A-Level Maths Edexcel (9MA0)

#1.7.3 Applications of differentiation

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Apply differentiation to find gradients, tangents and normals.

Use of differentiation to find equations of tangents and normals at specific points on a curve.

Apply differentiation to find maxima, minima, stationary points and points of inflection.

To include applications to curve sketching. Maxima and minima problems may be set in the context of a practical problem.

Identify where functions are increasing or decreasing.

To include applications to curve sketching.