Tutorial - Chapter 2 - Differentiation
Tutorial - Chapter 2 - Differentiation
1. By using differentiation from first principle, find the derivatives of the following
functions.
x
a) y 4 x 2 c) y x x 2 e) y
x 1
1
b) y ( x 1)2 1 d) y 2 x 1 f) y x
x2
1 1 2
(a) 8 x (b) 2( x 1) (c) 1+2x (d) (e) (f) 1
2x 1 x 1
2
x3
1 5 2 1 3
a) y x b) y sin x e x c) y t 3 2
3 3 2 t
1 3 3 2
d) y a3 2 tan a e) y x x ln x f) y ( x 1)( x 2 2 x) x 4
2 4
3x 2 2 x 1 2sin x 3cos x e2 x 1
g) y x
y
cos x i) y e x 1
h)
5 2 3 2 6
[ (a) x 4 (b) cos x e x (c) t 3
3 3 2 t
3 2 3 1 x2 6 x 6
(d) 3a 2 2sec2 a x x (e) (f)
2 2 x x4
9 1 1
(g) x (h) 2sec2 x (i) e x ]
2 x 2x x
5. Differentiate
a) y x 7 5
1
b) y (1 cos x) tan x c) y (2 x 3 )( x 3 x 1)
4
1
d) y x 2 1 x 5
x
e) y
3 1 7
x6 x5 x 2 f) y (3x 2 1)2
3x 2 5
8 3
g) y h) y x 1 i) y 10 x
1
2
8x
3
2
x
4
x x3
7 6 1
[ (a) x (b) sec2 x cos x (c) 6 x5 4 x3 9 x2 2 (d) 3x 2 10 x (e)
4 x2
18 5 14
x 7 x 6 x3
2 9 15 12 2 3 5
(f) 12 x(3x2 1) (g) 5
5 (h) (i) 5x 2
12 x 2
]
4 2
x6 x7 x 2
x 2x
2 5
g) y h) y e x 2 x i) y 3ln x 2 sin x
3
x 3 x 1
2x
[ (a) 5( x 2sin x)4 (1 2cos x) (b) (c) ecos x3 sin x
x 1 2
1 1 2x
(d) e x sec2 e x 1
3
(e) (f) 4sin x
2 x x2 2x
1 x3 2 x 5 3 2 x cos x
(g) (3 x 2
2) e (i) ]
(h)
x 2 sin x
2 3
x 3 x 2 x 1 2
7. Use chain rule to compute the derivative and write your answer in terms of x
2
a) y u 2 1; u 3x 2 b) y 2
; u x2 9 c) y u3 3u2 1; u x 2 2
u
8 x
[ (a) 6(3x-2) (b) (c) 6 x5 12 x3 ]
( x 9)
2 3
e) y cos 2 5 x 2
3 5
d) y f) y sin 3 (4 x 1)
2(5 x 4 1) 3
j) y 3 ln 2 x k) y ln ( x 1)(2 x 1)
3
l) y 6ln 2 x 3
2 1
m) y n) y o) y e2 x e3 x
x
e2 x 3 e
10 x5 8 x 3 30 x3
[ (a) (b) (c) (d)
1
5x 12 4x 1
(5 x 4 1) 2
6 2 3
2
8x4 1 3
3
4x
sin x
x sin 2 5 x 2
50
(e) (f) 12(sin 2 (4 x 1))(cos(4 x 1)) (g)
3 4 x cos x
3x 2 1 4x 1
(h) 8x tan(2 x 2 )sec2 (2 x2 ) (i) (j) (k)
x3 x ( x 1)(2 x 1)
6 2 1
(l) (m) (n) (o) 2e2 x 3e3 x ]
2x 3 e x
6 e x
(c) 16 x 1 (2 x 1) ( x 1)
1
[ (a) 60 x4 18x2 8x (b) 2 x x 2 1 (9 x 2 4)
4 2 4
sin(3 x 2 ) x cos(3 x 2 )
(d) 5x cos x 5sin x (e) (f) tan x(sec x cos x)
sin(3 x 2 )
1 1 x
(g) cot x (h) x(2 x)e x (j) ln x e
(i) ( x cos x 1)esin x
x x
(k) csc 2 x(1 2 x cot 2 x) (l) sin x tan 3x(9sin x sec 3x 2 tan 3x cos x) ]
2 2
x 1 2x 5
a) y b) y c) y
x 1 x 2x 5
3
3x 2
d) y
x
e) y
sin x 1
f) y cot 2
cos x 2 sin 2 x 1 x
1 2x e3 x e x
g) y ln h) y i) y
3x ( x 1) 2 1 x2
1 2 3x 2 11 cos x x sin x
[ (a) (b) (c) (d)
x 1 x 3x 2
2
3
2x 5
2 2
cos2 x
dy
12. Find
dx in terms of t for the following parametric equations
t2 1 et 7
[(a) (b) 2t (t 1)2 (c) (d) tan t ]
t (2 3t ) 3cos t 5
13. Given
x 2t and y 4 4t 4t 2
dy
(a) Find by using parametric differentiation
dx
dy
(b) y in term of x and hence find
dx
[(a) 4t 2 , (b) 2 2x ]
dy
14. Find the for the following functions
dx
(a) x t 2 2t y t 3 3t t4
2
3t 3t
(b) x y t2
1 t3 1 t3
15 4
[(a) , (b) ]
2 5
1 1
xt and y t t0
t t
dy
Find the coordinates of the point when dx 0
dy
16. Find when
dx
x cos 2 and y 2 sin 2
[ cot 2 ]
17. Find the first and second derivatives of the following function
(a) f ( x) x5 6 x 2 7 x (b) y x 2 cos x (c) y 3x 2 1
x3 x
(d) f ( x) (e) y (f) x y 1
x 2x 2
1 x
(g) y x 3 x (h)
3
[ Ans: (a) f ( x) 20 x3 12 (b) y (2 x2 ) cos x 4 x sin x (c) y 3
(d)
3x 2
1 2
2 x3 18 x 2 36 x 24 2 1 32 1 2
y (e) y (f) y x (g) y (h)
( x 2 2 x)3 (1 x)3 2 4 x 3
9 x5 3
]
3
d y
18. Find 3
for y 2 x5 3x3 4 x 1
dx
[ 120 x2 18 ]
dy
19. Find the by implicit differentiations
dx
1 1
(a) 1 (b) 3 y 2 2 x2 2 xy (c) y x sin 2 y 3xy
x y
dy
20. Find the by implicit differentiations
dx
1 2
(a) xy 2 y 3 (b) 2 x2 xy 2 y 5 (c) x 2
y 3
x
x2
(d) xe y ye x 2 x (e) xy sin( x y) (f) ln x
y
1
(g) e xy ln y 2 x (h) 2 xy 3 y x 2 (i) x 5
y
(i) x 2 y 2 25 (k) x 2 y x3 y 2 (l) x3 y3 xy
d2y
21. If xy y 2 1 , use implicit differentiation to find at the point (0,1)
dx 2
1
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