HMTHCS 101tutorial 4
HMTHCS 101tutorial 4
Mr D. Muzadziwa
(Differentiation)
3+x
1. Let f (x) = , x ̸= 3. Evaluate f ′ (2) from the definition.
3−x
d √ 1
2. Show from definition that ( x − 1) = √ .
dx 2 x−1
3. Determine whether each of the following functions is differentiable at(
x = 0.
3 x − |x|
x sin x1 ,
x ̸= 0 , x ̸= 0 .
(i) f (x) = (ii) f (x) = x|x| (iii) f (x) = x
0, x=0 0, x=0
4. Show that f (x) = cos x is differentiable at any x ∈ R and that f ′ (x) = − sin x.
dy
5. Find for each of the following functions
dx
(i) y = sin3 (6x) (ii) y = (ax + b)m (cx + d)n (iii) y = cos(x2 − 3x + 1)
(x − 1)2 1 1
(iv) y = (v) x = t − and y = (vi) x = sec θ and y = tan θ.
x2 t t2
6. Use logarithmic differentiation to find derivatives ofseach of the following functions
(x + 1)(x + 2)
(i) y = xx , x > 0 (ii) y = xln x , x > 0 (iii) y = 3 2
(x + 1)(x2 + 2)
√ √ √ √
(iii) y = √x + 1 x + 2 4 x + 3 (iv) y(x) = y1 (x)y2 (x) · · · yn (x) (v) y = x x , x > 0
3
x4 + 6x2 (8x + 3)5 x
(vi) y = 2 (vii) y = (x2 + 1)(x+1) , x > −1 (viii) y = xx 2x
(2x2 + 7) 3
x ln x (x2 + 1)x
(ix) y = xx (x) y = xcos x (xi) y = x(x+1) (xii) y = (ln x)x (xiii) y = .
x2
dy
7. Use implicit differentiation to find .
dx
(i) (y − 1)2 = 4(x + 2) (ii) (x2 + y 2 )6 = x3 − y 3 (iii) y 4 − y 2 = 10x − 3 (iv) y = sin xy
x+y
(v) = x (vi) xy = sin(x + y) (vii) x + y = cos xy (viii) x sin y − y cos x = 1.
x−y
dy
8. Find if xy 2 + 4y 3 + 3x = 0 at (1, −1).
dx
d2 y
9. Find .
dx2
(i) 4y 3 = 6x2 + 1 (ii) xy 4 = 5 (iii) x = 2 + t, y = 1 + t2
(iv) x = a(cos ϕ + ϕ sin ϕ), y = a(sin ϕ − ϕ cos ϕ).
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10. If y = tan x, prove that y ′′′ = 2(1 + y 2 )(1 + 3y 2 ).
11. If y = e−2x (sin 2x + cos 2x). Show that y ′′ + 4y ′ + 8y = 0.
12. Given y 2 sin x + y = tan−1 x. find y ′ .
13. Find the first derivatives of the following functions
(i) y = sin−1 (2x − 3).
(ii) y = tan−1 (3x2 ).
−1 1−x
(iii) y = cos .
1+x
14. Evaluate each of the following limits using L’hopital’s rule.
sin x sin x ln x 6x2 − 5x + 7
(i) lim (ii) lim x (iii) lim x (iv) lim
x→0 x x→0 e − e−x x→∞ e x→∞ 4x2 − 2x
3x 4
e x tan t (x2 + 3x + 3)x+1
(v) lim 2 (vi) lim 2x (vii) lim (viii) lim
x→∞ x x→∞ e t→ π4 + tan 3t x→∞ (x + 1)2x+1 (x + 2)
1 + 3x 1 1 1 1
(ix) lim − (x) lim x sin (xi) lim x ln x (xii) lim (1 + x) x
x→0 sin x x x→∞ x x→0 x→0
x
3x x 1 1 1
(xiii) lim (xiv) lim+ x (xv) lim x(e x − 1) (xvi) lim − .
x→∞ 3x + 1 x→0 x→∞ x→0 x sin x
−1
15. Let f (x) = e ,
x2 x ̸= 0 Prove that f ′ (0) = 0.
0, x=0