MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
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A point is moving along the curve y=2x+5x in such a way that the x-coordinate is increasing at a constant rate of 0.02 units per second. Find the rate at which the y-coordinate is changing when x=2, stating whether the y-coordinate is increasing or decreasing.

Important Questions on Further Differentiation

HARD
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

A point moves along the curve y=87-2x As it passes through the point P, the x-coordinate is increasing at a rate of 0.125 units per second and the y-coordinate is increasing at a rate of 0.08 units per second. Find the possible x-coordinates of P.

HARD
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

A point, P, travels along the curve y=2x2-33 in such a way that at time t minutes the x-coordinate of P is increasing at a constant rate of 0.012 units per minute. Find the rate at which the y-coordinate of P is changing when P is at the point (1,-1).

HARD
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

A point P(x, y), travels along the curve y=x3-5x2+5x in such a way that the rate of change of x is constant. Find the values of x at the points where the rate of change of y is double the rate of change of x.

HARD
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

A circle has radius r cm and area A cm2. The radius is increasing at a rate of 0.1 cm/s. Find the rate of increase of A when r=4 cm.

HARD
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

A sphere has radius r cm and volume V cm3. The radius is increasing at a rate of 12πcm/s. Find the rate of increase of the volume when V=36π.

HARD
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

A cone has radius r cm and a fixed height of 30 cm. The radius is increasing at a rate of 0.01 cm/s. Find the rate of increase of the volume when r=5 cm.

MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

A square has side length x cm and area A cm2. The area is increasing at a constant rate of 0.03 cm2/s. Find the rate of increase of x when A=25 cm2.

HARD
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

A cube has side length x cm and volume V cm3. The volume is increasing at a rate of 1.5 cm3/s. Find the rate of increase of x when V=8 cm3.