IB Maths AI SL AI 5.1 Differentiation questions

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Question 1

Paper 1Medium6 marks

A model for the water level in a test tank is

h(t)=0.2t3−1.14t2+1.566t+42,h(t)=0.2t^3-1.14t^2+1.566t+42,

where hh is the water level in centimetres and tt is the time in hours after the start of a test. The model is valid for 0≤t≤40\leq t\leq4

(a)

Show that

dhdt=0.6t2−2.28t+1.566.\frac{dh}{dt}=0.6t^2-2.28t+1.566.
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(b)

Hence determine the intervals in the model domain for which dhdt>0\frac{dh}{dt}>0 and dhdt<0\frac{dh}{dt}<0 State when the water level is increasing and when it is decreasing. Give boundary times to 2 decimal places.

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Question 2

Paper 1Medium6 marks

A manufacturer models its profit, PP in thousands of dollars, when producing xx thousand units, by

P(x)=x33000−0.0204x2+0.27x+20,0≤x≤45.P(x)=\frac{x^3}{3000}-0.0204x^2+0.27x+20,\qquad 0\leq x\leq45.

The model is shown in Figure 1.

0510152025303540451818.51919.52020.52121.522x (thousand units)P(x) (thousand dollars)
(a)

Using a GDC, determine the values of xx at which the gradient of the curve is zero. Give your answers to 1 decimal place.

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(b)

Hence, find the coordinates of both stationary points and state whether each is a local maximum or a local minimum. Give the profit coordinates to 2 decimal places.

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(c)

The owner claims that the local maximum gives the greatest profit in the model’s domain. Use Figure 1 to decide whether this claim is correct. Justify your answer.

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