Topic 7: Derivatives

Rules for derivatives:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

d (xn )
n x n 1
dx
d (c )
0;
dx

where c is a constant

d [ c f ( x )]
d [ f ( x )]
c
dx
dx
d
d
d
[ f ( x ) g ( x )] [ f ( x )] [ g ( x )]
dx
dx
dx

(Sum and Difference Rule)

d
d
d
[ f ( x ) g ( x )] f ( x ) [ g ( x )] g ( x ) [ f ( x )]
dx
dx
dx

d f ( x)

dx g ( x )

g ( x)

d
d
[ f ( x )] f ( x ). [ g ( x )]
dx
dx
2
[ g ( x )]

d
[ f ( x )] n n [ f ( x )] n 1 f ( x )
dx

(Quotient Rule)

(Extended Power Rule)

Find the first order derivative of each function:

f ( x) 6 x 2
1.

f ( x) x 4
2.

f ( x ) ( 2)

3.

f ( x)
4.

x4
4

(Product Rule)

f ( x) x 4 x 3 x
5.

f ( t ) 2t 2 t 4
6.

f ( x)
7.

2 6 2 5
x x
3
5

f ( x) x
8.

y
9.

1
x2

f ( x)

3
x3

f ( x)

3
2 x 2

f ( x)

3
1
1
1 1
1
x2 x3 x4

10.

11.

12.

f ( x) ( x 2 2 x 5)( x 3 1)
13.

f ( x ) (2 x 1)( 4 x 3)

14.

f (t ) (t 2 3)(t 2 4)
15.

f ( x) (3 x 2 1)( 4 x 1)
16.

f ( x) ( x 6 2)( 4 x 2 1)
17.

f ( x)

x
x 1

f ( x)

3x 5
4x 1

f ( x)

x3 7
x

f ( x)

x
x 4

18.

19.

20.

21.

f ( x)
22.

2x 1
3x 2 4

y (5 x 1) 3
23.

y ( x 2 1) 2
24.

y x2 1
25.

y ( 5)(3 x 3 ) 6
26.

y (3 x 2 4) 2
27.

y (3 x 1) 3
28.

y ( x 2 4) 4
29.

9
( x 1) 2
2

30.
Find the second order derivative of the following:

y (3 x 2) 4
1.

f ( x) x 39 5 x18 7 x 9
2.

f ( x) (45 x 2 15) 3
3.

f ( x) 3 x 2 5 x 2
4.

f ( x) 3 x 2 7 x 3 6 x
5.

f ( x) x 2 3x 3 4 x
1

1
8

6.

f ( x) x 2 x

3x

7.

f ( x) (7 x 3 14) 6
8.

f ( x) x 20 4 x 25 6 x 27
9.

f ( x) 3 x 5 7 x 7 64 x 2
4

10.

Word Problems:
1. Suppose that the cost in dollars for a weekly production of x tons of steel is
given by the formula:

C ( x)

1 2
x 5 x 1000
10

(a) Find the marginal cost.

(b) Find the cost and marginal cost when x = 1000 tons.
2. The weekly revenue R, in dollars, due to selling x typewriters is

R( x ) 20 x 2 1000 x
(a) Find the marginal revenue.
(b) Find the marginal revenue at x= 20.
3. A human beings respiration rate R(in breaths per minute) is given by

R ( p ) 10.35 p 0.59 p 2
where p is the partial pressure of carbon dioxide in the lungs. Find the rate of
change in respiration rate when p = 50.
4. The cumulative ticket sales for the 10 days preceding a popular concert is
given by

S ( x) 4 x 2 50 x 5000
1 x 10

where x represents the 10 days leading up to the concert,

(a) What is the average rate of change in sales from day 1 to day 5?
(b) What is the average rate of change in sales from day 1 to day 10?
5. Due to seasonal fluctuations, the price of oranges changes. If

P (t )

1 2
t 16t 120
5

represents the price in dollars per ton as a function of

time, where t is measured in weeks, then find the rate of change of P with
respect to t, when t=5.
6. The revenue R obtained from the sales of q units of a product is given by

R( q ) 20q 0.2q 2
. Find the rate of change of R with respect to q, when q=4.

7. The cost of producing x units of a certain product is found to be

C ( x) 20 ln( x 1)
. Find the marginal cost.
8. Find the derivative of the following functions:

f ( x) ln( x 3 )
(a)

f ( x) 6 ln x

(b)

f ( x) x ln( x 2 5 x 1)
(c)

f ( x) ln(ln x)

(d)

f ( x)
(e)

( 3 x 2 4) 2
2x

f ( x ) x ( x 4) 2
(f)

f ( x) ( x 2 1) 4
(g)
9. Find the first and second order derivative of the following functions:

f ( x) 2 x 5

(a)

f ( x) 3 x 4 2 x 2
(b)

f ( x)

1
x2

f ( x)

x 1
x

f ( x)

x2
x 1

(c)

(d)

(e)

f ( x ) ( x 2 4) 3
(f)

f ( x) x
(g)

1
x

f ( x ) 4 x 3 x 2 1
(h)

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