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This document contains 22 calculus problems related to limits, derivatives, tangent lines, and implicit differentiation. Some key problems include: 1) Finding the limit of an expression as x approaches 0 to equal 2. 2) Evaluating several limits involving square roots and floor/ceiling functions. 3) Sketching regions defined by equations involving floor/ceiling functions. 4) Using limits to find derivatives if two related limits are given. 5) Sketching a function that satisfies several limit conditions. 6) Determining differentiability and finding derivatives from definitions. 7) Using implicit differentiation to find equations of tangent lines. 8) Solving an applied problem

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Tutorial Worksheet 3

This document contains 22 calculus problems related to limits, derivatives, tangent lines, and implicit differentiation. Some key problems include: 1) Finding the limit of an expression as x approaches 0 to equal 2. 2) Evaluating several limits involving square roots and floor/ceiling functions. 3) Sketching regions defined by equations involving floor/ceiling functions. 4) Using limits to find derivatives if two related limits are given. 5) Sketching a function that satisfies several limit conditions. 6) Determining differentiability and finding derivatives from definitions. 7) Using implicit differentiation to find equations of tangent lines. 8) Solving an applied problem

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University of Namibia

Department of Computing, Mathematical and Statistical Sciences

MAT 3611 Calculus 1 Tutorial 3

March 31, 2023


√
3
1+ax−1
1. Find a ∈ R, so that lim x = 2.
x→0

2. Evaluate the following limits.


√
3
a) lim √ x−1−1
x→2 x−1−1
b) lim x , where bxc denotes the greatest integer/floor function.
x→∞ bxc
c) lim x , where dxe denotes the least integer/ceiling function.
x→−∞ dxe

3. Sketch the region in the plane defined by each of the following equations,
where dxe denotes the least integer/ceiling function.
a (dxe)2 + (dye)2 = 1.
b) (dxe)2 − (dye)2 = 4.
c) (dx + ye)2 = 1.
d) dxe + dye = 1.
4. If lim (f (x)+g(x)) = 3 and lim (f (x)−g(x)) = 1. Find lim f (x), lim g(x),
x→c
   x→c x→c x→c
f (x)
lim f (x)g(x) , and lim g(x .
x→c x→c

5. Sketch the graph of an example of a function that satisfies all of the


following conditions:

lim f (x) = −4, lim f (x) = 1, lim f (x) = −∞, lim f (x) = ∞, lim f (x) = 10, f (2) = 7,
x→−∞ x→∞ x→−1 x→1− x→1+

f (x) − f (3) f (x) − f (3)


lim |f 0 (x)| = ∞, lim− = −1, lim+ = 2 and f (3) = 4.
x→2 x→3 x−3 x→3 x−3

1
6. Consider the function f (x) = 3x2 + x + 2, where 1 ≤ x ≤ 3. Is f differen-
tiable at 1 and 3? If so, find f 0 (1) and f 0 (3). If not, give reasons.
7. Find the derivative function f 0 from first principle and find out if the
function has horizontal tangent line(s), if not explain why?
2
a) f (x) = √ x −1
2x−1+1
x3√
−2x+1
b) f (x) = 3 x−x

8. Consider the function f (x) = x2 − 2x3 . Use the definition of a derivative


to find f 0 , f 00 , f 000 and f (n) for each n ∈ N such that n > 3.
√
9. Consider the function f (x) = 3 x2 − 1. Find the point(s) where f has
a) a horizontal tangent line.
b) a vertical tangent line.

10. Prove each of the following.


a) The derivative of an even function is an odd function.
b) The derivative of an odd function is an even function.
11. Let L be the tangent line to curve y = 2x3 + 3x2 − 1 at the point (1, 4) .
The angle of inclination of L is the angle θ that L makes with the positive
direction of the x-axis. Calculate θ correct to the nearest degree.
12. If f (x) + x5 (f (x))2 = 30 and f (3) = 2, find f 0 (3).
13. Show that the function is f (x) = |x3 − x| is not differentiable at −1, 0 and
1 . Find a formula for f 0 and sketch its graph.
14. Where is the least integer/ceiling function f (x) = dxe not differentiable?
Find a formula for f 0 and sketch its graph.
15. Consider the function f (x) = x|x2 − 1|.

a) Sketch the graph of f .


b) For what values of x is f differentiable?
c) Find a formula for f 0 .
16. Let 
 2 if x ≤ 0,
f (x) = 6 − x if 0 < x < 5,
1
if x ≥ 5.

6−x

a) Sketch the graph of f


b) Where is f not differentiable?
c) Where is f discontinuous?

2
d) Find a formula for f 0 and sketch its graph.
17. Use implicit differentiation to find y 0 in the following.
a) x3 cot(2xy ) + y 5 sec(x3 y) = ln(xy).
b) 3xy 2 + cos(y 2 + sec x) = tan(log3 (x2 + y)).

18. Use implicit differentiation to find an equation of the normal line to the
curve at the given points.
√ √
17 − 1 − 17 − 1
x2 + xy + y 2 = 5 at (1, ) and (1, ).
2 2
19. Show by implicit differentiation that the equation of a tangent line to the
ellipse
x2 y2
+ =1
a2 b2
at the point (x0 , y0 ) is
x0 x y0 y
+ 2 = 1.
a2 b
20. Find the equation of the tangent line to the hyperbola

x2 y2
− =1
a2 b2
at the point (x0 , y0 ).
21. Let I ⊆ R be an interval such that |I| > 1. Suppose f : I → R is
a one-to-one differentiable function on I and its inverse function is also
differentiable on f (I).
a) Use implicit differentiation to show that
1
(f −1 )0 (x) =
f 0 (f −1 (x))

, provided that f 0 (f −1 (x)) 6= 0.


b) If f (3) = 2 and f 0 (3) = 35 , find (f −1 )0 (2).
22. A lamp is located 6 units to the left of the y− axis and a shadow created
2 2
by the elliptical region x4 + (y−2)
9 ≤ 1. If the point (0, 10) is on the edge
of the shadow, how far above the x−axis is the lamp located?

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