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3.1 n
th
order derivative of some standard function
(a)
d
n
dx
n
{e
ax
} = a
n
e
ax
(b)
d
n
dx
n
{a
mx
} = m
n
a
mx
(log a)
n
(c)
d
n
dx
n
{(ax + b)
m
} =
_

_
a
n
m!(ax + b)
mn
(m n)!
if m > n
n!a
n
if m = n
0 if m < n
(d)
d
n
dx
n
{(ax + b)
m
} = (1)
n
(m + n 1)!
(m 1)!

a
n
(ax + b)
m+n
(e)
d
n
dx
n
{(ax + b)
1
} = (1)
n
n!
a
n
(ax + b)
n+1
(f)
d
n
dx
n
{log (ax + b)} =
(1)
n1
(n 1)!a
n
(ax + b)
n
(g)
d
n
dx
n
{sin (ax + b)} = a
n
sin
_
n
2
+ ax + b
_
(h)
d
n
dx
n
{cos (ax + b)} = a
n
cos
_
n
2
+ ax + b
_
(i)
d
n
dx
n
{e
ax
sin (bx + c)} = r
n
e
ax
sin (bx + c + n) where r =

a
2
+ b
2
and = tan
1
_
b
a
_
(j)
d
n
dx
n
{e
ax
cos (bx + c)} = r
n
e
ax
cos (bx + c + n) where r =

a
2
+ b
2
and = tan
1
_
b
a
_
(1) Find the nth derivative of the following functions:
(a)
2
(x 1)(x 2)(x 3)
(b)
1
1 + x + x
2
+ x
3
(c)
8x
x
3
2x
2
4x + 8
(d)
4x
(x 1)
2
(x + 1)
(2) Prove that the value of nth differential coefcient of x
3
/(x
2
1) for x = 0 is o if n is even and
n! if n is odd and greater than 1.
(3) Find the nth derivative of the following functions:
(a) sin 2x sin 3x cos 4x (b) e
5x
cos xcos 3x (c) 2
x
sin
2
xcos
3
x
(4) If y = sin rx + cos rx, prove that y
n
= r
n
[1 + (1)
n
sin 2rx]
1/2
Hence nd y
8
() where
r = 1/4
(5) If y = cosh 2x prove that y
n
=
_
2
n
sinh 2x if n is odd
2
n
cosh 2x if n is even
.
(6) If y =
1
x
2
+ a
2
prove that y
n
=
(1)
n
n!(sin )
n+1
sin (n + 1)
a
n+2
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(7) If y =
1
x
4
a
4
Find y
n
.
(8) Find the n
th
derivative of y = sin
1
_
2x
1 + x
2
_
(9) If y = tan
1
_
1 + x
1 x
_
, prove that y
n
= (1)
(n1)
(n 1)! sin
n
sin n where = tan
1
_
1
x
_
(10) Find the n
th
derivative of y = cos
1
_
x x
1
x + x
1
_
(11) If y = (x 1)
n
, prove that y +
y
1
1!
+
y
2
2!
+
y
3
3!
+ . . . . . . +
y
n
n!
= x
n
.
3.2 Leibnitzs theorem
Statement: If y = uv where u, v are two functions of x whose n
th
derivatives exists then
(uv)
n
= u
n
v +
_
n
1
_
u
n1
v
1
+
_
n
2
_
u
n2
v
2
+ . . . . . . +
_
n
n
_
uv
n
(1) Find the n
th
derivative of the following functions:
(a) x
3
e
x
(b) x
2
sin x (c) sin
5
x (d) xtan
1
x
(2) If x = tan log y, Prove that (1 + x
2
)y
n+1
+ (2nx 1)y
n
+ n(n 1)y
n1
= 0
(3) If cos
1
_
y
b
_
= log
_
x
n
_
n
,Prove that x
2
y
n+2
+ (2n + 1)xy
n+1
+ (2n
2
)y
n
= 0
(4) If y = a cos log x + b sin log x ,prove that x
2
y
n+2
+ (2n + 1)xy
n+1
+ (n
2
+ 1)y
n
= 0
Answers
1 (a)
_
(1)
n
n!
_
1
(x 1)
n+1

2
(x 2)
n+1
+
1
(x 3)
n+1
__
2 (b)
_
(1)
n
n!
2
_
1
(1 + x)
n+1
+
(i 1)
4(x + i)
n+1

i + 1
4(x i)
n+1
__
3 (c)
_
(1)
n
n!
(x 2)
n+1
+ 4
(1)
n
(n + 1)!
(x 2)
n+2

(1)
n
n!
(x + 2)
n
_
4 (d)
_
(1)
n
n!
(x + 1)
n+1
+
(1)
n
(n)!
(x 1)
n+1

(1)
n
n!
(x + 2)
n+1
_
If x
1
p
, y
1
q
, z
1
r
and xyz = 1
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