A micro-robotic probe moves along a path C C\,C within a high-precision magnetic field. The relationship between its horizontal displacement x x\,x and its vertical displacement y y\,y is defined by the equation
x=3sec24y,x>3,0<y<π8 x = 3\sec^2 4y, \quad x > 3, \quad 0 < y < \frac{\pi}{8} x=3sec24y,x>3,0<y<8πFind an expression for dxdy\dfrac{dx}{dy}dydx in terms of yyy.
Hence show that
dydx=pqxx−3 \dfrac{dy}{dx} = \frac{p}{qx\sqrt{x-3}} dxdy=qxx−3pwhere p p\,p is irrational and q q\,q is an integer, stating the values of p p\,p and qqq.
Find the equation of the normal to the probe's path C C\,C at the point where y=π12\displaystyle y = \frac{\pi}{12}y=12π, giving your answer in the form y=mx+cy = mx + cy=mx+c where m m\,m and c c\,c are exact constants.
425 exam-style questions on OCR A Level Maths 1.7 Differentiation, covering 1.7.1 Derivative as gradient of the tangent, 1.7.2 Gradient of the tangent at a point, 1.7.3 Sketching the gradient function, 1.7.4 Second derivatives, 1.7.5 Second derivative as rate of change of gradient, 1.7.6 Convex, concave and points of inflection (A-level only), 1.7.7 Differentiation from first principles for powers of x, 1.7.8 Differentiation from first principles for sin x and cos x (A-level only), 1.7.9 Differentiating x^n, 1.7.10 Differentiating e^(kx) and a^(kx) (A-level only), 1.7.11 Differentiating trigonometric functions (A-level only), 1.7.12 Derivative of ln x (A-level only), 1.7.13 Tangents and normals, 1.7.14 Stationary points, 1.7.15 Increasing and decreasing functions, 1.7.16 Points of inflection (A-level only), 1.7.17 Product and quotient rules (A-level only), 1.7.18 Chain rule (A-level only), 1.7.19 Parametric and implicit differentiation (A-level only), 1.7.20 Constructing differential equations (A-level only), and 1.7 Differentiation. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.