{"id":769,"date":"2020-02-21T14:44:03","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T14:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/?post_type=knowledgebase&#038;p=769"},"modified":"2020-03-03T20:07:22","modified_gmt":"2020-03-03T20:07:22","slug":"previous-year-practice-paper-application-of-differention","status":"publish","type":"knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/index.php\/ibdp-math-hl-2\/applications-of-differentiation\/previous-year-practice-paper-application-of-differention\/","title":{"rendered":"IBDP Past Year Exam Questions &#8211; Application of Differentiation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>Q1.\u00a0 [N08.P1]- 7 marks<\/h6>\r\n<p>Find the equation of the normal to the curve \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mn>5<\/mn><mi>x<\/mi><msup><mi>y<\/mi><mn>2<\/mn><\/msup><mo>&#8211;<\/mo><mn>2<\/mn><msup><mi>y<\/mi><mn>2<\/mn><\/msup><mo>=<\/mo><mn>18<\/mn><\/math>\r\n at the point (1, 2) .<br \/>\r\n<div id=\"link1-link-769\" class=\"sh-link link1-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('link1', 769, 'Solution', 'Hide Solution'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"link1-toggle-769\">Solution<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"link1-content-769\" class=\"sh-content link1-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-836 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Q1-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1828\" height=\"1006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Q1-2.png 1828w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Q1-2-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Q1-2-1024x564.png 1024w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Q1-2-768x423.png 768w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Q1-2-1536x845.png 1536w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Q1-2-1200x660.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1828px) 100vw, 1828px\" \/><br \/>\r\n<\/div><\/p>\r\n<h6>Q2.\u00a0 \u00a0[N09.P1]- 7 marks<\/h6>\r\n<p>A certain population can be modelled by the differential equation \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mfrac><mrow><mi>d<\/mi><mi>y<\/mi><\/mrow><mrow><mi>d<\/mi><mi>x<\/mi><\/mrow><\/mfrac><mo>=<\/mo><mi>k<\/mi><mo>&#160;<\/mo><mi>y<\/mi><mo>&#160;<\/mo><mi>cos<\/mi><mi>k<\/mi><mi>t<\/mi><\/math>\r\n ,\u00a0 where \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>y<\/mi><\/math>\r\n is the population at time \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>t<\/mi><\/math>\r\n hours and \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>k<\/mi><\/math>\r\n is a positive constant.<br \/>\r\n(a)\u00a0 Given that \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>y<\/mi><mo>=<\/mo><msub><mi>y<\/mi><mn>0<\/mn><\/msub><\/math>\r\n when \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>t<\/mi><mo>=<\/mo><mn>0<\/mn><\/math>\r\n , express \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>y<\/mi><\/math>\r\n in terms of \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>k<\/mi><\/math>\r\n , \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>t<\/mi><\/math>\r\n and \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><msub><mi>y<\/mi><mn>0<\/mn><\/msub><\/math>\r\n .<br \/>\r\n(b) Find the ratio of the minimum size of the population to the maximum size of the population.<br \/>\r\n<div id=\"link2-link-769\" class=\"sh-link link2-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('link2', 769, 'Solution', 'Hide Solution'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"link2-toggle-769\">Solution<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"link2-content-769\" class=\"sh-content link2-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-831 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Q2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1259\" height=\"619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Q2.jpg 1259w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Q2-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Q2-1024x503.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Q2-768x378.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Q2-1200x590.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1259px) 100vw, 1259px\" \/><br \/>\r\n<\/div><\/p>\r\n<h6>Q3.\u00a0 \u00a0[M09.P1]-5 marks<\/h6>\r\n<p>The diagram below shows a curve with equation \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>y<\/mi><mo>=<\/mo><mn>1<\/mn><mo>+<\/mo><mi>k<\/mi><mo>&#160;<\/mo><mi>sin<\/mi><mi>x<\/mi><\/math>\r\n , defined for \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mn>0<\/mn><mo>&#8804;<\/mo><mi>x<\/mi><mo>&#8804;<\/mo><mn>3<\/mn><mi mathvariant=\"normal\">&#960;<\/mi><\/math>\r\n .<br \/>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-905\" src=\"http:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Q3a-300x161.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Q3a-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Q3a-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Q3a.png 901w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The point lies on the curve and B \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mfenced><mrow><mi>a<\/mi><mo>,<\/mo><mi>b<\/mi><\/mrow><\/mfenced><\/math>\r\n is the maximum point.<br \/>\r\n(a) Show that \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>k<\/mi><mo>=<\/mo><mo>&#8211;<\/mo><mn>6<\/mn><\/math>\r\n .<br \/>\r\n(b) Hence, find the values of \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>a<\/mi><\/math>\r\n and \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>b<\/mi><\/math>\r\n .\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 [3 marks]<br \/>\r\n<div id=\"link3-link-769\" class=\"sh-link link3-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('link3', 769, 'Solution', 'Hide Solution'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"link3-toggle-769\">Solution<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"link3-content-769\" class=\"sh-content link3-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-906\" src=\"http:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Q3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1150\" height=\"844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Q3.png 1150w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Q3-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Q3-1024x752.png 1024w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Q3-768x564.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1150px) 100vw, 1150px\" \/><br \/>\r\n<\/div><\/p>\r\n<h6>Q4.\u00a0 \u00a0[N10.P1]- 8 marks<\/h6>\r\n<p>Consider the curve \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>y<\/mi><mo>=<\/mo><mi>x<\/mi><msup><mi>e<\/mi><mi>x<\/mi><\/msup><\/math>\r\n and the line \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>y<\/mi><mo>=<\/mo><mi>k<\/mi><mi>x<\/mi><mo>,<\/mo><mi>k<\/mi><mo>&#8712;<\/mo><mi>R<\/mi><\/math>\r\n (a) Let \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>k<\/mi><mo>=<\/mo><mn>0<\/mn><\/math>\r\n .<\/p>\r\n<p>(l)Show that the curve and the line intersect once.<\/p>\r\n<p>(ll)Find the angle between the tangent to the curve and the line at the point of intersection.<\/p>\r\n<p>(b)Let \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>k<\/mi><mo>=<\/mo><mn>1<\/mn><\/math>\r\n .\u00a0Show that the line is a tangent to the curve.<br \/>\r\n<div id=\"link4-link-769\" class=\"sh-link link4-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('link4', 769, 'Solution', 'Hide Solution'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"link4-toggle-769\">Solution<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"link4-content-769\" class=\"sh-content link4-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-915\" src=\"http:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Q4S.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1131\" height=\"589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Q4S.jpg 1131w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Q4S-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Q4S-1024x533.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Q4S-768x400.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1131px) 100vw, 1131px\" \/><br \/>\r\n<\/div><\/p>\r\n<h6>Q5.\u00a0 \u00a0[M10.P1]- 8 marks<\/h6>\r\n<p>The function f is defined by \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>f<\/mi><mfenced><mi>x<\/mi><\/mfenced><mo>=<\/mo><msup><mi>e<\/mi><mrow><msup><mi>x<\/mi><mn>2<\/mn><\/msup><mo>&#8211;<\/mo><mn>2<\/mn><mi>x<\/mi><mo>&#8211;<\/mo><mn>1<\/mn><mo>.<\/mo><mn>5<\/mn><\/mrow><\/msup><\/math>\r\n .<\/p>\r\n<p>(a) Find \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><msup><mi>f<\/mi><mo>&#8216;<\/mo><\/msup><mfenced><mi>x<\/mi><\/mfenced><\/math>\r\n .<\/p>\r\n<p>(b) You are given that \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>y<\/mi><mo>=<\/mo><mfrac><mrow><mi>f<\/mi><mfenced><mi>x<\/mi><\/mfenced><\/mrow><mrow><mi>x<\/mi><mo>&#8211;<\/mo><mn>1<\/mn><\/mrow><\/mfrac><\/math>\r\n has a local minimum at \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>x<\/mi><mo>=<\/mo><mi>a<\/mi><\/math>\r\n , \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>a<\/mi><mo>&#62;<\/mo><mn>1<\/mn><\/math>\r\n . Find the value of \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>a<\/mi><\/math>\r\n .<br \/>\r\n<div id=\"link5-link-769\" class=\"sh-link link5-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('link5', 769, 'Solution', 'Hide Solution'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"link5-toggle-769\">Solution<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"link5-content-769\" class=\"sh-content link5-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-931\" src=\"http:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1179\" height=\"749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/5.jpg 1179w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/5-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/5-1024x651.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/5-768x488.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1179px) 100vw, 1179px\" \/><br \/>\r\n<\/div><\/p>\r\n<h6>Q6.\u00a0 \u00a0[M14.P1]- 9 marks<\/h6>\r\n<p>A curve has equation \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>a<\/mi><mi>r<\/mi><mi>c<\/mi><mi>tan<\/mi><msup><mi>x<\/mi><mn>2<\/mn><\/msup><mo>+<\/mo><mi>a<\/mi><mi>r<\/mi><mi>c<\/mi><mi>tan<\/mi><msup><mi>y<\/mi><mn>2<\/mn><\/msup><mo>=<\/mo><mfrac><mi mathvariant=\"normal\">&#960;<\/mi><mn>4<\/mn><\/mfrac><mo>.<\/mo><\/math>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>(a) Find \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mfrac><mrow><mi>d<\/mi><mi>y<\/mi><\/mrow><mrow><mi>d<\/mi><mi>x<\/mi><\/mrow><\/mfrac><\/math>\r\n in terms of \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>x<\/mi><\/math>\r\n \u00a0and \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>y<\/mi><\/math>\r\n .<\/p>\r\n<p>(b) Find the gradient of the curve at the point where \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>x<\/mi><mo>=<\/mo><mfrac><mn>1<\/mn><msqrt><mn>2<\/mn><\/msqrt><\/mfrac><\/math>\r\n and<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>y<\/mi><mo>&#60;<\/mo><mn>0<\/mn><\/math>\r\n .<br \/>\r\n<div id=\"link6-link-769\" class=\"sh-link link6-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('link6', 769, 'Solution', 'Hide Solution'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"link6-toggle-769\">Solution<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"link6-content-769\" class=\"sh-content link6-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-932\" src=\"http:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/6A..jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1179\" height=\"1168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/6A..jpg 1179w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/6A.-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/6A.-1024x1014.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/6A.-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/6A.-768x761.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1179px) 100vw, 1179px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-934\" src=\"http:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/6B-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1168\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/6B-1.jpg 1168w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/6B-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/6B-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/6B-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1168px) 100vw, 1168px\" \/><br \/>\r\n<\/div><\/p>\r\n<h6>Q7.\u00a0 \u00a0[N14.P1]- 6 marks<\/h6>\r\n<p>A tranquilizer is injected into a muscle from which it enters the bloodstream. The concentration<span style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\"> \u00a0<\/span>\r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>C<\/mi><\/math>\r\n in \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>m<\/mi><mi>g<\/mi><msup><mi>l<\/mi><mrow><mo>&#8211;<\/mo><mn>1<\/mn><\/mrow><\/msup><\/math>\r\n , of tranquilizer in the bloodstream can be modelled by the function \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>C<\/mi><mfenced><mi>t<\/mi><\/mfenced><mo>=<\/mo><mfrac><mrow><mn>2<\/mn><mi>t<\/mi><\/mrow><mrow><mn>3<\/mn><mo>+<\/mo><msup><mi>t<\/mi><mn>2<\/mn><\/msup><\/mrow><\/mfrac><\/math>\r\n , \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>t<\/mi><mo>&#8805;<\/mo><mn>0<\/mn><\/math>\r\n where \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>t<\/mi><\/math>\r\n is the number of minutes after the injection.\u00a0Find the maximum concentration of tranquilizer in the bloodstream.<br \/>\r\n<div id=\"link7-link-769\" class=\"sh-link link7-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('link7', 769, 'Solution', 'Hide Solution'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"link7-toggle-769\">Solution<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"link7-content-769\" class=\"sh-content link7-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-935\" src=\"http:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1177\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/7.jpg 1177w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/7-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/7-1024x479.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/7-768x360.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1177px) 100vw, 1177px\" \/><br \/>\r\n<\/div><\/p>\r\n<h6>Q8.\u00a0 \u00a0[M15.P1]- 8 marks<\/h6>\r\n<p>In triangle \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>A<\/mi><mi>B<\/mi><mi>C<\/mi><\/math>\r\n ,<span style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\"> \u00a0<\/span>\r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>B<\/mi><mi>C<\/mi><mo>=<\/mo><msqrt><mn>3<\/mn><\/msqrt><mi>c<\/mi><mi>m<\/mi><\/math>\r\n , \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>A<\/mi><mover><mi>B<\/mi><mo>^<\/mo><\/mover><mi>C<\/mi><mo>=<\/mo><mi>&#952;<\/mi><\/math>\r\n and \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>B<\/mi><mover><mi>C<\/mi><mo>^<\/mo><\/mover><mi>A<\/mi><mo>=<\/mo><mfrac><mi mathvariant=\"normal\">&#960;<\/mi><mn>3<\/mn><\/mfrac><\/math>\r\n .<\/p>\r\n<p>(a) Show that length \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>A<\/mi><mi>B<\/mi><mo>=<\/mo><mfrac><mn>3<\/mn><mrow><msqrt><mn>3<\/mn><mo>&#160;<\/mo><\/msqrt><mi>cos<\/mi><mi>&#952;<\/mi><mo>+<\/mo><mi>sin<\/mi><mi>&#952;<\/mi><\/mrow><\/mfrac><\/math>\r\n .<\/p>\r\n<p>(b) Given that \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>A<\/mi><mi>B<\/mi><\/math>\r\n has a minimum value, determine the value of \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>&#952;<\/mi><\/math>\r\n for which this occurs.<br \/>\r\n<div id=\"link8-link-769\" class=\"sh-link link8-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('link8', 769, 'Solution', 'Hide Solution'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"link8-toggle-769\">Solution<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"link8-content-769\" class=\"sh-content link8-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-936\" src=\"http:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/8pg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1142\" height=\"1152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/8pg.jpg 1142w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/8pg-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/8pg-1015x1024.jpg 1015w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/8pg-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/8pg-768x775.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1142px) 100vw, 1142px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-939\" src=\"http:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/8B-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1068\" height=\"766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/8B-1.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/8B-1-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/8B-1-1024x734.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/8B-1-768x551.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1068px) 100vw, 1068px\" \/><br \/>\r\n<\/div><\/p>\r\n<h6><strong>Q9.\u00a0 \u00a0[N15.P1]- 6 marks<\/strong><\/h6>\r\n<p>Consider the curve \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>y<\/mi><mo>=<\/mo><mfrac><mn>1<\/mn><mrow><mn>1<\/mn><mo>&#8211;<\/mo><mi>x<\/mi><\/mrow><\/mfrac><\/math>\r\n , \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>x<\/mi><mo>&#8712;<\/mo><mi mathvariant=\"normal\">&#8477;<\/mi><\/math>\r\n , \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>x<\/mi><mo>&#8800;<\/mo><mn>1<\/mn><\/math>\r\n.<\/p>\r\n<p>(a)Find \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mfrac><mrow><mi>d<\/mi><mi>y<\/mi><\/mrow><mrow><mi>d<\/mi><mi>x<\/mi><\/mrow><\/mfrac><\/math>\r\n.<\/p>\r\n<p>(b) Determine the equation of the normal to the curve at the point \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>x<\/mi><mo>=<\/mo><mn>3<\/mn><\/math>\r\n in the form \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>a<\/mi><mi>x<\/mi><mo>+<\/mo><mi>b<\/mi><mi>y<\/mi><mo>+<\/mo><mi>c<\/mi><mo>=<\/mo><mn>0<\/mn><\/math>\r\n where \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>a<\/mi><mo>,<\/mo><mi>b<\/mi><mo>,<\/mo><mi>c<\/mi><mo>&#8712;<\/mo><mi mathvariant=\"normal\">&#8484;<\/mi><\/math>\r\n.<br \/>\r\n<div id=\"link9-link-769\" class=\"sh-link link9-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('link9', 769, 'Solution', 'Hide Solution'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"link9-toggle-769\">Solution<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"link9-content-769\" class=\"sh-content link9-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-940\" src=\"http:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1129\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/9.jpg 1129w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/9-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/9-1024x383.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/9-768x287.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1129px) 100vw, 1129px\" \/><br \/>\r\n<\/div><\/p>\r\n<h6><strong>Q10.\u00a0 \u00a0[M16.P1]- 7 marks<\/strong><\/h6>\r\n<p>A curve is given by the equation \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi>y<\/mi><mo>=<\/mo><mi>sin<\/mi><mfenced><mrow><mi>&#960;<\/mi><mi>cos<\/mi><mi>x<\/mi><\/mrow><\/mfenced><\/math>\r\n.<br \/>\r\nFind the coordinates of all the points on the curve for which \r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mfrac><mrow><mi>d<\/mi><mi>y<\/mi><\/mrow><mrow><mi>d<\/mi><mi>x<\/mi><\/mrow><\/mfrac><mo>=<\/mo><mn>0<\/mn><\/math>\r\n,<span style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mn>0<\/mn><mo>&#8804;<\/mo><mi>x<\/mi><mo>&#8804;<\/mo><mi>&#960;<\/mi><\/math>\r\n.<br \/>\r\n<div id=\"link10-link-769\" class=\"sh-link link10-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('link10', 769, 'Solution', 'Hide Solution'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"link10-toggle-769\">Solution<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"link10-content-769\" class=\"sh-content link10-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-941\" src=\"http:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1149\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/10.jpg 1149w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/10-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/10-1024x607.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ibalmaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/10-768x455.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1149px) 100vw, 1149px\" \/><br \/>\r\n<\/div><\/p><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Q1.\u00a0 [N08.P1]- 7 marks Find the equation of the normal to the curve 5xy2&#8211;2y2=18 at the point (1, 2) . 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