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Question # 1 (i)
3
Let y = ( ax + b )
y + d y = ( a ( x + d x) + b )
d y = ( ax + b + ad x ) - y
3
( (ax + b) + ad x )
- (ax + b)3
Dividing by d x
dy
= 3a (ax + b)2 + 3a 2 (ax + b) d x + a 3d x 2
dx
Taking limit as d x 0
dy
lim
= lim 3a (ax + b) 2 + 3a 2 (ax + b) d x + a 3d x 2
d x0 d x
d x 0
dy
= 3a (ax + b) 2 + 0 + 0
= 3a (ax + b )2
dx
dx
Question # 1 (ii)
Let y = (2 x + 3)5
y + d y = ( 2 ( x + d x ) + 3)
d y = ( 2 x + 2d x + 3) - y
5
= ( (2 x + 3) + 2d x ) - (2 x + 3)5
5
5
= (2 x + 3)5 +
0
5 (2 x + 3)4 (2d x ) +
1
5
5
= (1) (2 x + 3)5 + 2 (2 x + 3) 4 d x + 4 (2 x + 3)3d x 2 + ....
1
2
... + 32 d x 5 - (2 x + 3)5
5
5
5
5
= 2 (2 x + 3) 4 d x + 4 (2 x + 3)3d x 2 + .... + 32 d x 5
1
2
5
Dividing by d x
dy
5
5
5
= 2 (2 x + 3)4 + 4 (2 x + 3)3 d x + .... + 32 d x 4
dx
1
2
5
Taking limit as d x 0
dy
5
5
5
lim
= lim 2 (2 x + 3) 4 + 4 (2 x + 3)3d x + .... + 32 d x 4
d x0 d x
d x 0
2
5
1
dy
5
= 2 (2 x + 3)4 + 0 + 0 + .... + 0
dx
1
dy
dy
= 2(5)(2 x + 3)4 or
= 10(2 x + 3)4
dx
dx
Question # 1 (iii)
-1
Let y = ( 3t + 2 )
y + d y = ( 3(t + d t ) + 2 )
-2
d y = ( 3t + 3d t + 2 ) - y
-2
d y = ( (3t + 2) + 3d t ) - ( 3t + 2 )
-2
-2
-2
3d t
= ( 3t + 2 ) 1 +
1
3t + 2
-2 ( -2 - 1) 3d t
3d t
-2
= ( 3t + 2 ) 1 + (-2)
+
+
....
- 1
3
t
+
2
2!
3
t
+
2
-2 ( -3 ) d t
6d t
-2
d y = ( 3t + 2 ) 1 +
+
....
1
2 3t + 2
3t + 2
-2
= ( 3t + 2 )
-2
2
6d t
3d t
3
....
+
+
3t + 2
3t + 2
= ( 3t + 2 )
-1
3d t
3d t
-2 + 3
- +....
3t + 2
3t + 2
Dividing by d t
dy
-2-1
3d t
= 3 ( 3t + 2 ) -2 +
- +....
dt
3t + 2
-3
3d t
lim
= lim 3 ( 3t + 2 ) -2 +
....
d t 0 d t
d t 0
3t + 2
dy
dy
-3
-3
= 3 ( 3t + 2 ) [ -2 + 0 - 0 + ....]
= - 6 ( 3t + 2 )
dx
dx
Question # 1 (iv)
Let y = (ax + b) -5
Do yourself
Question # 1 (vii)
Let
y =
1
= (az - b)-7
7
(az - b)
y + d y = ( a( z + d z ) - b )
-7
d y = ( (az - b) + ad z ) - ( az - b )
-7
d y = ( az - b )
-7
-7
-7
ad z
1
1 +
(
az
b
)
Now do yourself