Assignment 2
Assignment 2
Instructions:
1. Plagiarized work will result in zero marks.
2. No retake or late submission will be accepted.
3. Attach complete code, results, and screenshot for questions that require programming solution.
4. Questions that show the icon require partial or complete solution using MATLAB.
5. Submit the assignment hardcopy on Monday in respective class, and on google classroom
before the deadline.
6. You must submit the assignment in a compiled form, i.e., a single PDF file of your complete
assignment including programming and non-programming related questions.
7. The PDF file should be according to the following format: Id_section_A2 e.g., i22-123456 A2.
A2 in the end denotes Assignment 2.
8. The images of by-hand solution should be properly scanned. You can use any mobile application
such as Cam Scanner or Adobe Scan for scanning. Each of these applications allow you to export
pdf or image files which you can use to combine with your programming solutions. Do not attach
direct images from the camera application of your mobile phone, or screenshots.
9. You can use MATLAB tutorials shared on google classroom. If you do not have MATLAB, you
can use Octave Online as well.
Question 01
Discuss whether a function have more than one horizontal asymptote? If yes, give any two
examples. If no, justify your response.
Question 02
√2𝑥 2 +1
Find horizontal asymptotes of 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥−5
5+ 5−
(b) Find the behavior of 𝑓(𝑥) when 𝑥 → and when 𝑥 → .
3 3
Question 03
By finding its intercepts and limits at +∞ and at −∞, sketch the graph of the following
functions:
(i) 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 − 3)4 (𝑥 + 2)3 (𝑥 − 2)
(ii) 𝑓(𝑥) = (2𝑥 + 2)3 (−𝑥 − 2)2 (4𝑥 − 2)2
Question 04
Whether such functions exist which are differentiable at infinite many points and non-differentiable
at infinite many points. If yes, give any two examples. If no, justify your response.
Question 05
Construct five different functions (or draw the graph of the functions) which are not differentiable
at 𝑥 = 1.
Question 06
State, with reasons, the points where 𝑓(𝑥) is not differentiable in the following diagram.
Question 07
For each of the following part, write (and draw the graph of) a function which is
(a) Continuous on all points except at 𝑥 = −1, +2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 7.
(b) Continuous but not Differentiable at 𝑥 = −3, 3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 8.
(c) Non-differentiable at five points 𝑥 = 1, 𝑥 = 2, 𝑥 = 3, 𝑥 = 4 and 𝑥 = 5.
Question 08
The accompanying figure shows the position versus time curves of four different particles moving
on a straight line. For each particle, determine whether its instantaneous velocity is increasing or
decreasing with time. Also compare the motion of the particles (a) with (b) and (c) with (d).
Question 09
2𝑥 2 −2𝑥−1
Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 4 +1
(a) At which points does the graph of the 𝑓(𝑥) have a horizontal tangent line?
(b) Draw the graph of 𝑓(𝑥) on MATLAB and identify the points on the graph where 𝑓(𝑥) is
not differentiable.
Question 10
−2𝑥 2 + 9𝑥 − 7 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑥 ≤ 1
Let 𝑓(𝑥) = {
10√𝑥 + 3 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑥 > 1
(a) Determine whether 𝑓(𝑥) is differentiable at 𝑥 = 1. If so, find the value of the derivative
there.
(b) Draw the graph of 𝑓(𝑥) by using MATLAB and determine whether it forms a ‘corner’ at
𝑥 = 1or not. Then discuss differentiability at 𝑥 = 1.
Question 11
Find all points where 𝑓(𝑥) = |3𝑥 − 2| + |2𝑥 − 1| fails to be differentiable. Justify your answer.
Also draw the graph of 𝑓(𝑥) by using MATLAB.
Question 12
𝑑𝑦 1
Find if 𝑦 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑢3 , 𝑢 = (𝑝2 + 1)3 and 𝑝 = .
𝑑𝑥 𝑥2
Question 13
Compute the nth derivative of the following functions: Also draw the graph of first three
derivatives of 𝑓(𝑥).
Question 14
Compute the indicated derivative of the following functions:
(a) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑙𝑛𝑥 find 37th derivative of 𝑓(𝑥).
(b) 𝑓(𝑥) = 5𝑥 find 87th derivative of 𝑓(𝑥).
Question 15
Match the graphs of the functions shown in (a)–(d ) with the graphs of their derivatives in (I)–(IV).
Question 16
(a) Which curve is known as Witch of Maria Agnesi? Find an equation for the line that is
tangent to this curve at the point (0,1).
(b) Which curve is known as Serpentine? Find an equation for the line that is tangent to this
curve at the point (0,0).