201-SH2-AB - Exercises #7 - Derivatives - Basic Differentiation Rules

1. Find the derivative (constant, sum, power, product, quotient rules).

√ 16 (k) f (x) = (x2 − 2x) (5 − x + 2x2 )
(a) f (x) = 7x2 − 2 x + − 12
x
√ 3 (l) f (x) = (5 + x − x2 ) (2x2 − 3x + 1)
(b) g(x) = 6x3 − 4 3 x − 2 + 3
x √ √
4 √ (m) f (x) = (2x + x) (10 x − 3x2 )
(c) g(x) = √ − 12x2 − 6 x + 7
3
x √
√ (n) f (x) = (3x − 2 x) (x3 − x)
4 5
(d) g(x) = 18x4 + 6 x3 − 2 + 10
x 2x
(o) f (x) =
15 x+3
(e) g(x) = 6x − 4 + 4x2 + 13
x 1 − 3x
(p) f (x) =
12 x−1
(f) g(x) = 7x + 3 − 16x2 + 25 √
x 2+ x
2 (q) f (x) = √
5x + 2x − 3 2− x
(g) g(x) = √
x 4 x
√ (r) f (x) =
4x − 5x3/2 + 2 3 x
5
x−3
(h) g(x) = √
x 2x + 3
(s) f (x) = √
(i) f (x) = (x2 + 1) (1 − x3 ) 4+ x
3x
(t) f (x) =
(j) f (x) = (3x2 + x + 2) (1 + 3x) x−4

2. Find the derivative (now with chain rule).

(a) g(x) = (x4 − 2x2 − 9)

4 4
(f) g(x) =
(3 + 2x + x2 )2
6  2 2
(b) g(x) = (g) f (x) = 3x −1
(2 + x − x2 )3 3x2 +3
q
(c) g(x) = 3 (4 − 4x − x2 )4 (h) f (x) = (x + 3)2 (2x − 7)2
9 (3x + 2)3
(d) g(x) = √ (i) g(x) =
2
2x − 4x + 3 (2x − 9)4
√
5
(e) g(x) = x3 − 3x + 3 (j) g(x) = (9 − 7x)5 (2x + 1)1/3

3. Find an equation of the tangent line to the graph of the function at the given x-value.

x2 24 16
(a) f (x) = at x = 3 (d) f (x) = √ + 2 + 3x at x = 4
x−2 x x
√
(b) f (x) = (x3 − 2x2 + 3x − 1)
3/2
at x = 1 3 x
(e) f (x) = at x = 1
2−x
(c) f (x) = (4x − x2 ) (x3 + 4) at x = 1 5x − 1
(f) f (x) = √ at x = 4
2 x−3
4. Given f (x) = x3 + 6x2 − 15x + 4, find the x-value(s) such that the tangent line to the curve of
f (x) is horizontal.

5. Find the point(s) on the curve of f (x) = 2x3 +15x2 −140x+10 such that the slope of the tangent
line is 4.

x2
6. Given f (x) = , find the point(s) such that the tangent line to the curve of f (x) is horizontal.
x+4
√
x
7. Given f (x) = 2 , find the point(s) such that the tangent line to the curve of f (x) is horizontal.
x +3
8. Find the x value(s) where the tangent line to the function f (x) = 14 x4 + x3 − 2x2 − 12x + 15 is
horizontal.

9. Find the equation(s) for the tangent line(s) to f (x) = 2x3 − 10x + 2 that are parallel to
y = 14x + 13.

x2
10. Find the x-value(s) where the tangent line to f (x) = is horizontal.
x−4
11. Find the x-values where the function f (x) = 21 x4 + 2x2 + 4x is parallel to f (x) = 14 x4 + 2x2 − 4x.

12. Find x-values where f (x) = 6x3 + 6x2 + 8x + 13 is parallel to y = −2x + 3.

13. * If f (1) = 5, f ′ (1) = −2 and g(x) = x3 · f (x), then find g ′ (1).

2 h(x)
14. * If h(2) = 4, h′ (2) = −3 and f (x) = , then find f ′ (2).
x2
15. * If g(−1) = −4, g ′ (1) = 7 and f (x) = g (x2 ), then find f ′ (−1).

16. For each problem below, find the x-value(s), if any, at which the graph of f has a horizontal
tangent.

(a) f (x) = (x2 + 2)4 (2x + 2)2

(3x − 4)2
(b) f (x) =
(x + 1)3
√
(c) f (x) = (7x + 1)3 · 2x + 4

(d) f (x) = (x2 − 9)9 (1 − x2 )3

(9x − 6)3
(e) f (x) = √3
x+1
17. Find the derivative (exponential base e, product, quotient, chain rules).
(a) f (x) = 3x2 ex 2x6 + e2 − x ln 2
(d) f (x) =
5x2 − 3ex
ex − 3x
(b) f (x) = 3 √ (e) f (x) = e5−3x
5x − 2 x
√
(c) f (x) = 5ex (πx − 3 x) (f) f (x) = 4e−x x3

18. Find the derivative (exponential and logarithmic rules, no product, quotient or chain rule).
(a) f (x) = xe + ex + ex + e + 7x + x7 (f) g(x) = x6/7 + x7/6 + 7x + 6x + log6 x
√4
(b) f (x) = 5 x7 + 4 ln(x) − 2 log3 (x) x2 ex + 5ex + 9ex log9 x
(g) h(x) =
√ ex
4
x4 4x + x4 log8 x + x3 + 8x9 π √
5
(c) g(x) = (h) g(x) = πx6 − + x3 + ln 4
x4 x
9x2 1 √
4 4 √ √
(d) h(x) = √ + x + πx + (i) f (x) = x9 − 9 + ln 8 − 8x + 4x
x x x
x
8 8 x8 9x log9 x (j) f (x) = e2 + log2 5 + π + e
(e) f (x) = + √ + +
7x 7 x x 5x

19. Find the derivative (exponential and logarithmic rules, with product, quotient and chain rule).
 4 p
2 x 3 (i) p(x) = 5 (log5 (x) + 7x2 + 3xe )6
(a) f (x) = 8x + 2 − 2
x  3 2
x
5 +1 2x + x2
(b) g(x) = (j) h(x) =
(3x2 − 6x + 7)3 3x4 − 2
p √
x2 +8x−e (k) f (x) = ex3 +x + 3 x2 + 1
(c) p(x) = e

(d) p(x) = 28 ln x−7x

3 +5 (l) f (x) = (3x − 4)5 (ex − 6x2 )4
√ 4
(m) f (x) = ((ex −6e + 4)(2x2 + 1))5
(e) f (x) = x2 1 − x2
√
 3 4
(f) f (x) = e ex −4x 6x − 7x + 2
(n) f (x) =
4x5 − 7x
2 −6x 2
(g) f (x) = (2x2 + ex + 5)4 (ex +2 − 4x + 1)3
(o) f (x) =
3
(8x − 4x3 + 1)5
(h) g(x) = ((x + 2)(3x2 + 4))

20. Find an equation of the tangent line for the following functions at the given x value.

(a) f (x) = (x2 + 2)ex at x = 0

(b) f (x) = ln x(2x + 1) at x = e

x3 + 4
(c) f (x) = at x = 1
2x − 1
√
x−4+1
(d) f (x) = at x = 8
x−5
 Answers
1 16 (l) f ′ (x) = (1 − 2x)(2x2 − 3x + 1) +
1. (a) f ′ (x) = 14x − √ − 2
x x (5 + x − x2 )(4x − 3)
4 6
(b) g ′ (x) = 18x2 − 2/3 + 3 
1

√
3x x ′
(m) f (x) = 2 + √ (10 x − 3x2 ) + (2x +
′ 4 2 x
(c) g (x) = − 4/3 − 24x − √3x
√
 
3x 5
′ 9 10 x) √ − 6x
(d) g (x) = 72x3 + 1/4 + 3 x 
2x x 1

60 ′
(n) f (x) = 3− √ (x3 − x) + (3x −
(e) g ′ (x) = 6 + 5 + 8x x
x √
′ 36 2 x)(3x2 − 1)
(f) g (x) = 7 − 4 − 32x
x 2(x + 3) − 2x
3 (o) f ′ (x) =
′
(g) g (x) = 5 + 2 (x + 3)2
x −3(x − 1) − (1 − 3x)
′ 7/2 1 (p) f ′ (x) =
(h) g (x) = 18x − 5 − 7/6 (x − 1)2
3x √ √  1 
1
√ (2 − x) − (2 + x) − 2√x
(i) f ′ (x) = 2x(1 − x3 ) − 3x2 (x2 + 1) ′
(q) f (x) =
2 x
√
− x)2
(2 √
′ 2 2
√ (x − 3) − 4 x
(j) f (x) = (6x + 1)(1 + 3x) + 3(3x + x + 2) x
(r) f ′ (x) =
(x√− 3)2
(k) f ′ (x) = (2x−2)(5−x+2x2 )+(x2 −2x)(4x−1) 2(4 + x) − (2x + 3) 2√1 x
′ √
(s) f (x) =
(4 + x)2
3(x − 4) − 3x
(t) f ′ (x) =
(x − 4)2
3 −3
2. (a) g ′ (x) = 4 (x4 − 2x2 − 9) (4x3 − 4x) (f) g ′ (x) = −8 (3 + 2x + x2 ) (2 + 2x)
 2
3x − 1 6x(3x2 + 3) − (3x2 − 1)6x
−4

(b) g ′ (x) = −18 (2 + x − x2 ) (1 − 2x) ′
(g) f (x) = 2
3x2 + 3 (3x2 + 3)2
4 1/3
(c) g ′ (x) = (4 − 4x − x2 ) (−4 − 2x) (h) f ′ (x) = 2(x + 3)(2x − 7)2 + (x + 3)2 · 4(2x − 7)
3
9 −3/2 9(3x + 2)(2x − 9)4 − (3x + 2)3 · 8(2x − 9)3
(d) g ′ (x) = − (2x2 − 4x + 3) (4x − 4) (i) g ′ (x) =
2 (2x − 9)8
1
(e) g ′ (x) = (x3 − 3x + 3)−4/5 (3x2 − 3) (j) g ′ (x) = −35(9 − 7x)4 (2x + 1)1/3 +
5 2
(9 − 7x)5 · (2x + 1)−2/3
3

3. (a) y = −3x + 18 (d) y = x + 21

(b) y = 3x − 2 9 3
(e) y = x −
2 2
(c) y = 19x − 4 −9
(f) y = x + 37
2

4. x = −5, 1 6. (0, 0) and (−8, −16)

 
5. (3, −221) and (−8, 1066) 1
7. 1,
4
8. x = −3, −2, 2 15. −14

9. y = 14x − 30 and y = 14x + 34 16. (a) x = −1

10. x = 0, 8 (b) x = 6, x = 4/3

11. x = −2 (c) x = −85/49, x = −1/7

12. none (d) x = 0, x = √−3, x =√ 3, x = −1,

x = 1, x = − 3, x = 3
13. 13
(e) x = −2/3, x = −25/24
−7
14.
2

17. (a) f ′ (x) = 6xex + 3x2 ex (d) f ′ (x) = (12x5 −ln 2)(5x2 −3ex )−(2x6 +e2 −x ln 2)(10x−3ex )
(5x2 −3ex )2
√  
(ex −3)(5x3 −2 x)−(ex −3x) 15x2 − √1x
′
(b) f (x) = √ (e) f ′ (x) = −3e5−3x
(5x3 −2 x)2
√ (f) f ′ (x) = −4e−x x3 + 4e−x · 3x2
(c) f ′ (x) = 5ex (πx − 3
x) + 5ex (π − 13 x−2/3 )

18. (a) f ′ (x) = exe−1 + e + ex + 7x ln 7 + 7x6 (f) g ′ (x) = 76 x−1/7 + 76 x1/6 + 7x ln 7 + 6x ln 6 + x ln1 6
35 3/4 4 2 (g) h′ (x) = 2x + 9
(b) f ′ (x) = x + − x ln 9
4 x x ln 3
π 3
(c) g ′ (x) = 4x ln 4 + 1
x ln 8
− 13 −17/4
4
x + 40x4 (h) g ′ (x) = 6πx5 + 2
+ x−2/5
x 5
27 √ 9 √ 36 √
(d) h′ (x) = 2
x +1+π− 1
x2 (i) f ′ (x) =
4
x5 + 10 − 8 + x−1/2
4 x
(e) f ′ (x) = − 78 x−2 − 47 x−3/2 + 8x ln 8 + 9
5x ln 9 (j) f ′ (x) = 0

 3
3
′
19. (a) f (x) = 4 8x + 2 − 2 (16x + 2x ln 2 + 6x−3 )
2 x
x
(5 ln 5)(3x − 6x + 7)3 − (5x + 1) · 3(3x2 − 6x + 7)2 (6x − 6)
x 2
(b) g ′ (x) =
(3x2 − 6x + 7)6
2 +8x−e
(c) p′ (x) = (2x + 8)ex
3 +5
(d) p′ (x) = 28 ln x−7x 8


· ln 2 · x
− 21x2
√
(e) f ′ (x) = 2x 1 − x2 − x3 (1 − x2 )−1/2
√
ex −4x
(f) f ′ (x) = e · 12 (ex − 4x)−1/2 (ex − 4)
 
2 2
(g) f ′ (x) = 4(2x2 + ex −6x + 5)3 4x + ex −6x (2x − 6)
2
(h) g ′ (x) = 3 ((x + 2)(3x2 + 4)) ((3x2 + 4) + 6x(x + 2))
 6
(i) p′ (x) = (log5 (x) + 7x2 + 3xe )1/5 x ln1 5 + 14x + 3exe−1


5
 3 2
 2 4 3 3 2

2x + x (6x + 2x)(3x − 2) − 12x (2x + x )
(j) h′ (x) = 2
3x4 − 2 (3x4 − 2)2

3 √  −1/2 
3

(k) f ′ (x) = 21 ex +x + 3 x2 + 1 ex +x (3x2 + 1) + 2x3
(x 2
+ 1) −2/3

(l) f ′ (x) = 15(3x − 4)4 (ex − 6x2 )4 + (3x − 4)5 · 4(ex − 6x2 )3 (ex − 12x)
 
′ x4 −6e 2 4 3 x4 −6e 2 x4 −6e
(m) f (x) = 5((e + 4)(2x + 1)) (4x e (2x + 1) + (e + 4) · 4x
 3 3  (18x2 − 7)(4x5 − 7x) − (6x3 − 7x + 2)(20x4 − 7) 
′ 6x −7x+2
(n) f (x) = 4 4x5 −7x
(4x5 − 7x)2
2 +2 2 +2 2
3(ex −4x+1)2 (2xex −4)(8x−4x3 +1)5 −(ex +2 −4x+1)3 ·5(8x−4x3 +1)4 (8−12x2 )
(o) f ′ (x) = (8x−4x3 +1)10

20. (a) y = 2x + 2
1


(b) y = 4 + e
x − 2e

(c) y = −7x + 12
−1
(d) y = x+3
4