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This document contains 15 exercises related to calculus concepts such as: 1) Finding derivatives of various functions including composite functions. 2) Evaluating limits related to derivatives and indeterminate forms. 3) Plotting functions in Matlab and finding slopes. 4) Applying calculus concepts like derivatives and linear approximations to real-world scenarios involving genetics and exponential functions.

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Tutorial 2

This document contains 15 exercises related to calculus concepts such as: 1) Finding derivatives of various functions including composite functions. 2) Evaluating limits related to derivatives and indeterminate forms. 3) Plotting functions in Matlab and finding slopes. 4) Applying calculus concepts like derivatives and linear approximations to real-world scenarios involving genetics and exponential functions.

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Manouba University TUCE 1111

MS-Engineering

Calculus I

Tutorials 2: Basics of Di erentiation


p
Exercise 1 Find the derivative of f (x) = x for x > 0: Does the derivative exists
at x = 0?

Exercise 2 Show that f is continuous on R; di erentiable for x 6= 0 but has no


derivative at x = 0: 8
< x sin x1 x=6 0
f (x) =
: 0 x=0

Exercise 3 Find 2
x50 1 x9 1
lim lim
x!1 x 1 x! 1 x + 1

Exercise 4 Weierstrass's function


X
1
2
k
f (x) = cos(9k x)
k=0
3

X
n
2
k
fn (x) = cos(9k x)
k=0
3
Plot, with Matlab, f1 ; f2 ; f3 and f7 :

Exercise 5 Find the derivatives of all orders


1 1
y = y= y = xex
1 x 1+x
y = sin x y = cos x

Exercise 6 Mendel (1822-1884) genetic law, Textbook, Example 7 P 152

= fS; W g P (S) = p P (W ) = 1 p

S smooth-skinned peas, dominant gene


W wrinkled skin peas
Peas are crossed together, and S is dominant.

1. Prove that the proportion of smooth-skinned peas, in the next-generation, is

y = p2 + 2p (1 p)
dy
2. Find dp
and its limits when p ! 0 than when p ! 1. Interpret theses results.
Exercise 7 Find domains and prove
d d
dx
(tan x) = sec2 x dx
(cot x) = csc2 x
d d
dx
(sec x) = sec x tan x dx
(csc x) = csc x cot x
dy
Exercise 8 Specify domains and nd dx

1 + csc x
y = (sec x + tan x) (sec x tan x) y=
1 csc x
Exercise 9 Di erentiate
y = sin x2 + ex y = ecos x
y = ax a > 0 y = xe2x
7
y = 5x3 x4
Exercise 10 :
dy
1. Find dx
if y 2 = x2 + sin (xy)
2. Show that (2; 4) lies on the curve
x3 + y 3 9xy = 0
nd the tangent and normal curve there.
3. The devil's curve (Gabriel Cramer 1704-1752)
y4 4y 2 = x4 9x2

(a) Plot the curve with Matlab; use commands "syms" and " mplicit".
(b) Find the slopes at ( 3; 2) ; ( 3; 2) ; (3; 2) and (3; 2) :

Exercise 11 The number e as limit. Prove that


1
lim (1 + x) x = e
x!0

Exercise 12 Prove, for x 2 [ 1; 1]

arccos x + arcsin x =
2
Exercise 13 Specify domains and nd
d d t
(arctan (ln x)) arccos e
dx dt
Exercise 14 Find the linear approximation at x = 0 of
f (x) = (1 + x)
Exercise 15 Find an approximate value for e0:02 ; ln 0:99.

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