Differentiation (Part 1) 250a
Name:
Differentiate:
𝒅𝒚 𝒅𝒚 𝒅𝒚
a) 𝑦 = 𝑥 3 = 𝟑𝒙𝟐 e) 𝑦 = 6𝑥 2 = 𝟏𝟐𝒙 i) 𝑦 = 2𝑥 −3 = −𝟔𝒙−𝟒
𝒅𝒙 𝒅𝒙 𝒅𝒙
𝒅𝒚 𝒅𝒚 𝒅𝒚
b) 𝑦 = 𝑥 6 = 𝟔𝒙𝟓 f) 𝑦 = 14𝑥 3 = 𝟒𝟐𝒙𝟐 j) 𝑦 = 4𝑥 −7 = −𝟐𝟖𝒙−𝟖
𝒅𝒙 𝒅𝒙 𝒅𝒙
𝒅𝒚 𝒅𝒚 𝒅𝒚
c) 𝑦 = 𝑥 10 = 𝟏𝟎𝒙𝟗 g) 𝑦 = 2𝑥 3 = 𝟔𝒙𝟐 k) 𝑦 = −7𝑥 3 = −𝟐𝟏𝒙𝟐
𝒅𝒙 𝒅𝒙 𝒅𝒙
𝒅𝒚 h) 𝑦 = −2𝑥 6 𝒅𝒚 𝒅𝒚
d) 𝑦 = 𝑥 8 = 𝟖𝒙𝟕 = −𝟏𝟐𝒙𝟓 l) 𝑦 = −4𝑥 −2 = 𝟖𝒙−𝟑
𝒅𝒙 𝒅𝒙 𝒅𝒙
Differentiate:
a) 𝑦 = 𝑥 5 + 3𝑥 2 + 6 e) 𝑦 = 𝑥 −3 + 7𝑥 −2 − 3𝑥
𝒅𝒚 𝒅𝒚
= 𝟓𝒙𝟒 + 𝟔𝒙 = −𝟑𝒙−𝟒 − 𝟏𝟒𝒙−𝟑 − 𝟑
𝒅𝒙 𝒅𝒙
b) 𝑦 = 𝑥 6 + 11𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 f) 𝑦 = 𝑥 4 − 2𝑥 −2 + 6
𝒅𝒚 𝒅𝒚
= 𝟔𝒙𝟓 + 𝟐𝟐𝒙 + 𝟐 = 𝟒𝒙𝟑 + 𝟒𝒙−𝟑
𝒅𝒙 𝒅𝒙
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c) 𝑦 = 3𝑥 4 − 2𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 g) 𝑦 = 𝑥 3 + 4𝑥 3 + 8
𝒅𝒚 2 𝒅𝒚 𝟑 𝟐
= 𝟏𝟐𝒙𝟑 − 𝟒𝒙 + 𝟓 = 𝒙 + 𝟏𝟐𝒙𝟐
𝒅𝒙 𝒅𝒙 𝟐
d) 𝑦 = 5𝑥 6 − 3𝑥 4 − 3𝑥 2 3
h) 𝑦 = 𝑥 8 + 4𝑥 −1 + 7𝑥
𝒅𝒚 2 𝒅𝒚
= 𝟑𝟎𝒙𝟓 − 𝟏𝟐𝒙𝟑 − 𝟔𝒙 = 𝟏𝟐𝒙𝟕 − 𝟒𝒙−𝟐 + 𝟕
𝒅𝒙 𝒅𝒙
Find the gradient of the curve:
a) 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 7 when 𝑥 = 3 d) 𝑦 = 2𝑥 3 + 5𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 when 𝑥 = 1
𝟗 𝟏𝟒
b) 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 2 when 𝑥 = 2 e) 𝑦 = 7𝑥 3 − 4𝑥 when 𝑥 = −1
𝟎 𝟏𝟕
c) 𝑦 = 3𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 + 4 when 𝑥 = 5 f) 𝑦 = 5𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 7 when 𝑥 = −2
𝟑𝟔 −𝟐𝟐
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