CHAPTER 8: DIFFERENTIATION

TUTORIAL
DIFFERENTIATION
f  x  h  f  x
1. By using the first principles: f '  x   lim , find the first derivatives of the
x 0 h
following:
(a) f ( x)  3 (c) f ( x)  4 x 2  1
(b) f ( x)  4 x  2 (d) f ( x)  2( x  1) 2

2. Differentiate the following functions

2
(a) f ( x)  x 6 (c) f ( x) 
x4
1
f ( x) 
(b) f ( x)  x (d) 5
x3

3. Differentiate the following functions

5 2 1
(a) y  x 4  3x 2  5 x  2 (c) y  x  x  3
x3
1 2
3  2
(b) y  4 x  2  x (d) y   x  x 3 
x x2

4. Find the derivative by product rule :

(a) ( x 2  2) ( x 2  5) (c) ( 4 x 2  2 x )( x 3  9 x 2 )
(b) ( x 4  4 x  2)(2 x  5) (d) x (x2  x)

5. Find the derivative by quotient rule :

3x  2 x 2
(a) (c)
2x  3 x2
3  2x x2
(b) 2 (d)
x 1 x
6. Find the derivative by chain rule :
(a)  3 x  1 3 (c) 3x 3  4
3
(b) (d) (3 x 2  2) 3
(2  6 x) 4

7. Find the derivative by power rule :

3
(a) (4  2 x) 5 (c) (2  x 2 ) 4
(b) (3 x  4) 7 (d) 3 x 2  x

8. Find the second derivative for the given function

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(a) y   3 x  1 3 (c) y 
(7  5 x ) 3
(b) y   4  5 x  4 (d) y x

9. Differentiate the following functions.

3x 1
(a) f ( x)  e 3x (d) f ( x)  e 
e 3x
(b) f ( x )  e1 2 x (e) f ( x )  e 2 ln 3
(c) f ( x )  e 2 x (e x  e  x ) (f) f ( x)  e 2 ln x

10. Differentiate the following functions :

(a) f ( x)  ln 3x  1 (c) f ( x)  ln 4 x  1
 3x  1 
(b) F ( X )  ln(2  x ) 3 (d) f ( x )  ln 

 x  3 

11. Differentiate the following functions:

xe x
(a) f ( x)  ( x  1) 2 (2 x  1) 3 (d) f ( x) 
x  ex
(2 x  1) 4
(b) f ( x) 
(3  4 x ) 3 (e) 
f ( x )  ln x 3 e  3 x 
(c) f ( x)  x ln x  x (f) f ( x )  (2 x 2  ln x 2 ) e  x

dy
12. Find in terms of x and y for the following implicit functions.:
dx
(a) x 2  y 2  10 (d) xy 3  81
2 3
(b) y  2x (e) x 2  2 xy  y 2  1
(c) 3 x 2  2 y 2  6 x  4 y  0 (f) x 2 y  xy 2  2

dy
13. Find in terms of x and y for the following implicit functions.
dx
x 2 xy
(a) e x y  x 2e  x  y 2 (c) ln   3x  e  1
 y
(b) ln( xy )  3 y 2  3 x 3 (d) x 2 ln y  y 2 ln x  2

dy
14. Given that y (1  x 2 )  e  x , prove that (1  x 2 )  (1  x ) 2 y  0
dx

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dy 2y2
15. Given that ln y  2 y ln x . Show that 
dx x(1  ln y )

d2y dy
16. If y  xe 5 x , show that  10  25 y  0 .
2 dx
dx

17. If y  e 2 x  e8 x
dy d2y
(a) Find and
dx dx 2
d2y dy
(b) Show that  10  16 y  0
dx 2 dx

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2010/2011
dy
18. Find for each of the following :
dx
(a) y  (ln x ) 5 [ 2 marks ]
(b) xy 2  ye x  3 [ 4 marks ]

2011/2012 (QS015)
dy
19. Find for e xy  y  5 x [ 3 marks ]
dx
20. Find the gradient of a curve xe xy  e 2 x  e 3 y at (0,0). [ 6 marks ]

2011/2012 (QA 016)

21. Let y 2  x 2  y 3  2 x for x  0.
(a) If y  1, find the value of x. [ 3 marks ]
dy dy
(b) Find . Hence, evaluate when y  1. [ 5 marks ]
dx dx
B
22. Given y  Ax 2  where A and B are constant and x  0.
x
dy d2y 2
3 d y dy
(a) Find and . Hence, show that x  x2  3B  0 [ 7 marks ]
dx 2 2 dx
dx dx
dy
(b) Find the values of A and B if y  3 and  3 when x  1. [ 3 marks ]
dx
23. (a) By using the first principle of differentiation, find f ' ( x) for
f ( x )  3 x  1. [ 5 marks ]

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x x 2
If y  e  e show that    y 2  1
dy
(b) [ 6 marks ]
2  dx 

2012/2013 (QA016)
dy 1
24. Use the first principle to find given y  [ 6 marks ]
dx x3
B d2y dy
25. Given y  Ax   2 ln x , show that x 2  x  y  2 ln x [ 6 marks ]
x dx 2 dx
26. Differentiate the following with respect to x :
3x  1
(a) y  [ 6 marks ]
x2
(b) y  ( 2 x  3) 3 ln(4 x  5) [ 6 marks ]
dy dy
27. (a) Find if x 2  3 y 2  2 xy  19  0 . Hence, evaluate at  2, 3 [ 7 marks ]
dx dx
dy
(b) Given y  ( Ax  B)e x , find the constant A and B if y  3 and  5 when x  0 .
dx
[ 6 marks ]
Suggestion Answers:
1. (a) f ' ( x)  0 (c) f ' ( x)  8 x
(b) f ' ( x)  4 (d) f ' ( x)  4( x  1)
8
2. (a) f ' ( x)  6 x 5 (c) f ' ( x)  
x5
5
1 f ' ( x)  
(b) f ' ( x)  (d) 8
2 x
3x 3

dy dy 4 3
3. (a)  4x3  6x  5 (c) dx  5 x  2 x  4
dx x

dy 2 5
2 
(b) dx  12 x  3  1 (d) dy   1  2 x 3  4
x dx 2 x 3 3 x

dy dy
4. (a)  2 x (2 x 2  7) (c)  20 x 4  136 x 3  54 x 2
dx dx
3
dy
(b)  10 x 4  20 x 3  16 x  24 (d) dy  5 x 2  1
dx dx 2

dy 13 dy 3 4
 
5. (a) dx  (c) dx 5
x3
(2 x  3) 2
2x 2

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dy 1 1
dy 2(1  3x  x 2 )  
(b)  (d) dx 2 x 3
dx ( x 2  1) 2
x2
9x 2
6. (a) f ' ( x )  9(3 x  1) 2 (c) f ' ( x) 
2 3x 3  4

72
(b) f ' ( x) 
(2  6 x) 5
(d) 
f ' ( x )  18 x 3 x 2  2 2
1

7. (a) f ' ( x)  10( 4  2 x) 4 (c) f ' ( x)  3 x (2  x 2 ) 4
2

  3
2
(b) f ' ( x )  21(3 x  4) 6 (d) f ' ( x)  1 (2 x  1) x 2  x
3
dy d2y
8. (a)  9(3x  1) 2 ,  54(3x  1)
dx dx 2

dy d2y
(b)  20(4  5 x)  5 ,  500( 4  5 x)  6
dx dx 2

dy 30 2
d y 600
(c) dx  4 , 2

(7  5 x ) dx (7  5 x ) 5

dy 1 d2y 1
(d)  , dx 2   3
dx 2 x
4x 2

3x 3
9. (a) f ' ( x )  3e 3 x (d) f ' ( x)  3e 
e 3x

(b) f ' ( x )  2e1 2 x (e) f ' ( x)  0

(c) f ' ( x )  3e 3 x  e x (f) f ' ( x)  2 x
3 2
10. (a) f ' ( x)  (c) f ' ( x) 
3x  1 4x  1
3 5
(b) f ' ( x)   (d) f ' ( x) 
2 x (3 x  1)( x  3)

e x (x2  e x )
11. (a) f ' ( x )  2( x  1)(2 x  1) 2 (5 x  2) (d)
(x  e x )2

4(2 x  1) 3 (9  2 x) 3
(b) f ' ( x)  4 (e) f ' ( x)  3
(3  4 x) x

1 x  2 
(c) f ' ( x)  1   ln x (f) f ' ( x)  e 4 x   2 x 2  ln x 2 
x  x 

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dy x dy y
12. (a) dx   y (d) 
dx 3x
dy 3x 2 dy  ( y  x)
(b)  (e) 
dx y dx x y

dy 3  3x dy  y ( y  2 x )
(c) dx  2  2 y (f) 
dx x( x  2 y)

dy xe  x ( x  2)  ye x dy y (6 x 2  xye xy  1)
13. (a) dx  (c) 
ex  2y dx x( xye xy  1)

dy y (9 x 3  1) 
dy  y 2 x 2 ln y  y 2 
(b) 
dx x (1  6 y 2 )
(d)
dx


x x 2  2 y 2 ln x 
dy d2y
17. (a)  2e 2 x  8e 8 x ,  4e 2 x  64e 8 x
dx dx 2

18. (a)
dy 5(ln x) 4
 (b)
dy


y ex  y 
dx x dx 2 xy  e x

dy 5  ye xy
19. 
dx xe xy  1
dy 1
20. 
dx 3
dy 2x  2 dy
21. (a) x  2 (b)  ;  2
dx y (3 y  2) dx

dy B 2
d y 2B
22. (a) dx  2 Ax  2 , 2
 2A  (b) A  2 , B  1
x dx x3
3
23. (a) f ' ( x) 
2 3x  1
dy 1
24. dx  
( x  3) 2

dy 7 dy  4(2 x  3) 
26. (a) dx  (b)  (2 x  3) 2   6 ln(4 x  5)
( x  2) 2 dx  4x  5 
dy yx dy 1
27. (a) dx  3 y  x ;  (b) A  2 , B  3
dx 7

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