Edexcel Maths C3

Topic Questions from Papers

Differentiation

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4. f(x) = 3e x – 12 ln x – 2, x > 0.

(a) Differentiate to find f ´(x).

(3)

The curve with equation y = f(x) has a turning point at P. The x-coordinate of P is α.

(b) Show that α = 1

6 e–α.
(2)

The iterative formula

xn +1 = 16 e − xn , x0 = 1,

is used to find an approximate value for α.

(c) Calculate the values of x1, x2, x3 and x4, giving your answers to 4 decimal places.
(2)

(d) By considering the change of sign of f ´(x) in a suitable interval, prove that α = 0.1443
correct to 4 decimal places.
(2)

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3. The point P lies on the curve with equation y = ln  1 x  . The x-coordinate of P is 3.

3 
Find an equation of the normal to the curve at the point P in the form y = ax + b, where
a and b are constants.
(5)

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4. (a) Differentiate with respect to x

(i) x2e3x + 2,
(4)
3
(ii) cos(2 x ) .
3x (4)
dy
(b) Given that x = 4 sin(2y + 6), find in terms of x.
dx
(5)
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2. Differentiate, with respect to x,

(a) e3x + ln 2x,

(3)
3

(b) (5 + x ) 2 .
2

(3)
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3. The curve C has equation
x = 2 sin y.
π
(a) Show that the point P , lies on C.
4
(1)
dy 1
(b) Show that = at P.
dx
(4)

(c) Find an equation of the normal to C at P. Give your answer in the form y = mx + c,
where m and c are exact constants.
(4)

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4. (i) The curve C has equation
x
y= .
9 + x2
Use calculus to find the coordinates of the turning points of C.
(6)

(ii) Given that

3
y = (1 + e 2 x ) 2 ,

dy 1
find the value of at x = ln 3 .
dx 2 (5)
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3. A curve C has equation
y = x2ex.
dy
(a) Find , using the product rule for differentiation.
dx (3)

(b) Hence find the coordinates of the turning points of C.

(3)
d2 y
(c) Find .
dx 2 (2)

(d) Determine the nature of each turning point of the curve C.

(2)
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2. A curve C has equation
π
y = e 2 x tan x, x ≠ (2n + 1) .
2
(a) Show that the turning points on C occur where tan x = −1 .
(6)

(b) Find an equation of the tangent to C at the point where x = 0 .

(2)

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7. A curve C has equation

y = 3 sin 2 x + 4 cos 2 x, - π x π.

The point A(0, 4) lies on C.

(a) Find an equation of the normal to the curve C at A.

(5)
π
(b) Express y in the form R sin(2 x + ), where R > 0 and 0 .
2
Give the value of to 3 significant figures.
(4)

(c) Find the coordinates of the points of intersection of the curve C with the x-axis.
Give your answers to 2 decimal places.
(4)

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1. The point P lies on the curve with equation
y = 4e 2 x +1.
The y-coordinate of P is 8.

(a) Find, in terms of ln 2, the x-coordinate of P.

(2)

(b) Find the equation of the tangent to the curve at the point P in the form y = ax + b,
where a and b are exact constants to be found.
(4)

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6. (a) Differentiate with respect to x,

(i) e3 x (sin x + 2 cos x) ,

(3)

(ii)
(3)
3x 2 + 6 x − 7
Given that y = , x ≠ −1 ,
( x + 1) 2

dy 20
(b) show that = .
dx ( x + 1)3
(5)
2 2
d y d y 15
(c) Hence find 2
and the real values of x for which 2 = − .
dx dx 4
(3)

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dy
1. (a) Find the value of at the point where x = 2 on the curve with equation
dx
y = x2 (5x – 1).
(6)
sin 2 x
(b) Differentiate with respect to x.
x2
(4)

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π
4. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve x = cos(2 y + π ) at 0, .
4

Give your answer in the form y = ax + b, where a and b are constants to be found.
(6)

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5. Sketch the graph of y = ln x , stating the coordinates of any points of intersection with the
axes.
(3)

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2. A curve C has equation
3 5
y= , x≠
(5 − 3 x) 2 3

The point P on C has x-coordinate 2. Find an equation of the normal to C at P in the form
ax + by + c = 0, where a, b and c are integers.
(7)
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5.
y

O x

Figure 1

Figure 1 shows a sketch of the curve C with the equation y = (2 x 2 − 5 x + 2)e − x .

(a) Find the coordinates of the point where C crosses the y-axis.
(1)

(b) Show that C crosses the x-axis at x = 2 and find the x-coordinate of the other point
where C crosses the x-axis.
(3)
dy
(c) Find .
dx (3)

(d) Hence find the exact coordinates of the turning points of C.

(5)
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7. The curve C has equation
3 + sin 2 x
y=
2 + cos 2 x

(a) Show that

dy 6sin 2 x + 4 cos 2 x + 2
=
( 2 + cos 2 x )
2
dx

(4)

π
(b) Find an equation of the tangent to C at the point on C where x = .
2
Write your answer in the form y = ax + b, where a and b are exact constants.
(4)
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8. (a) Given that
d
( cos x ) = − sin x
dx

d
show that ( sec x ) = sec x tan x .
dx
(3)

Given that
x = sec 2 y

dx
(b) find in terms of y.
dy
(2)
dy
(c) Hence find in terms of x.
dx
(4)
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1. Differentiate with respect to x

(
(a) ln x 2 + 3 x + 5 )
(2)
cos x
(b)
x2 (3)
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f ( x) = 4x − 5 − 22 x , x ≠ ±3, x ≠ − 1
7.
(2 x + 1)( x − 3) x − 9 2

(a) Show that

f ( x) = 5
(2 x + 1)( x + 3)
(5)
 5
The curve C has equation y = f (x). The point P  −1, −  lies on C.
 2
(b) Find an equation of the normal to C at P.
(8)
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8. (a) Express 2cos 3x – 3sin 3x in the form R cos (3x + ), where R and are constants, R 0
π
and 0 < α < . Give your answers to 3 significant figures.
2 (4)

f ( x) = e 2 x cos 3 x

(b) Show that f ′(x) can be written in the form

f ′ ( x) = R e 2 x cos (3 x + α )

where R and are the constants found in part (a).

(5)

(c) Hence, or otherwise, find the smallest positive value of x for which the curve with
equation y = f (x) has a turning point.
(3)
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1. Differentiate with respect to x, giving your answer in its simplest form,

(a) x 2 ln ( 3 x )
(4)
sin 4 x
(b)
x3 (5)
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 π π
4. The point P is the point on the curve x = 2 tan  y +  with y-coordinate .
 12  4
Find an equation of the normal to the curve at P.
(7)
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3.
y

P
C

O x

F igure 1

Figure 1 shows a sketch of the curve C which has equation

y = e x 3 sin 3 x , − π ! x! π
3 3

(a) Find the x coordinate of the turning point P on C, for which x ! 0

Give your answer as a multiple of ".
(6)

(b) Find an equation of the normal to C at the point where x = 0

(3)
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7. (a) Differentiate with respect to x,
1
(i) x 2 ln(3 x)

1 − 10 x
(ii) , giving your answer in its simplest form.
(2 x − 1)5 (6)
dy
(b) Given that x = 3 tan 2 y find in terms of x.
dx (5)
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1. The curve C has equation

y = (2 x − 3)5

The point P lies on C and has coordinates (w, – 32).

Find

(a) the value of w,

(2)

(b) the equation of the tangent to C at the point P in the form y = mx + c , where m and
c are constants.
(5)
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5. (i) Differentiate with respect to x

(a) y = x3 ln 2 x

(b) y = ( x + sin 2 x)3

(6)

Given that x = cot y ,

dy
(ii) show that = −1
dx 1 + x 2
(5)
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5. Given that
π
x = sec2 3y, 0<y<
6
dx
(a) find in terms of y.
dy (2)

(b) Hence show that

dy 1
= 1
dx 6 x( x − 1) 2
(4)
2
d y
(c) Find an expression for in terms of x. Give your answer in its simplest form.
dx 2
(4)
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