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Lecture 2: Exercise 1: Explanation

This document provides examples of applying differentiation to several functions. It works through the differentiation of four functions step-by-step using definitions and rules of differentiation.

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Lecture 2: Exercise 1: Explanation

This document provides examples of applying differentiation to several functions. It works through the differentiation of four functions step-by-step using definitions and rules of differentiation.

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Lecture 2: Exercise 1

Explanation
This is an exercise in applying the process of differentiation to several functions. It is a straightforward calculation.

Hint
Apply the definition of differentiation step-by-step.

Answer
f HtL = t 4 + 3 t 3 - 12 t 2 + t - 6.

We first define

then we write,

f Ht + D tL = Ht + D tL4 + 3 Ht + D tL3 - 12 Ht + D tL2 + Ht + D tL - 6

f Ht + D tL = D t4 + t4 + 4 D t t3 + 6 D t2 t2 + 4 D t3 t + 3 D t3 + 3 t3
+9 D t t2 + 9 D t2 t - 12 D t2 - 12 t2 - 24 D t t + t + D t - 6

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f Ht + D tL - f HtL = D t4 + t4 + 4 D t t3 + 6 D t2 t2 + 4 D t3 t + 3 D t3 + 3 t3
+9 D t t2 + 9 D t2 t - 12 D t2 - 12 t2 - 24 D t t + t + D t
-6 - t4 - 3 t3 + 12 t2 - t + 6

then we divide by D t,

f Ht + D tL - f HtL = D t4 + 4 D t t3 + 6 D t2 t2 + 4 D t3 t + 3 D t3
+9 D t t2 + 9 D t2 t - 12 D t2 - 24 D t t + D t
f Ht + D tL - f HtL

= D t3 + 4 t3 + 6 D t t2 + 4 D t2 t + 3 D t2

Dt

then we take the limit as D t 0,

+9 t2 + 9 D t t - 12 D t - 24 t + 1

f Ht + D tL - f HtL

lim
D t0

= 4 t3 + 9 t2 - 24 t + 1.

Dt

this is the derivative.

gHxL = sin x - cos x.


Here we using the sum rule and the results of Eq. (2),

g ' HxL = cos x + sin x.

HL = e + ln .
We begin by using the sum rule

' HL =

We then apply Eq. (2) for the first term,

' HL = e +

We then apply Eq. 2 for the second term,

e +

' HL = e +

xHtL = sin2 t - cos t.

d
d

H ln L.

H ln L.

d
ln + ln

.
d

= e + 1 + ln

+ ln

d
d

' HL = e +

We then apply the product rule for the second term,

Since d d = 1,

' HL = e + 1 + ln .

Here we apply the sum rule,


x ' HtL =

We complete the second term, as it is simpler,


x ' HtL =

sin2 t -

dt

cos t.
dt

sin2 t - H-sin tL =

sin2 t + sin t.
dt
dt
The second term is a little tricky. The easy way is to apply the chain rule. We define a new variable, u = sin t, then
d
dt
we then substitute the value of u,

sin2 t =

d
du

u2

d
dt

Hsin tL = 2 u cos t

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sin2 t = 2 sin t cos t.

dt
So,

x ' HtL = 2 sin t cos t + sin t.

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