In an experiment, a robot starts to travel along the path ABC in a rectangular water pool. The
width AP and the diagonal AC of the pool are 3 m and 5 m respectively. Suppose that the
robot travels along AB and BC at the speeds of 1 m/min and 2 m/min respectively.

(a) If BC = x m, express the time for the robot to complete the journey in terms of x.
(b) Find the minimum time for the robot to complete the journey.
16.

A scientist designs several tanks to collect polluted water from machines. In a certain day, the
total volume of polluted water V1 (in L) collected by the tanks at time t (in h) is given by
V1 t 3 2t 2 2t . At the same time, the polluted water in the tanks is drawn out for testing.
The total volume of polluted water V2 (in L) drawn out from the tanks at time t is given by
V2 t 2 t .
(a) Find the rate of change of V1 at time t.
(b) Find the rate of change of V2 at time t.
(c) At what moment is the rate of change of V1 triple that of V2?

17.

The volume of a spherical balloon decreases at a rate of 5 cm3/s. When the radius of the
balloon is 4 cm, find
(a) the rate of change of the radius of the balloon,
(b) the rate of change of the surface area of the balloon.

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18.

The figure shows a right-angled triangle ABC, where AB = x cm, BC = y cm and AC = 13 cm.
1
AB changes at a constant rate of 10 cm/s.

(a) Find the rate of change of BC when AB = 5 cm.

(b) Show that the rate of change of BC keeps decreasing as AB increases.

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