Drawing: Real-world Applications in Engineering

Mathematics
Year 9
10 questions
~20 mins
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A worksheet focusing on drawing tangents to curves with real-world engineering applications, enhancing procedural skills and reasoning.

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Drawing: Real-world Applications in Engineering

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Practice Questions

Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
Construct the tangent to the parabola y = x^2 at the point where x = 2. Draw the tangent accurately on the grid.
[3 marks]
2.
Using the curve y = 3x + 1, draw the tangent line at x = 1 and measure its slope.
[3 marks]
3.
Plot the graph of y = 2x and draw a tangent to the line at x = 3. Show your work.
[3 marks]
4.
Construct a tangent to the cubic y = x^3 at the point where x=1. Draw on the grid and label the tangent.
[3 marks]
5.
Draw the tangent line to the curve y = x^2 + 4x at x= -2 and calculate its slope.
[3 marks]
6.
In an engineering context, a bridge supports a curve y = 2x^2. Draw the tangent line at x=3 and explain how this tangent could help assess the stress on the bridge.
[4 marks]
7.
Construct the tangent to y = x^3 - 6x at x=2. Show all your steps and mark the tangent clearly.
[4 marks]
8.
Using y = 4x + 2, draw the tangent line at x = 0, and describe how this tangent could be used in designing a ramp slope for an engineering project.
[4 marks]
9.
Challenge: Construct the tangent to the curve y = x^4 at x=1 and at x=2 on the same grid. Compare the slopes and discuss how the tangent's steepness relates to the curve's shape.
[4 marks]
10.
Identify and correct the mistake in the following tangent construction: The student drew the tangent to y=x^2 at x=3 but marked the wrong point. Explain how to fix this mistake.
[2 marks]

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Created
1/1/2026
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1/1/2026
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