EXERCISE : Transcenden Function

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I. Find the formula for the inverse function f ( x) for each of the following functions.
Also, find the domains of f and f 1 .

(1) f ( x)  ln(2 x  1) (2) f ( x)  e 3 x 2

(3) f ( x)  4  3 ln(2 x  1) (4) f ( x)  5  4e 3 x2

(5) f ( x)  ln x  ln( x  1)

II. Differentiate the following functions:

 2 x 3 ln x
(1) g ( x)  e x (2) y 
3

x3
ex
(3) y  (4) K ( x)  e tan x
ex 1

 3 3x  1 
(5) y  ln( x 4 sin 2 x) (6) f ( x)  ln  
 x 1
2

III. Evaluate the following integrals:

 
2 cos 3x
(1) xe x dx (2) dx
4  25 sin 3x

e x  ex
(3)
 (sin 2 x) e cos 2 x dx (4)
 e2x
dx


1
(5) x
dx
x e
 Solution Key for Natural Logarithmic and Natural Exponential Functions

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I. (1) To get the domain of f , set 2 x  1  0  x  . Thus, the domain of f is
2
 1 1
x : x   . To find the formula for f ( x) , use the 3-step process:
 2

(i) y  ln(2 x  1)
(ii) x  ln(2 y  1) (iii)
e 1
x
Solve for y: x  ln( 2 y  1)  e x  2 y  1  e x  1  2 y  y  .
2
1 ex 1 1
Thus, f ( x)  , and the domain of f is all real numbers.
2

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(2) The domain of f is all real numbers. To find the formula for f ( x) , use the
3-step process:

(i) y  e 3 x  2
(ii) x  e 3 y  2
 2  ln x
(iii) Solve for y: x  e 3 y  2  ln x  3 y  2  2  ln x  3 y  y  .
3
 2  ln x
Thus, f 1 ( x)  , and the domain of f 1 is x : x  0 .
3
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(3) To get the domain of f , set 2 x  1  0  x   . Thus, the domain of f is
2
 1  1
 x : x    . To find the formula for f ( x) , use the 3-step process:
 2

(i) y  4  3 ln(2 x  1)
(ii) x  4  3 ln(2 y  1)
x4
(iii) Solve for y: x  4  3 ln( 2 y  1)  x  4  3 ln( 2 y  1)  
3
x4
x4 x4
1 e 3
ln( 2 y  1)  e 3
 2 y  1  1  e 3
 2y  y  . Thus,
2
x4

1 e 3
f 1 ( x)  , and the domain of f 1 is all real numbers.
2
(4) The domain of f is all real numbers. To find the formula for f 1 ( x) , use the
3-step process:
(i) y  5  4e 3 x 2 (ii) x  5  4e 3 y 2 (iii) Solve for y:
5 x
x  5  4e 3 y 2  x  5  4e 3 y 2   e 3 y 2 
4
 5 x
2  ln  
5 x 5 x  4 
ln    3 y  2  2  ln    3y  y  . Thus,
 4   4  3

5 x
2  ln  
1  4  1 5 x
f ( x)  . To get the domain of f , set 0
3 4

domain of f 1
= x : x  5.

(5) The domain of ln x is x : x  0 and the domain of ln( x  1) is x : x  1 , so the

(i) y  ln x  ln( x  1)
(ii) x  ln y  ln( y  1)
 y  y
(iii) Solve for y: x  ln y  ln( y  1)  x  ln    e x  
 y 1 y 1


ye x  e x  y  ye x  y  e x  y e x  1  e x  y  x ex
. Thus,
e 1
ex
f 1 ( x)  x , and the domain is x : x  0.
e 1

II. (1) f ( x)  (3x 2  2) e x  2 x 3

1
x 3    (ln x) 3x 2  
x 2  3x 2 ln x
  
dy x
(2) Use the quotient rule   
dx x3
2
 
x6
x (1  3 ln x) 1  3 ln x
2

x6 x4
dy (e x  1)(e x )  e x (e x ) e 2 x  e x  e 2 x
(3) Use the quotient rule    
dx (e x  1) 2 (e x  1) 2
 ex
(e x  1) 2
(4) K ( x)  e tan x  sec 2 x
(5) Simplify using the laws of logarithms first before you differentiate 

dy  1   cos x 
y  ln( x 4 sin 2 x)  4 ln x  2 ln(sin x) 
 4   2 
dx  x   sin x 
(6) Simplify using the laws of logarithms first before you differentiate 
  3 3x  1  1
f ( x)  ln 
1

  ln(3x  1)  ln x  1  f ( x)  
2

1 3 

3  3x  1 
 x 1 3 2
2

1  2x  1 x
 2   2
2  x  1  3x  1 x  1

III.

  
1 1 1 1 2
(1) Let u  x 2  du  2 x dx  xe x dx  e u du  e u  C  e x  C
e x 2 xdx 
2 2

2 2 2 2


cos 3x
(2) Let u  4  25 sin 3x  du  75 cos 3x dx  dx 
4  25 sin 3x

 
1 1 1 1 1
75 cos 3x dx  du  ln u  C 
75 4  25 sin 3x 75 u 75
1
ln 4  25 sin 3x  C
75
(3) Let u  cos 2 x  du  2 sin 2 x dx 
 (sin 2 x) e cos 2 x dx 

 
1 1 1 1
 e cos 2 x (2 sin 2 x dx)   e u du   e u  C   e cos 2 x  C
2 2 2 2

 
 1 

x
1 e
(4) Let u  x  du  dx  dx  2 e x  dx   2 e u du 
2 x x 2 x 
2e u  C  2e x
C

e x  ex ex
    
ex 1
(5) 2x
dx  2x
dx  2x
dx  e  x dx  e 3 x dx  e  x  e 3 x  C
e e e 3

 
1  1  1
(6) dx  e  x  dx   let u   x  du  dx 
 x 
x
xe 2 x


 1 

 1 
e  x 
 x
dx   2 e  x 
 2 x  
dx   2 e u du  2e u  C  2e  x  C