A curve represents the thermal expansion of a composite alloy, where the length LLL is defined as a function of the temperature θ\thetaθ such that L=f(θ)L = f(\theta)L=f(θ). It is observed that the graph has a point of inflection at θ=185\theta = 185θ=185. Given that f′(185)=αf'(185) = \alphaf′(185)=α and f′′(185)=βf''(185) = \betaf′′(185)=β, where α\alphaα and β\betaβ are constants, identify which of the following statements must be true:
f′(185)=0 f'(185) = 0 f′(185)=0 f′′(185)=0 f''(185) = 0 f′′(185)=0 f′(185)≠0 f'(185) \neq 0 f′(185)=0 f′′(185)<0 f''(185) < 0 f′′(185)<0Practise AQA A Level Maths 1.10 G: Differentiation with exam-style questions for A Level Maths. 321 questions covering 1.10.1 The derivative and second derivative, 1.10.2 Differentiating standard functions, 1.10.3 Applications of differentiation, 1.10.4 Product, quotient and chain rules (A-level only), 1.10.5 Implicit and parametric differentiation (A-level only), and 1.10.6 Constructing differential equations (A-level only), matched to the AQA A Level Maths (7357) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.
