Assignment 2
Assignment 2
Topic: Differentiation
Assignment-2
4. Is the function (
x2 , x<0
f (x) =
x, x≥0
differentiable at x = 0?
5. Is the function (
x2 + 1, x<1
f (x) =
x + 1, x≥1
differentiable at x = 1?
6. Is the function (√
x, x<1
f (x) =
2x − 1, x≥1
differentiable at x = 1?
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10. Does the graph of (
x2 cos x1 , x 6= 0
f (x) = .
0, x=0
have a tangent line at the origin? Give reasons for your answer.
11. Does the graph of (
x sin x1 , x 6= 0
f (x) = .
0, x=0
have a tangent line at the origin? Give reasons for your answer.
12. Using differentiation rules, find the first order derivatives of the following
functions:
13. Using differentiation rules, find the second order derivatives of the follow-
ing functions:
x2 x
(i) f (x) = (ii) f (x) =
1 + 2x x2 − 1
(iii) f (z) = (z + 1)(z − 1)(z 2 + 1)
14. Find all points on the graph of the function f (x) = 2 cos2 x + sin2 x at
which the tangent line is horizontal.
15. For what values of a and b is the line 2x + y = b tangent to the parabola
y = ax2 when x = 2?
16. Find the values of a and b that makes the following function f differentiable
everywhere. (
ax + b, x > −1
f (x) = .
bx2 − 3, x ≤ −1
x1000 − 1
17. Evaluate lim .
x→1 x−1
18. If F (x) = f (g(x)), where f (−2) = 8, f 0 (−2) = 4, f 0 (5) = 3, g(5) = −2 and
g 0 (5) = 6, find F 0 (5).
19. If n is a positive integer, prove that
d
(sinn x cos nx) = n sinn−1 x cos(n + 1)x
dx
dy
20. Find from the following:
dx
2
(i) x2 + xy − y 2 = 4 (v) y = sin(cos(sin(cos(xy))))
(ii) y cos x = x2 + y 2
(iii) 2x3 + x2 y − xy 3 = 2 (vi) y = x3 sin(cos(x2 + sin(x3 ))) +
p
(iv) y = x sin−1 x + 1 − x2 y 2 cos(sin(y 2 + cos(y 3 )))