04 - HW Derivatives Problems
04 - HW Derivatives Problems
Lecture 4 derivatives
(𝑥 𝑝 )′ = 𝑝𝑥 𝑝−1 , 𝑝∈𝑅
1 1 1
(ln 𝑥)′ = , (log 𝑎 𝑥)′ =
𝑥 𝑥 ln 𝑎
(𝑒 𝑥 )′ = 𝑒 𝑥 , (𝑎 𝑥 )′ = 𝑎 𝑥 ⋅ ln 𝑎
1
(sin 𝑥)′ = cos 𝑥 , (cos 𝑥)′ = − sin 𝑥 , tan 𝑥 =
cos2 𝑥
1 −1
(𝑎𝑟𝑐 sin 𝑥)′ = , (𝑎𝑟𝑐 cos 𝑥)′ = ,
√1 − 𝑥 2 √1 − 𝑥 2
1 −1
(𝑎𝑟𝑐 tan 𝑥)′ = , (𝑎𝑟𝑐 cot 𝑥)′ =
1 + 𝑥2 1 + 𝑥2
1. (𝑐𝑓 ′ ) = 𝑐𝑓 ′ , (𝑓 ± 𝑔)′ = 𝑓 ′ ± 𝑔′
𝑓 ′ 𝑓′𝑔 − 𝑓𝑔′
3. ( ) = 𝑄𝑢𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑅𝑢𝑙𝑒
𝑔 𝑔2
′
4. ( 𝑓(𝑦(𝑥)) ) = 𝑓 ′ (𝑦) ⋅ 𝑦 ′ (𝑥) 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑅𝑢𝑙𝑒
′′ (𝑥) ′ (𝑥))′ 𝑛 (𝑥) ′
5. 𝑓 = (𝑓 , 𝑓 = ( 𝑓 𝑛−1 (𝑥)) 𝑛 − 𝑡ℎ 𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒
𝜋
sin(𝑥)−sin( )
7
0. 𝑎) lim𝜋 𝜋 = 𝑎. Find 𝑎 ∈ 𝑅.
𝑥→ 𝑥−
7 7
𝑓(𝑥)−3
b) Suppose that 𝑥0 = 1 belongs to the domain of 𝑓(𝑥). If lim = 3, find 𝑓 ′ (1).
𝑥→1 𝑥−1
MCQ
c) Suppose that the functions 𝑓(𝑥) and 𝑔(𝑥) and their derivatives have the following values
at the given values of 𝑥. What is the value of the derivative of the function ℎ(𝑥) = 𝑓(𝑦(𝑥))
at 𝑥 = 3?
𝑥 𝑓(𝑥) 𝑓′(𝑥) 𝑦(𝑥) 𝑦 ′ (𝑥)
3 1 6 4 5
4 -3 5 3 -5
5 2 -1 3 2
′ (3) ′ (3) ′ (3)
𝑎. ℎ = −1 𝑏. ℎ = 25 𝑐. ℎ = 6 𝑑. 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑎
1. Calculate the following simple derivatives (straight from the ‘Table’, no Rules)
𝑎) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 4 derivative x^4 or ( x^4 )' or d/dx (x^4)
4
𝑏) 𝑓(𝑥) = 7 𝑐) 𝑔(𝑠) = 3𝑠 𝑑) ℎ(𝑥) = 𝑥 −7 𝑒) 𝑓(𝑡) = √𝑡 𝑓) 𝑔(𝑥) = √𝑥
3 1 1 1
𝑔) 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 4 ℎ) 𝑓(𝑦) = 𝑖) 𝑓(𝑦) = 𝑗) 𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑦 𝑥3 3
√𝑥 2
𝑎 𝑥4
𝑘) 𝑓(𝑎) = 8 𝑙) ℎ(𝑥) = 3 .
𝑎 √𝑥 8
2. Find the derivatives of the following functions. Verify the solutions by Wolfram Alpha:
To find the derivative (𝑥 4 )′ write: derivative x^4 or ( x^4 )' or d/dx (x^4)
ln 𝑡 1
𝑎) 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 5 + sin 𝑥)(𝑥 + 1) 𝑏) 𝑓(𝑡) = 𝑐) 𝑓(𝑧) =
𝑒𝑡 3
√2𝑧 + 𝑧 2
1
𝑑) 𝑓(𝛼) = 3
√2𝛼 + 𝑥𝛼 2
3 3 𝑦 𝜋
𝑒) 𝑓(𝑥) = ln(𝑥 3 + cos 𝑥) 𝑓) 𝑓(𝑧) = (1 + √𝑧) 𝑔) 𝑓(𝑦) = 5 tg + tg
5 8
1 − ln 𝑥 sin 3𝑡
ℎ) 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 + √𝑥 + √𝑥 𝑖) 𝑦 = sin2 ( ) 𝑗) 𝑓(𝑡) =
𝑥 2 sin2 𝑡 cos 𝑡
1 𝑒2𝑏 − √𝑏2 + 2𝑏
𝑙) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒sin 𝑥
2 +ln 𝑥+1
𝑘) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒𝑥 𝑚) 𝑓(𝑏) =
√𝑥 ln (𝑏3 + sin 𝑏)
𝑑2 𝑦
4. Find 𝑦" (𝑖. 𝑒. ) for
𝑑𝑦 2
2) 𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥
𝑎) 𝑦 = 𝑥√1 + 𝑥 2 𝑏) 𝑦 = 𝑒 (−𝑥 𝑐) 𝑦 =
√1 − 𝑥 2
𝑑2 𝑦
5. Let f (x) be two times differentiable. Find 𝑦′′ (or ) for
𝑑𝑥 2
1
𝑎) 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥 2 ) 𝑏) 𝑦 = 𝑓 ( ) 𝑐) 𝑦 = 𝑓(ln 𝑥)
𝑥
′
Hint a): 𝑒. 𝑔. 𝑦 ′ = (𝑓(𝑥 2 )) = 𝑓 ′ (𝑥 2 )2𝑥,
6. Find the equation of the tangent line to the given function 𝑓 (i.e. the linear function which
is the approximation of 𝑓 ) at the indicated point
line to this curve at the point (-1, 1/2). Find the graph of the witch using 'Wofram Alpha'.
𝑥
c) The curve 𝑦 = 1+𝑥 2 is called a serpentine. Find an equation of the tangent line to this
curve at the point (-3, -0.3). Find the graph of the serpentine using 'Wofram-alpha'.