A precision laser cutting tool follows a path defined by the relationship between its lateral displacement, xxx mm, and the angle of its guide-rail, yyy radians, given by
x=16sin2y+5,0⩽y⩽π2 x = 16\sin^2 y + 5, \quad 0 \leqslant y \leqslant \frac{\pi}{2} x=16sin2y+5,0⩽y⩽2πThe point P(k,π3)P\left(k, \frac{\pi}{3}\right)P(k,3π) lies on this path.
Verify that k=17k = 17k=17.
Find dxdy\frac{dx}{dy}dydx in terms of yyy.
Hence show that dydx=12x−521−x\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{1}{2\sqrt{x-5}\sqrt{21-x}}dxdy=2x−521−x1.
The normal to the path at PPP cuts the xxx-axis at the point NNN.
Find the exact area of triangle OPNOPNOPN, where OOO is the origin. Give your answer in the form aπ+bπ2a\pi + b\pi^2aπ+bπ2 where aaa and bbb are 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.