Drill problems on derivatives and

antiderivatives

1 Derivatives
Find the derivative of each of the following functions (wherever it is defined):
t2 + t3 − 1
1. f (t) =
t4
−2 1 4
Answer: f 0 (t) = 3
− 2+ 5
t t t
1 1
2. y = √ +
3 x 4
dy 1
Answer: =− √
dx 6x x
3. f (t) = 2t3 − 4t2 + 3t − 1. Also find f 00 (t).
Answer: f 0 (t) = 6t2 − 8t + 3, f 00 (t) = 12t − 8
 x
√ 1
4. y = x−
2
 x
dy 1 1
Answer: = √ + ln(2)
dx 2 x 2
5. f (z) = ln(3)z 2 + ln(4)ez
Answer: f 0 (z) = 2 ln(3)z + ln(4)ez
2
6. y = xπ + (π 2 )x
dy 2
Answer: = π 2 xπ −1 + [ln(π 2 )](π 2 )x
dx
√
θ
7. f (θ) = 4
1 √
Answer: f 0 (θ) = ln(4) √ 4 θ
2 θ

1
  √  x
8. f (x) = x2 − x 3
√ 
!
0 1 
Answer: f (x) = 2x − √ 3x + x2 − x ln(3)3x
2 x

3z 2
9. f (z) =
5z 2 + 7z
21
Answer: f 0 (z) =
(5z + 7)2
2
10. f (w) = (5w2 + 3)ew
2 2 2
Answer: f 0 (w) = 10wew + (5w2 + 3)2wew = (5w2 + 8)2wew
y2
11. f (y) = ee
2 y2
Answer: f 0 (y) = 2yey ee
√
z
12. f (z) = z
(e + 1)2
√
1 0 1 2 zez
Answer: f (z) = √ −
2 z (ez + 1)2 (ez + 1)3

13. w(t) = (t2 + 3t)(1 − e−2t )

Answer: w0 (t) = 2t + 3 + e−2t (2t2 + 4t − 3)
q
14. f (x) = 1 − cos(x)
sin(x)
Answer: f 0 (x) = q
2 1 − cos(x)

15. f (y) = esin(y)

Answer: f 0 (y) = cos(y)esin(y)
q
16. z = sin(t)
dz cos(t)
Answer: = q
dt 2 sin(t)

17. f (θ) = θ2 sin(θ) + 2θ cos(θ) − 2 sin(θ)

Answer: f 0 (θ) = θ2 cos(θ)

2
 18. z = tan(e−3θ )
dz
Answer: = −3 sec2 (e−3θ )e−3θ
dθ
19. y = eθ sin(2θ)
dy
Answer: = eθ sin(2θ) + 2eθ cos(2θ)
dθ
20. f (y) = arcsin(y 2 )
2y
Answer: f 0 (y) = √
1 − y4
21. f (θ) = ln(cos(θ))
Answer: f 0 (θ) = − tan(θ)

22. f (t) = ln(ln(t)) + ln(ln(2))

1
Answer: f 0 (t) =
t ln(t)
23. g(t) = arctan(3t − 4)
3
Answer: g 0 (t) =
1 + (3t − 4)2
1
24. f (z) =
ln(z)
−1
Answer: f 0 (z) =
z(ln(z))2
1
25. f (t) = 2tet − √
t
1
Answer: f 0 (t) = 2et + 2tet + √
2t t

2 antiderivatives
Find the definite and indefinite integrals below:
Z 
3 2

1. − 2 dt
t t
2
Answer: 3 ln(|t|) + +C
t

3
 Z  q 
2. 3 cos(ψ) + 3 ψ dψ
q
Answer: 3 sin(ψ) + 2ψ ψ + C

x2 + x + 1
Z !
3. dx
x
1
Answer: x2 + x + ln(|x|) + C
2
Z
4. (3 cos(x) − 7 sin(x)) dx
Answer: 3 sin(x) + 7 cos(x) + C
Z
1
5. dx
cos2 (x)
Answer: tan(x) + C
Z
6. esin(x) cos(x) dx

Answer: esin(x) + C
Z π/4
7. (sin(t) + cos(t)) dt
0
Answer: 1
Z
8. sin(θ) (cos(θ) + 5)7 dθ
−1
Answer: (cos(θ) + 5)8 + C
8
Z
1
9. √ dx
4−x
√
Answer: −2 4 − x + C
Z
2
10. xe−x dx
1 2
Answer: − e−x + C
2
Z
x cos(x2 )
11. q dx
sin(x2 )
q
Answer: sin(x2 ) + C

4
 Z
ex − e−x
12. dx
ex + e−x
ex + e−x
!
Answer: ln +C
2
Z
[ln(z)]2
13. dz
z
1
Answer: [ln(z)]3 + C
3
Z 11
14. dx
0 x2
+ 2x + 1
1
Answer:
2
Z 0
2x + 4
15. dx
−2 x2
+ 4x + 5
Answer: ln(5)
Z
16. t sin(t) dt
Answer: −t cos(t) + sin(t) + C
Z q
17. y y + 3 dy
2 3 6
q  
Answer: (y + 3) y + 3 y − +C
3 5 5
Z
18. t2 e5t dt
2t 2 e5t
 
Answer: t2 − + +C
5 25 5
Z 1
19. arctan(y) dy
0
π ln(2)
Answer: −
4 2
Z
x
20. √ dx
1 − x2
√
Answer: − 1 − x2 + C