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Question 35

A marine engineer models the energy efficiency, EEE, of a prototype underwater turbine. The efficiency is measured in dimensionless units and depends on the flow velocity of the tide, vvv knots, according to the equation

E=24v−4v32−12,v>1. E = 24v - 4v^{\frac{3}{2}} - 12, \quad v > 1. E=24v−4v23​−12,v>1.

According to this model:

a.

find, using calculus, the maximum possible efficiency EEE.

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Justify, also using calculus, that the efficiency you have found is a maximum.

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1.6 Differentiation Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Maths
  3. /1.6 Differentiation

115 exam-style questions on CCEA A Level Maths 1.6 Differentiation, covering 1.6.1 Differentiation, 1.6.2 Differentiation, 1.6.3 Differentiation, 1.6.4 Differentiation, 1.6.5 Differentiation, 1.6.6 Differentiation, and 1.6.7 Differentiation. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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