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THE COPPERBELT UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS AND NATURAL SCIENCES.

MA210 (ENGINEERING MATHS)

DIFFERENTIATION 1 (2022)

TUTORIAL SHEET TWO (CHEMISTRY GROUP)


QUESTION ONE
Evaluate each limit below, if it exists:
a) lim (4𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 8)
𝑥→4
b) lim (8 − 𝑥 + 12𝑥 2 )
𝑥→4
𝑥 2 +4
c) lim (𝑥 2 −7)
𝑥→4
𝑥+4
d) lim (𝑥−3)
𝑥→3
𝑥 2 −4
e) lim ( 𝑥−2 )
𝑥→2
𝑥 2 −9
f) lim ( 3−𝑥 )
𝑥→3
√𝑥−3
g) lim ( 𝑥−9 )
𝑥→9
𝑥 2 −3𝑥+2
h) lim ( )
𝑥→1 𝑥−1

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QUESTION TWO
Differentiate the following functions from first principles:
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i. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥
ii. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3
iii. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 4 + 1
iv. 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 + 2
v. 𝑓(𝑥) = cos 𝑥
vi. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒 𝑥
vii. 𝑓(𝑥) = ln 𝑥
viii. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 − 6.
ix. 𝑓(𝑥) = |𝑥|

QUESTION THREE
Find the derivative of:

i. 𝑦 = 4𝑥 3 − 8𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 − 78.
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ii. 𝑦 = √𝑥 + 𝑥 6
iii. 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 (𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 − 5)
iv. 𝑦 = √𝑥(𝑥 2 + √𝑥)
3𝑥 2 −6
v. 𝑦= 𝑥
𝑥 4 +𝑥 2 +𝑥−1
vi. 𝑦= 𝑥2
𝑥 +𝑥 2 +𝑥−1
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vii. 𝑦=
√𝑥
𝑥−2
viii. 𝑦= 𝑥3
ix. 𝑦 = 9𝑥 7 + ln 𝑥 − √𝑥
x. 𝑦 = sin 𝑥 − sec 𝑥 + tan 𝑥
𝑥
xi. 𝑦 = 𝑥+1
𝑥 2 +2𝑥+3
xii. 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 −5𝑥+1
sin 𝑥+cos 𝑥
xiii. 𝑦 = sin 𝑥−cos 𝑥
xiv. 𝑦 = cos 𝑥 ln 𝑥
xv. 𝑦 = √3𝑥 2 − 5𝑥

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xvi. 𝑦 = (3𝑥 − 5)20
xvii. 𝑦 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛4 𝑥
(𝑥+1)6
xviii. 𝑦 = (𝑥−1)9
xix. 𝑦 = (𝑥 + 1)7 (𝑥 − 2)10
xx. 𝑦 = 2𝑥 3 √𝑥 + 1
√𝑥
xxi. 𝑦 = 𝑥+1
xxii. 𝑦 = (2 − 5𝑥)3 ln 𝑥
xxiii. 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑥 cos 𝑥
𝑥+1 5
xxiv. 𝑦 = (𝑥−3)
xxv. 𝑦 = sin 4𝑥
xxvi. 𝑦 = ln(3𝑥)
xxvii. 𝑦 = tan(3𝑥 − 1)
xxviii. 𝑦 = sec(2𝑥 + 1)
xxix. 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑥 ln 𝑥
xxx. 𝑦 = ln(3𝑥 − 5)
xxxi. 𝑦 = ln cos 𝑥
xxxii. 𝑦 = ln(sec 𝑥 + tan 𝑥)
xxxiii. 𝑦 = √𝑥 + √𝑥
xxxiv. 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑥 sin 𝑥 + 𝑥 tan 𝑥
xxxv. 𝑦 = (𝑥 2 + 1) sin 𝑥.
xxxvi. 𝑦 = (𝑥 − cot 𝑥 + ln 𝑥)𝑒 𝑥 .
xxxvii. 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑥 sin 𝑥 + 𝑥 2 sin 𝑥 ln 𝑥.
QUESTION FOUR
Find the derivative of:
i. 𝑦 = log 3 𝑥
ii. 𝑦 = 3𝑥 + tan 𝑥
iii. 𝑦 = 5𝑥 ln 𝑥
iv. 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 log 2 √𝑥 2 − 1
v. 𝑦 = ln √𝑥 2 + 1
vi. 𝑦 = log10 (2 + sin 𝑥)
𝑥
vii. 𝑦 = log10 (𝑥−1)
viii. 𝑥3 + 𝑦4 = 4
ix. 𝑥𝑦 2 + 𝑦𝑥 2 − 2 = 0
x. 𝑥 7 − 𝑦 2 + sin 𝑦 = 0
xi. 𝑦 4 − 2𝑦 3 + 𝑥 3 𝑦 2 − cos 𝑥 = 8
xii. 𝑦 = 6𝑥 ln(tan 𝑥)

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QUSTION FIVE
i. Find the gradient of the curve:
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𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 − 𝑥 2 at the point 𝑥 = 3.
3 𝑑2 𝑦
ii. Given that 𝑓(𝑥) = 15𝑥 + 6 + 𝑥 , find .
𝑑𝑥 2
iii. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve 𝑦 = 2𝑥 3 + 6𝑥 + 10 at the point
(−1, 2).
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iv. Find the equation of the normal to the curve 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 − at the point (4, 12).
√𝑥
v. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve 𝑦 = sin 𝑥 + cos 2𝑥 at the point
𝜋
( , 1).
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1 𝑑3 𝑦
vi. If 𝑦 = 𝑥 5 + 𝑥 , find .
𝑑𝑥 3
𝑑𝑦 𝜋
vii. Find at the point ( 2 , 𝜋) if 𝑥 sin 𝑦 − 𝑦 cos 2𝑥
𝑑𝑥
viii. Find the equation of the tangent line to the bifolium:
4𝑥 4 + 8𝑥 2 𝑦 2 − 25𝑥 2 𝑦 + 4𝑦 4 = 0
𝑥
ix. Find the formula for the 𝑛𝑡ℎ derivative of 𝑦 = 𝑥+1 .
x. If 𝑥 2 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥 3 + 𝑏𝑥, prove that:
𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
𝑥 3 𝑑𝑥 2 +2𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥 = 2𝑎𝑥 2 .
𝑬𝑵𝑫

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