2024 IGCSE Additional Mathematics October/November 0606/22 Q2

2024 IGCSE Additional Mathematics October/November 0606/22 Q2

8 marks

Variables \(x\) and \(y\) are related by the equation \(y=x\sqrt{1+2x}\).

  1. Find \(\dfrac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}x}\).[3]
  2. It is given that when \(y=12\), \(x=4\). Find the approximate change in \(x\) when \(y\) increases from \(12\) by the small amount \(0.06\).[3]
  3. Find the \(x\)-coordinate of the stationary point on the curve \(y=x\sqrt{1+2x}\).[2]

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Answer:(a) \(\dfrac{1+3x}{\sqrt{1+2x}}\). (b) Increase of approximately \(0.0138\). (c) \(-\dfrac13\).

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