| Date | None Specimen | Marks available | 2 | Reference code | SPNone.1.sl.TZ0.10 |
| Level | SL only | Paper | 1 | Time zone | TZ0 |
| Command term | Find | Question number | 10 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
Let \(f(x) = \cos x + \sqrt 3 \sin x\) , \(0 \le x \le 2\pi \) . The following diagram shows the graph of \(f\) .
The \(y\)-intercept is at (\(0\), \(1\)) , there is a minimum point at A (\(p\), \(q\)) and a maximum point at B.
Find \(f'(x)\) .
Hence
(i) show that \(q = - 2\) ;
(ii) verify that A is a minimum point.
Find the maximum value of \(f(x)\) .
The function \(f(x)\) can be written in the form \(r\cos (x - a)\) .
Write down the value of r and of a .
Markscheme
\(f'(x) = - \sin x + \sqrt 3 \cos x\) A1A1 N2
[2 marks]
(i) at A, \(f'(x) = 0\) R1
correct working A1
e.g. \(\sin x = \sqrt 3 \cos x\)
\(\tan x = \sqrt 3 \) A1
\(x = \frac{\pi }{3}\) , \(\frac{{4\pi }}{3}\) A1
attempt to substitute their x into \(f(x)\) M1
e.g. \(\cos \left( {\frac{{4\pi }}{3}} \right) + \sqrt 3 \sin \left( {\frac{{4\pi }}{3}} \right)\)
correct substitution A1
e.g. \( - \frac{1}{2} + \sqrt 3 \left( { - \frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{2}} \right)\)
correct working that clearly leads to \( - 2\) A1
e.g. \( - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{3}{2}\)
\(q = - 2\) AG N0
(ii) correct calculations to find \(f'(x)\) either side of \(x = \frac{{4\pi }}{3}\) A1A1
e.g. \(f'(\pi ) = 0 - \sqrt 3 \) , \(f'(2\pi ) = 0 + \sqrt 3 \)
\(f'(x)\) changes sign from negative to positive R1
so A is a minimum AG N0
[10 marks]
max when \(x = \frac{\pi }{3}\) R1
correctly substituting \(x = \frac{\pi }{3}\) into \(f(x)\) A1
e.g. \(\frac{1}{2} + \sqrt 3 \left( {\frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{2}} \right)\)
max value is 2 A1 N1
[3 marks]
\(r = 2\) , \(a = \frac{\pi }{3}\) A1A1 N2
[2 marks]
