September 21, 2017 MATH 101 – Calculus I Tutorial 2

1. Using the definition of the derivative, find the derivative of

1. f (x) = mx + b
2. f (x) = x2 − 2x3
1 − 2t
3. f (x) =
3+t
2. For what values of a is the function,
(
xa sin(1/x) x 6= 0
f (x) =
0 x = 0,

differentiable.

3. Suppose f (x) is a function with the property that |f (x)| ≤ x2 that for all x. Show that
f (0) and f 0 (0).

4. If f (x) is a function such that,

g(x) = xf (x),
use the definition of the derivative to show that,

g 0 (x) = xf 0 (x) + f (x).

5. Without using the various rules for differentiating functions, differentiate the following
functions,
√
1. f (x) = x − x
2. f (x) = x5/3 − x2/3
!
√ 1
3. f (x) = x+ √
3
x

6. Suppose the curve,

f (x) = x4 + ax3 + bx2 + cx + d,
has a tangent line at x = 0 with the equation y = 2x + 1 and a tangent line at x = 1
with the equation y = 2 − 3x. Find the values of a, b, c, d.

7. Differentiate the following functions,

x2 − 2
1. f (x) =
2x + 1
x+1
2. f (x) = 3
x +x−2
1
3. f (x) =
s + kes

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4. f (x) =
B + Cex
ax + b
5. f (x) = (These functions are called Mobius Transformations)
cx + d
6. f (x) = sec x tan x
cos x
7. f (x) =
1 − sin x
8. f (x) = x2 sin x tan x
sec x
9. f (x) =
1 + sec x
µW
10. f (x) =
µ sin x + cos x
8. A semicircle with diameter P Q sits on an isosceles triangle P QR to form a region shaped
like a two-dimensional icecream cone, as shown in the figure. If A(θ) is the area of the
semicircle and B(θ) is the area of the triangle, find

A(θ)
lim+
θ−→0 B(θ)

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