Re: Year 11 Mathematics 3 Unit Cambridge Question & Answer Thread
In this question, is it safe to assume that since the motion is parabolic, then the highest height occurs at half its range, i.e: x=4?
Re: Year 11 Mathematics 3 Unit Cambridge Question & Answer Thread
I'm trying to do part c however the answer I get is 41.268... and the answer at the back of the book is 50.
My working out is the following:
http://imgur.com/7PO10sn
Thank you.
Re: Year 11 Mathematics 3 Unit Cambridge Question & Answer Thread
Part a asks to find the maximum velocity and it is clear that it occurs when t=10 i.e. 20m/s but I'm not sure how to do a proper working out :/
Also I'm stuck on figuring out the total distance.
Re: Year 11 Mathematics 3 Unit Cambridge Question & Answer Thread
In part a, I found the tangent to be:
From the graph we see that the tangent is to the 'right' of the curve y=arcsinx x=siny but the y-intercept ends up to be pi/3-sqrt3 and subbing in in the integral doesnt give me 1/4...
Re: Year 11 Mathematics 3 Unit Cambridge Question & Answer Thread
That's what I thought. Thank you InteGrand. Btw is it allowed to test nature of stationary points by using a table of values or is it always have to be done by finding second derivative?
Re: Year 11 Mathematics 3 Unit Cambridge Question & Answer Thread
Excercise 14H, Question 19.
In part d they ask to show that the area of the rectangle is maximised when tana=1/2. However when I find the nature of the stationary point it gives me a minimum. :/
Re: Year 11 Mathematics 3 Unit Cambridge Question & Answer Thread
Question 21b. Chapter 14 set B
21. The diameters of two circular pulleys are 6cm and 12cm and their centres are 10cm apart.
(a) Calculate the angle α in radians, correct to four decimal places.
(b) Hence find, in centimetres...