DIFFERENTIATIONS SPM 2003 - 2007

SPM 2003
1. Given that y 14 x (5 x ) , find
(a) the value of x when y is maximum,
(b) the maximum value of y .

[3 marks]

2. Given y x 2 5 x , find the approximate change in y when x increase from 3 to 3.01 .

[3 marks]
0.6 m

0.5 m

3. Diagram shows a conical container with diameter 0.6 m and height 0.5 m .
Water is poured into the container at a constant rate of 0.2 m3s-1.Calculate
the rate of change of the height of water level when 0.4 m .
1 2
( = 3.142 ; Volume of cone = r h )
3
SPM2004
1. Differentiate 3 x 2 ( 2 x 5) 4 with respect to

[3 marks]

2
and y are related by the equation y 3 x . Given that
x
y increases at a constant rate of 4 units per second,
find the rate of change of x when x 2

2. Two variable,

[4 marks]

[3 marks]

SPM 2005
1. Given that h( x)

1
, evaluate
(3 x 5) 2

"

h (1)

[4

marks]
1 3
h 8h , where h cm is
3
the height of the water in the container. Water is poured into the container at the rate of
10 cm 3 s 1 . Find the rate of change of the height of water, in cms 1 , at the instant
when its height is 2 cm.
[3 marks]

2. The volume of water Vcm 3 , in a container is given by V

SPM 2006
1. The point P lies on the curve y ( x 5) 2 . It is given that the gradient of the
1
normal at P is . Find the coordinates of P
4
2. It is given that y

2 7
dy
u , where u 3 x 5 . Find
in terms of
3
dx

3. Given that y 3 x 2 x 4

x.

[3 marks]

[4 marks]

dy
when x = 1
dx
(b) express the approximate change in y, in term of p, When x changes
from 1 to 1 + p, where p is a small value.
(a) find the value of

[4 marks]

SPM2007
dy
3kx 5 , where k is a constant.
dx
The gradient of the curve at x 2 is 9. Find the value of k .

1. The curve y f (x ) is such that

2. The curve y x 2 32 x 64 has a minimum point at x p ,

Where p is a constant. Find the value of p .

[2 marks]

[3 marks]