2024 IGCSE Additional Mathematics May/June 0606/12 Q8

2024 IGCSE Additional Mathematics May/June 0606/12 Q8

8 marks

A curve has equation \(y=\dfrac{(3x^2-5)^{\frac13}}{x+4}\).

  1. Show that \(\dfrac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}x}\) can be written in the form \(\dfrac{Ax^2+Bx+C}{(3x^2-5)^{\frac23}(x+4)^2}\), where \(A\), \(B\) and \(C\) are integers.[5]
  2. Hence find the \(x\)-coordinates of the stationary points on the curve. Give your answers in their simplest exact form.[3]

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Answer:(a) \(A=-1,\ B=8,\ C=5\). (b) \(x=4\pm\sqrt{21}\).

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