2.74: Differentiation of a product with a surd

0606/23/O/N/18 — Question 10 · 9 marks

The equation of a curve is y=x23+xy = x^{2}\sqrt{3 + x} for x3x \ge -3.
(i)
Find dydx\dfrac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}x}.
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(ii)
Find the equation of the tangent to the curve y=x23+xy = x^{2}\sqrt{3 + x} at the point where x=1x = 1.
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(iii)
Find the coordinates of the turning points of the curve y=x23+xy = x^{2}\sqrt{3 + x}.
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