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Math IB Revision Differentiation Basics

This document provides a series of differentiation exercises involving functions of the form f(x) = expressions involving x. The exercises involve finding derivatives, determining tangent lines, finding critical points, and calculating areas under curves. Some questions involve periodic functions and exponential and logarithmic functions. Graphs are provided for some questions.

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Math IB Revision Differentiation Basics

This document provides a series of differentiation exercises involving functions of the form f(x) = expressions involving x. The exercises involve finding derivatives, determining tangent lines, finding critical points, and calculating areas under curves. Some questions involve periodic functions and exponential and logarithmic functions. Graphs are provided for some questions.

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Revision – simple differentiation exercises

3 − 4x sin x
1. Differentiate with respect to x (a) (b) e

2 2
2. Differentiate with respect to x: (a) (x + l) (b) 1n(3x – 1).

3. (a) Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve y = ln x at the point (e, 1), and verify that the origin is
on this line.

d
(b) Show that x (x ln x – x) = ln x.
d

(c)* The diagram shows the region enclosed by the curve y = ln x, the tangent line in part (a), and the line y
= 0.
y

1 ( e , 1 )

0 1 2 3 x

1
Use the result of part (b) to show that the area of this region is 2 e – 1.

3
4. Let f (x) = x .

f (5 + h) − f (5)
(a) Evaluate h for h = 0.1.

f (5 + h) − f (5)
(b) What number does h approach as h approaches zero?

2x
5. The diagram shows part of the graph of the curve with equation y=e cos x.

1
y

P a( , b )

0 x

dy d2 y
2x 2
(a) Show that dx = e (2 cos x – sin x). (b) Find dx .

*** There is an inflexion point at P(a, b).

3
(c) Use the results from parts (a) and (b) to prove that: (i) tan a = 4 ;

2x
the gradient of the curve at P is e .

2
6. Given the function f(x) = x – 3bx + (c + 2), determine the values of b and c such that f(i) = 0 and f′ (3) = 0.

7. Consider the function f(x) = k sin x + 3x, where k is a constant.

(a) Find f ′ (x).

π
(b) When x = 3 , the gradient of the curve of f(x) is 8. Find the value of k.
x
2
Let f(x) = e + 5cos x. Find f′ (x).
3
8.

3 2
9. Let f(x) = 6 x . Find f′ (x).

0.05t
10. The population p of bacteria at time t is given by p = 100e . Calculate

(a) the value of p when t = 0;

(b) the rate of increase of the population when t = 10.


2
11. Part of the graph of the periodic function f is shown below. The domain of f is 0 ≤ x ≤ 15 and the period is
3.
f( x )
4

0 x
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0

(a) Find: (i) f(2); (ii) f′ (6.5); (iii) f′ (14).

(b) How many solutions are there to the equation f(x) = 1 over the given domain?

12. Let f(x) = 1 + 3 cos(2x) for 0 ≤ x ≤ π, and x is in radians.

(a) (i) Find f′ (x).

(ii) Find the values for x for which f′ (x) = 0, giving your answers in terms of π .

π
The function g(x) is defined as g(x) = f(2x) – 1, 0 ≤ x ≤ 2 .

(b) (i) The graph of f may be transformed to the graph of g by a stretch 1in the x-direction with scale
factor followed by another transformation. Describe fully this other transformation.

(ii) Find the solution to the equation g(x) = f(x)

2
13. The function f is defined by f : x  – 0.5 x + 2 x + 2.5. (a) Write down: (i) f′ (x); (ii) f′ (0).

(b) Let N be the normal to the curve at the point where the graph intercepts the y-axis. Show that the
equation of N may be written as y = –0.5x + 2.5.
Let g : x  – 0.5 x + 2.5

(c) (i) Find the solutions of f(x) = g(x).

(ii) Hence find the coordinates of the other point of intersection of the normal and the curve.

(d)* Let R be the region enclosed between the curve and N.

(i) Write down an expression for the area of R.

(ii) Hence write down the area of R.

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