TUTORIAL 3

UCCM1153 Introduction to Calculus and Applications

Chapter 3: Differentiation Rules

1.

Differentiate the function.

(a)

y=

x ( x 1)

y = ae v +

(b)

b c
+
v v2

2.

Find equations of the tangent line and normal line to the curve at the given point.
2
y = (1 + 2 x ) , (1,9 )

3.

Find the first and second derivatives of the function.

G (r ) = r + 3 r

4.

Find the derivative of the function

x 4 5x 3 + x
F (x ) =
x2
In two ways:
(i)
By using the Quotient Rule
(ii)
Simplifying it first.
Show that your answers are equivalent. Which method do you prefer?
5.

(a)

Differentiate:
1
3
F ( y ) = 2 4
y
y

y + 5 y 3

(b)

y=

1
s + ke s

(c)

f ( x) =

x
x+

c
x

6.

Find equations of the tangent line and normal line to the give curve at the specified point.
y = 2 xe x , (0,0 )

7.

If f ( x ) = e x g ( x ), where g ' (0 ) = 5 and g (0 ) = 2 , find f ' (0).

8.

Differentiate:

(a)

9.
(a)
(b)
(c)

y = sec tan

(b)

y=

1 sec x
tan x

tan x 1
.
sec x
Use the Quotient Rule to differentiate the function.
Simplify the expression for f (x ) by writing it in terms of sin x and cos x , then find f ' ( x ).
Show that your answers to part (a) and (b) are equivalent.

Given the function f ( x ) =

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UCCM1153 Introduction to Calculus and Applications

10.
(a)

Find the derivative of the function.

y = cos a 3 + x 3

y = e x cos x

(b)

(c)

y=

r +1
(d)

y = 2 sin x

y = cos sin (tan x ) (f)

(e)

y=

x+ x+ x

11.

Find 1000th derivative of f ( x) = xe x .

12.
(a)
(b)
(c)

Given function xy + 2 x + 3 x 2 = 4.
Find y ' by implicit differentiation.
Solve the equation explicitly for y and differentiate to get y ' in terms of x.
Check that your solution to part (a) and (b) are consistent by substituting the expression
for y into your solution for part (a).

13.

Find dy dx by implicit differentiation.

(a)

2 x+ y =3

(b)

4 cos x sin y = 1

14.

Find y ' ' by implicit differentiation.

9 x 2 + y 2 = 9.

15.

Differentiation the function.

5

(a)

f ( x ) = ln x

(d)

H ( z ) = ln

16.
(a)

a2 z2
a2 + z2

(b)

f ( x) = log 2 (1 3x )

(e)

y = ln 1 + e x

[ (

(c)

3
(
2t + 1)
F (t ) = ln
(3t 1)4

)]

Use logarithmic differentiation to find the derivative of the function.

y= x x

(b)

y=

17.

Find y ' if x y = y x .

18.

Find the linearization L(x ) of the function at a.

f ( x) = cos x, a = 2.

19.

Find the linear approximation of the function f ( x) = 1 x at a = 0 and use it to

20.
(a)
(b)

approximate the number 0.9 and 0.99 . Illustrate by graphing f and the tangent line.
Let y = x .
Find the differential dy.
Evaluate dy and x if x = 1 and dx = x = 1.