National Junior College Mathematics Department 2015

National Junior College

2015 – 2016 H2 Mathematics
Differentiation Techniques Assignment

Name: ______________________________________________________________
Class: 1ma2__ / 1IPma21__ / 1IPma22__ Subject Tutor: _________________ 16
Please time yourself for the assignment.

Time spent: _______________ Confidence 1 2 3 4 5

[Suggested Duration: 28 min] level: low high

You are advised to use only your MF-15, and complete this assignment in one sitting.

1 Differentiate the following with respect to x.

(a) x ln  sin 2 x  , [2]

(b) x 2 e tan kx , where k is a constant, [2]

sin 1 x
(c) . [2]
1  x2

dy
2 (a) Given that x y  cos x , find in terms of x only. [3]
dx
dy
(b) Given that x y 1  e x  y , find in terms of x and y. [3]
dx

3 A curve has parametric equations

x  2t  ln(2t ), y  t 2  ln(t ) 2 , where t  0 .

Find the value of t at the point on the curve at which the gradient is 2. [4]

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