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Exam-Style Questions.Problems adapted from questions set for previous Mathematics exams. |
1. | IB Analysis and Approaches |
Consider the cubic function \(f(x)=\frac{1}{6}x^3-2x^2+6x-2\)
(a) Find \(f'(x)\)
The graph of \(f\) has horizontal tangents at the points where \(x = a\) and \(x = b\) where \( a < b \).
(b) Find the value of \(a\) and the value of \(b\)
(c) Sketch the graph of \(y = f'(x)\).
(d) Hence explain why the graph of \(f\) has a local maximum point at \(x = a\).
(e) Find \(f''(b) \).
(f) Hence, use your answer to part (e) to show that the graph of \(f\) has a local minimum point at \(x = b\).
(g) Find the coordinates of the point where the normal to the graph of \(f\) at \(x = a\) and the tangent to the graph of \(f\) at \(x = b\) intersect.
2. | IB Standard |
The following diagram shows part of the graph of \(y=f (x)\)
The graph has a local maximum where \(x=- \frac23\), and a local minimum where \(x=4\).
sketch the graph of \(y=f'(x)\) for \(-4\le x \le 7\)
Write down the following in order from least to greatest: \(f(2),f'(4)\) and \(f''(4)\).
3. | IB Analysis and Approaches |
The following diagram shows the graph of \(f'\), the first derivative of a function \(f\).
The graph of \(f'\) has x-intercepts at \(x=a, x=c, x=e \text{ and } x=g\). It has local maximum points at \(x=b \text{ and } x=f \) and a local minimum point at \( x=d \).
(a) Find all the values of \(x\) where the graph of \(f\) is increasing. Justify your answer.
(b) Find all the values of \(x\) where the graph of \(f\) has a local maximum. Justify your answer.
(c) Find all the values of \(x\) where the graph of \(f\) has a local minimum. Justify your answer.
(d) Find all the values of \(x\) where the graph of \(f\) has points of inflection and determine which of these is a horizontal point of inflection.
(e) The total area of the region enclosed by graph of \(f'\) and the x-axis for \(a \lt x \lt e\) is 6.
Given that \( f(a) + f(e) = 3 \), find the value of \(f(c)\).
4. | IB Analysis and Approaches |
Let \(f(x) = \frac{ln3x}{kx} \) where \( x \gt 0\) and \( k \in \mathbf Q^+ \).
(a) Find an expression for the first derivative \(f'(x) \).
The graph of \(f\) has exactly one maximum point at P.
(b) Find the x-coordinate of P.
The graph of \(f\) has exactly one point of inflection at Q.
(c) Find the x-coordinate of Q.
(d) The region enclosed by the graph of \(f\), the x-axis, and the vertical lines through P and Q has an area of one square unit, find the value of \(k\).
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