2025 SST PRELIMS P1 Q2

2025 SST PRELIMS P1 Q2

Secondary 4
4 marks

The function f is given by \(f(x)=\sin^2 2x\tan 2x\).

  1. Find \(f'(x)\).[2]
  2. Explain why f is an increasing function for \(0<x<\dfrac{\pi}{4}\).[2]

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Answer:(i) \(f'(x)=4\sin^2 2x+2\sin^2 2x\sec^2 2x\) (ii) \(f'(x)>0\) for \(0<x<\dfrac{\pi}{4}\), so \(f\) is increasing.

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