题目
The equation of a curve is such that . The curve has a stationary point at .
(a) Determine the nature of the stationary point at .
(b) Find the equation of the curve.
(c) Show that the curve has no other stationary points.
(d) A point is moving along the curve and the -coordinate of is increasing at a rate of units per second.
Find the rate of increase of the -coordinate of at the point where .
题目中文翻译
一条曲线的方程满足 。曲线在 处有一个驻点。
(a) 判断驻点 的性质。
(b) 求曲线的方程。
(c) 证明这条曲线没有其他驻点。
(d) 点 沿曲线运动,且 的 坐标以每秒 个单位的速率增加。
求在 处 的 坐标的增加速率。
原卷通用作答要求
Answer all questions. You should use a calculator where appropriate.
You must show all necessary working clearly; no marks will be given for unsupported answers from a calculator.
Give non-exact numerical answers correct to 3 significant figures, or 1 decimal place for angles in degrees, unless a different level of accuracy is specified in the question.
请回答所有题目。适当时应使用计算器。必须清楚展示所有必要的计算过程;仅给出计算器答案而没有过程,不予评分。除非题目另有精度要求,非精确数值答案保留 3 位有效数字,以度为单位的角度保留 1 位小数。
解答
(a)
解法一
思路
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把已知横坐标代入二阶导数,按符号判断驻点性质。
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At , the second derivative is . The given stationary point is a local minimum.
(b)
解法一
思路
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先积分求一阶导数,用驻点斜率为零确定第一个常数。再积分并用已知点确定第二个常数。
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On the branch through , integration gives . The derivative at is , so . A second integration gives
At , , so . The branch through the given point has equation for .