Worksheet 1-Derivatives Jan 2010
Worksheet 1-Derivatives Jan 2010
Worksheet 1-Derivatives Jan 2010
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Activity- In-class
Objective: To compute derivative using the First Principle/Definition.
Q1. Using the First Principle or definition, find the derivative for each of the following
function.
f ( x h) f ( x )
The formula f ( x) lim
h 0 h
a. f ( x) 2x 3
1
b. f ( x)
x2
c. g (t ) t 2 2t 1
d. h( ) sin 2
2x 1
e. f ( x)
2x 1
f. f ( x ) ( 2 x 1) 3
Answer Q1
1 2
a. b. c. 2t 2 d. 2 cos 2
2x 3 x3
4
e. f. 6( 2 x 1) 2
( 2 x 1) 2
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Worksheet 1 – Derivative 201
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Q2. Using the appropriate technique(s) compute each of the following.
x4 x3 x2 1 tan 1 x
a. f ( x) x , find f (x ) . n. f ( x) , find f (x) .
4 3 2 x ex 1
t 3 3t x
c. h(t ) , find f (t ). p. h( x ) x sin 1 x , find h (x ).
t 2 1 ln x
1 1 1 ex
d. F ( x ) (1 )(1 2 ) , find F (x ). q. f ( x) , f (1)
x x 1 ex
2x x 1
2
1 sinh
e. f ( x) 2 , find f (1). r. f ( ) , f ( )
x 2x 1 1 cosh
ax b
f. f ( x) , find f (1).
cx d
x3
g. f ( x) , find f (x) .
1 x2
1 df
h. f ( x ) (7 x 8 5 x 6 )( x ) , find .
x dx
4
i. g (t ) t 2 2t , find g (1).
t4
sec
j. h( ) , find h ( ) .
1 tan
cos x
k. f ( x) , f (x) .
x sin x
3
ex dy
l. y ( x 3 ln x) , find .
x 2 dx
2x dy
m. y , find .
log x dx
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Worksheet 1 – Derivative 201
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Answer Q2
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a. x x x 1
3 2
x2
b. x(5 x 3 6 x 2)
t 4 6t 2 3
c.
(t 2 1) 2
1 2 3
d. 2
( 1 2 )
x x x
1
e.
4
(ad bc)
f.
(c d ) 2
x 2 (3 x 2 )
g.
(1 x 2 ) 2
h. x 4 (63 x 4 14 x 2 25)
i. 82
sec tan (1 tan ) sec 3
j.
(1 tan ) 2
x 2 ( x sin x 3 cos x) 1
k.
( x 3 sin x) 2
e x ( x 2)
l. 3 x 2 ln x x 2
x3
1
2 x (ln 2 log x )
m. x ln 10
(log x) 2
ex 1
e x tan 1 x
n. 1 x 2
(e x 1) 2
o. 10 t sinh t[(ln 10) 2 1] 2 ln 10(10 t cosh t )
ln x 1 x
p. 2
sin 1 x
(ln x) 1 x2
2e
q.
(1 e) 2
cosh (1 cosh ) sinh (1 sinh )
r.
(1 cosh ) 2
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