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Additional Mathematics  SPM  Chapter 2 Differentiation
                   f'(x) = 2x – 9x
                              2
                  f"(x) = 2 – 18x                              2.4   Application of Differentiation
                  f"(0) = 2 – 18(0)
                       = 2
                                                               A  Interpreting the gradient of tangent
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              (b)   f(x) =  2x  – 3x 2                              to a curve at different points
                            x
                       = 2x  – 3x                               1.  The first derivation of a function y = f(x), that is
                          3
                   f'(x) = 6x  – 3                                dy  = f'(x) is the gradient function which gives
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                                                                  dx
                  f"(x) = 12x                                     us the value of the gradient of the tangent to the
                  f"(0) = 0                                       curve y = f(x) at a point on the curve.
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                                                                                     y = f(x)
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                1.  Determine    dy    and    d y 2   for  each  of  the  following   0  tangent  m =  dy
                   functions.  dx  dx                                                      dx
                   (a)  y = 8x        (b)  y = 7x  – 8x         2.  The gradient of the tangent line drawn at a point
                           4
                                                  3
                                              2
                         x
                   (c)  y =    – √x     (d)  y = x (1 – 2x)       A(x , y ) on the curve is obtained by substituting
                                             3
                         2                                           1  1         dy
                   (e)  y = 5(4x – 3)     (f)  y =     6x – 5x 3  the value of x  into    = f(x).
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                                               x 2                           1    dx
                2.  Find f '(x) and f"(x) for each of the following functions.    3.  The accuracy of the value of gradient  m, can

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                            2
                   (a)  f(x) = 7x  – 5x +                         be tested/verified by drawing a graph manually
                                   x
                   (b)  f(x) = 4x (x + 2)                         on a graph paper  or by using computer apps/
                            2
                                  2
                   (c)  f(x) =    6                               programs.
                           x + 3
                            3x
                   (d)  f(x) =
                           1 – x                                         11
                3.  Find the value of f"(0) for each of the following.
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                                4
                   (a)  f(x) = (9 – 3x)                       Find the gradient of the tangent to the curve y = 4x  – 2
                   (b)  f(x) = 4x(x – 3)                      at the given points.
                                 2
                   (c)  f(x) =  x + 3                         (a)  Point A(1, 2)
                           x – 3
                4.  Given the function f(x) = 3x  + mx  – 4. Find  (b)  Point B 1 1 , –  3 2
                                       5
                                            3
                   (a)  the second derivative of the function f.        2   2
                   (b)  the value of m if f"(–1) = –5.
                                                              Solution
                5.  Given the function y = (x – 3)  .                   3                     3
                                         2
                          dy    d y                           (a)   y = 4x  – 2     (b)   y = 4x  – 2
                                  2
                   (b)  Find    and   .                          dy                     dy
                                                                                               2
                                                                         2
                          dx    dx 2                                  = 12x                 = 12x
         Form 5
                                               2
                   (c)  Show that 2y – x dy   + (3x – 9) d y  = 0.       dx  = 12(1)  2  dx    1  2
                                   dx        dx 2                                          = 12 1 2
                                                                    = 12                       2
                6.  Given the function y = x(4 – x).
                                                                                               1
                                 1 dy    d y                                               = 12 1 2
                                           2
                   (a)  Show that y –   x   + x   = 0.                                         4
                                 2 dx    dx 2
                   (b)  Find the possible values of x when                                 = 3
                                  2
                      y = x dy   + 2x d y  .
                          dx    dx 2                                     12
                7.  Given the function y = 3(x – 1) .         Calculate  the gradient of  the tangent  to the  curve
                                         2
                                2
                   (a)  Express y d y  +  dy   in terms of x.
                              dx 2  dx                        y =  6 + 2x  at the point where the y-coordinate is –2.
                                        2
                   (b)  Solve the equation y d y   +   dy  = 0.    x
                                      dx 2  dx
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