Chapter 13
LIMITS AND DERIVATIVES
Some standard results on limits
1) ( ) iff ( ) ( )
2) where k is a fixed real number.
3) ( ) ( ) where f(x) is a real polynomial in x.
4) for all n N
5) x c
Algebra of limits
Refer : NCERT Textbook page no: 292.
Evaluation of algebraic limits
Type I ( Direct substitution method)
Eg: Evaluate ( ) = 13 – 12 + 1 = 1
Evaluate the following limits:
NCERT Textbook Exercise 13.1 Q 1,2,3,4,5,9,11,12.
Additional Questions and HOT Questions
** 1) ( ) Ans: 1
** 2) ( ) 60 Ans: 1
√ √
** 3) Ans:2
Type II (Factorisation method)
Eg : Evaluate :
( )( )
( form) =
= ( )
= 12 + 1 + 1 = 3
Evaluate the following limits.
NCERT Textbook Exercise 13.1 Q 7,8 , Example 2.
Evaluate:
( )(√ )
** 1) ans:
** 2) ans:
2 √
** 3) ans: 0
Type III
For any positive integer n, = ( This is applicable
for any rational number n and for a
Evaluate :
Ans: = = 4 = 4 = 32
Evaluate the following limits.
NCERT Textbook Exercise 13.1 Q 10 , Example 3.
1) Evaluate : Ans: 64
2) If = 9 , find the value of a.
Type IV
√
Evaluate
√ √
Ans: =
Put y = 1+x when x 0, y 1
√
value =
⁄ ⁄
=
=
Evaluate
1) NCERT Ex 13.1 Q 6
( )
2) ans = – n
( )
3) ans =
( )
( ) ⁄
4) ans =
Type V
Concepts : =1
=1
=1
NCERT Exercise 13.1 : Q 13, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21
Evaluate : ans:
Evaluate : ans:
Type VI
NCERT Exercise 13.1 : Q 17
Evaluate :
Type VII
( )
Evaluate :
( )
Let
( ) , ( )-
=
( ) , ( )-
= =
Textbook Q no: 22
Evaluate 1) ans: 2
2) ans :
3) ans : (–1)
4) ans : ½
( )2
Type VIII
Applying sin C sin D formulae
Evaluate 1)
2) ans : cos a
Type IX
( ) ( )
** NCERT Exercise 13.1 -
1) Q 23
2) Q 24
3) Q 25
4) Q 26
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** 5) If ( ) { , find ( )
6) If ( ) { , find ( )
Type X
** NCERT Exercise 13.1 -
1) Q 28
2) Q 30
3) Q 32
4) Let ( ) { . Find k if ( ) exists. Ans : k = –1
Type XI
Exponential Limits
= 1
NCERT Exercise 13.2 Q1 , Q2, Q4, Q6.
Type XII
NCERT Exercise 13.2 Q3 , Q5
Type XIII
( )
=1
NCERT Exercise 13.2 Q7 , Q8
DIFFERENTIATION
Type I
Find the derivatives of the following functions from first principle.
1)
2)
3)
4) ( )
5)
6) NCERT Ex 13.2 Q4
** 7) sin x
** 8) cos x
** 9) tan x
** 10) sec x
** 11) cosec x
** 12) sin 2x
** 13) cos 3x
14) x sin x
15) sin2 x
16) sin(x+1)
17) Misc Example 19
Type II
Find the derivatives of the following
* 1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
* 6)
Type III
Ex 13.2 Q1
Ex 13.2 Q2
Ex 13.2 Q3
Ex 13.2 Q5
Type IV
( )= . + .
NCERT Ex 13.2
* 1) Q7 (1),(2)
* 2) Q9 (2) ,(3), (4),(5)
* 3) Q11 (1)
* 4) Example 18
** 5) Misc Ex Q 15, Q22, Q25, Q29.
Type V
–
( )=
Misc Exercise Q 5,6,7,8,9,16,17,18,20,26.
Additional questions and HOT Questions
1. Find the derivatives of the following functions
a)
** b) ( )( )
** c)
2. If show that = y.