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5 marksDifferentiation I

CAPE Pure Mathematics Unit 1 · May/June 2006 · Paper 1 · Question 13(a)

The diagram is a sketch of the section of the function f(x) = x(x^2 - 12) which passes through the origin O. A and B are the stationary points on the curve.

Find the coordinates of each of the stationary points, A and B.

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  1. 13(b)Find the equation of the normal to the curve f(x) = x(x^2 - 12) at the origin.[4 marks]

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