Exercises

Level - 1
(Problems Based on Fundamentals)

First Principle of Differentiation

1. Find the derivative of y = ex, using first principle.

2. Find the derivative of y = f(x) = logex, using first principle.

3. Find the derivative of y = f(x) = logax, using first princile.

4. Find the derivative of y = f(x) = sin x, using first principle.

5. Find the derivative of y = f(x) = tan–1, using first principle of differentiation.

6. Find the derivative of y = f(x) = esin x, using first principle.

7. Find the drivative of y = f(x) = sin(x2), using first principle.

ABC of Differentiation
dy
8. If y = logxx + 10, find
dx

log y 5 dy
9. If y  5log3 x  x , find
dx

1 2 3 dy
10. If y = x  2  3 , find
x x dx

dy
11. If y = x  x x  x 2 x  x 3 x , find
dx

       dy
12. If y =  1  tan  8  x  1  tan  x  8   , find
       dx
 Hints & Solutions
Level - 1

1. We have f '(x) 3. We have f '(x)

 f (x  h)  f (x)   f (x  h)  f (x) 
 lim   lim  
h  h 0  h 
h 0  

 ex h  ex  log (x  h)  loga x 
  lim  a 
 lim   h 0  h 
h 0  h 

 x h 
 eh  1   log a  x  
 lim  e x .   lim   
h 0  h  h 0  h 
 
= ex  

  h
2. We have f '(x)  log a 1  x  
 lim   
 f (x  h)  f (x)  h0  h 
 lim   x
h 0  h   x 
 
 log(x  h)  log x 
 lim     h 
h 0  h  log 1 
1  e  x  
 lim  
 xh h 0 x  h 
 log a
 log  h    x

e 

 lim   
h 0  h 
  
    h  
  loge 1    
1  x  
 lim  
  h  h 0  x  log e a  h 
 log 1  x     x 
 lim      
h 0  h 
  1
  
x  loge a
  h 
 log 1  x  
 lim   
h 0  h
  x 
 x 

   h  
  log 1    
1  x  
 lim  
h 0  x  h 
  x 
  
= 1/x