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QUESTION 9
9.1 Use the definition to differentiate f ( x) 1 3x 2 . (Use first princip les.) (4)
4 1
9.2 Calculate D x 4 3 4 .
x x (3)
9.3 Determine
dy
dx
2
if y 1 x . (3)
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QUESTION 10
QUESTION 11
A farmer has a piece of land in the shape of a right-angled triangle OMN, as shown in the figure below.
He allocates a rectangular piece of land PTOR to his daughter, giving her the freedom to choose P
anywhere along the boundary MN. Let OM = a, ON = b and P(x ; y) be any point on MN.
y
N (0 ; b)
P(x ; y)
T
x
O R M (a ; 0)
11.2 Prove that the daughter's land will have a maximu m area if she chooses P at the midpoint of MN.
(6)
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