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Differentiate y = 5x⁴ − 3x² + 7. [2]
JD SCIENCE
Pure — differentiation and integration
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Differentiate y = (2x + 1)³. [3]
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Differentiate y = x² sin x. [3]
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Differentiate y = (x² + 1)/(x − 1). [4]
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Find dy/dx if x = 2t + 1, y = t². [3]
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Find the gradient of y = x³ − 3x at x = 2. [2]
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Find the equation of the tangent to y = x² at (3, 9). [3]
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Find the equation of the normal to y = x² at (3, 9). [3]
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Find the stationary points of y = x³ − 12x + 1 and determine their nature. [5]
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A rectangle has perimeter 20 cm. Show that the area A = 10x − x² and find the maximum area. [5]
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Integrate 6x² − 4x + 3. [2]
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Find ∫ (2x + 1)⁴ dx. [3]
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Evaluate ∫₀² (3x² + 1) dx. [3]
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Find the area between y = x², the x-axis, x = 1 and x = 3. [3]
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Find the area between y = x and y = x² from 0 to 1. [3]
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Use the trapezium rule with 4 strips to estimate ∫₀⁴ (x²) dx. Comment on whether this is an over- or underestimate. [4]
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If dy/dx = 6x² and y = 5 when x = 1, find y. [3]
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Differentiate y = e^{3x} and y = ln(5x). [3]
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Differentiate y = e^{x²}. [2]
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Find ∫ 1/(2x) dx, x > 0. [2]
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Implicit differentiation: x² + y² = 25. Find dy/dx at (3, 4). [3]
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Related rates: a sphere has V = (4/3)πr³. If dr/dt = 2, find dV/dt when r = 3. [4]
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Find the second derivative of y = sin 2x. [2]
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Explain how to decide whether a stationary point is a max, min or point of inflection using the second derivative. [3]
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Integration by substitution: ∫ 2x(x² + 1)³ dx. [3]
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Find the average value of y = 3x² on [0, 2]. [3]
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A curve is y = 1/x. Find the volume generated when the region from x = 1 to x = 2 is rotated about the x-axis. Leave π in the answer if this is on the spec; otherwise find the area under the curve. [3]
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State the chain, product and quotient rules in Leibniz or function notation. [3]
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A AQA question gives displacement s = t³ − 6t². Find the velocity and acceleration at t = 1. [3]
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Solve dy/dx = 2y, y(0) = 3, by separating variables. [4]
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Why do you add + c for an indefinite integral but not for a definite integral? [2]
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Find the x-coordinate of the point on y = x² + 1 where the tangent is parallel to y = 4x. [3]