Cambridge OCR A Level · Mathematics A - H240

Tangents, normals, stationary points, increasing and decreasing functions: Practice Questions

3 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 3 written questions with worked solutions. All on Tangents, normals, stationary points, increasing and decreasing functions.

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Question 1

1 mark

A curve has the equation \( y = 2x^3 - 9x^2 + 12x - 5 \). Find the set of values of \( x \) for which the function is decreasing.

Question 2

1 mark

Find the equation of the normal to the curve \( y = x e^{-x} \) at the point where \( x = 1 \). Give your answer in the form \( y = mx + c \).

Question 3

1 mark

The curve \( C \) has equation \( y = x^2 \ln(x) \) for \( x > 0 \). Find the \( x \)-coordinate and the nature of the stationary point of \( C \).

Question 4

3 marks

A curve has the equation \( y = 3x^2 - 4x + 1 \).
Find the equation of the normal to the curve at the point where \( x = 1 \). Give your answer in the form \( ax + by + c = 0 \).

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Question 5

6 marks

Find the equation of the normal to the curve \( y = e^{2x} + 3x \) at the point where \( x = 0 \), giving your answer in the form \( ax + by + c = 0 \).

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Question 6

5 marks

Consider the function \( f(x) = (x - 2)e^{2x} \).
(a) Using the product rule, find the derivative \( f'(x) \).
(b) Find the exact coordinates of the stationary point of the curve \( y = f(x) \).
(c) By evaluating the sign of \( f'(1) \), determine whether the function is increasing or decreasing at the point where \( x = 1 \).

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